The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-04-22
WOODF0RD SENT HOME.
Given His Passports by the Span.
ish Government.
POSSIBILITIES MAY NOW COMMENCE.

Cur Minister Not Allowed to Present the
Ultimatum to Spaiu-President McKin-
ley Hastily Summons His Advisers to a
Conference at the White House-Senator
Davis Says "we've Taken the Trick -
What senator CuiIom Says. ar
Washington, April Administer Wood
ford left Madrid at o'clock In the
afternoon.
Washington, April 21.-Diplomatic
relations between the United States
and Spain are at an end. 1t is expected
from w on that events will move with
amazing rapidity up to the climax of
actual war. Judge Day, assistant Sec
rotary of state, early in the morning
received a cablegram from Minister
Woodford at Madrid stating that he
had been handed his passports and had
been notified that all official relations
between the United States and Spain
were ended. His cablegram said that
he had been given his passports before
he had had an opportunity to present
the ultimatum transmitted to him for
submission to the Spanish government,
the delivery of the ultimatum to Min
lister Polo having been accepted by the
Spanish government as a formal an
nouncement on our part.
Hurried to the White House.
Judge Day at once hurried to the
White House, where he found the presi-
dent about to enter carriage to take
Mrs. Mckinley to the railroad station,
where he intended to see her off on
short trip to New York The news that
diplomatic relations between the United
States and Spain were formally at an
end was 80 important that the presi-
dent bade a hasty good-by to his wife
on the White House portico and re-
turned Immediately to the White
House, where he and Judge Day held
a conference, the result of which was
the dispatch Of Private Secretary Por-
ter to the Capitol to communicate the
news to the senate committee on for
eign relation and also to leading men,
bers Of the house. 1t is presumed that
this was done in order to facilitate any
action deemed necessary by congress.
By hasty summons Senator Davis of
Minnesota chairman OF the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations; Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts,, a member Of
the committee Senator Allison Of Iowa,
a leader in that body. and others were
brought to the White House.
"we've Take. the Trick"
They Joined Assistant Secretary Day
and the president shortly after 10
o'clock in a conference the purpose of
which Is to map out the immediate pol
icy Of the United States. The confer
ence broke up shortly after 1880 o'clock,
Judge Day. accompanied by Senator
Lodge going over to the state depart
ment. The assistant secretary would
say nothing regarding the conference
further than to authorize the statement
that a public announcement would be
made later in the day.
Senator Davis, Of the senate foreign
relations committee, was laconic and
not explicit, simply remarking: We've
taken the trick"
Asked specifically regarding the hand
ing of his passports to Minister Wood
ford, he said that that was all right;
that the delivery Of the ultimatum to
the Spanish legation here had served all
purposes.
War Declaration Not Necessary.
The president did not Indicate to the
senators and members of the house
with whom he talked that he considered
a declaration Of war necessary, and 1t is
understood that he has been advised
by some Of those whose advice he most
relies upon that no declaration is nee
essary. Some of the leading senators
consider that the congressional resolu-
tions and the ultinatum sent to Spain
are AL that is necessary to give notice
to the world that a state of war exists,
while others hold that a manifesto to
the powers advising them of the condi-
ton Of affairs might be well. The best
information is that the president Is dis
posed to regard their advice and the
probabilities now are that he will not
ask congress to make formal declar-
alton
What Senator CaHsin Says.
Senator Cullom Of Illinois. of the for
eign relations committee, was at this
conference also. and at II O'Clock, on
leaving the White House. said that the
handing of the passports to Minister
Woodford constituted the Spanish re-
ply and ended all peaceful relations.
While an effort might be made in con-
gress to make formal declaration Of
war there was no occasion for 1t, and in
his opinion there probably would be
none. He added
There is enough Of a state of war
now existing"
Everything now, he suggested. would
go ahead without preliminary action Of
a formal declaration Of war by con-
gress The next step, he said, would be
to call out the troops.
HIGHLY COLORED ACCOUNTS
OF How Minister Woodford Was Handed
His Passpurts