The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-20
VIRIOQPENIH|S WEEK
Spain 10 Be Given One Day to
Surrender.
UNCLE SANS ULTIMATUM.
Mckinley TO Send It by Cable To-
day to Madrid.
PEACE No LONGER PROBABLE
Naval Officers Think War May
Last a Year.

Washington, April 1s-Spain will not re-
ceiye official notification of the demands
of the United States before tomorrow.
She then will be informed that the Gu
ban resolutions passed by Congress at an
early hour this morning are now a part of
the laws of the United States, and an ul-
timatum will be sent demanding compli-
ance with this law and an answer within
a very short time, probably twenty-fouI
hours.
Compliance is not expected, and a for
ward movement upon Cuba will commence
the latter part of this week, according to
the plans of the administration
The congressional Cuban resolution will
not be signed until tomorrow morning.
The ultimatum to Spain will be signed
at the same time.
The President early decided to make the
two practically one act by a simultaneous
signature of each.
Two cabinet meetings were held during
the day, the first beginning at II and last
ing nearly two hours, and the second last
ing from 8 until $50 O'Clock. AT their
close announcement that the executive
action was delayed until tomorrow was
made.
Both cabinet sessions were devoted prin-
clpally to discussion of the ultimatum to
be sent to Madrid.
At the morning session the President
rather favored allowing theMadrid govern
ment two. or even three, days in which
TO reply to our demands, but since that
time he has changed his views some
what, and it is now believed to be his
purpose to require an answer within a
very short time probably within "a hours.
The reason for limiting the time to one
day, Or even less. is said to be entirely
strategic otherwise, two or even three
days would have been allowed.
The ultimatum itself will be short and
to the point 1t win recite the main fea-
lures of the resolution passed by Congress
and demand a compliance herewith.
So far as could be learned there will
not be meeting of the cabinet this even
ing or tomorrow morning before the
President signs the two documents, which
itate war.
1t is likely that the President and Assis-
tant Secretary Day will again this even
ing go over the message which is to be
sent to Madrid and make any changes
which may be thought desirable, leaving
the final act of signing the Congressional
resolution and the ultimatum until to-
morrow morning.
1t probably will not be made public here
until notice is received that it is in the
hands, of the Spanish government, diplo'
matte etiquette requiring this.
The Cuban resolution passed by Congress
arrived at the White House at 1:15 o'clock,
little over an hour having been con-
sumed in the formalities of securing the
signatures of Speaker Reed and Vice Pres
ldent Hobart to the resolution in open ses-
sion and its delivery at the White House
oy Representative Hager of Iowa, chair
man OF the committee on enrolled bills,
and Representative Overstreet OF Indiana.
1t was expected that the resolution
would be signed Immediately it reached
the President, and this was Mr.. McKin-
Iays inclination. but for certain state rea>
cons il was deemed advisable that the
resolution and ultimatum to Spain should
De signed simultaneously and time was
needed TO draft the ultimatum in diplo-
matte form.
ne fact that the resolution was not inn
medlately signed gave rise to few dis
q1iettng reports, but it soon appeared from
statements Of cabinet officers that the
resident had not the slightest intention
vi Withholding his signature, and that the
ueiay in attaching IL was accounted for
solely by his desire to have full and
complete plan of operations for the gov
eInment of the executive In the Immediate
t"'ure before taking the final and i'm
!"ttant step of turning the joint resolu-
'oh INTO a statute.
Just what this plan shall be was the
Seeasion for the two cabinet meetings to-
NV The first session, in anticipation of
"ie reception OF the resolution, was devot-
,N iargely to questions Of finance and mill
cry policy as well as to the framing or
e ulumatum itself.
20 Tar as can be gathered, the import
'' point at issue IN regard to the ulu-
i,-a'um was the question Of time to be az
-oMea Tor response on the part OF Spain.
me steady progress of military ana
9Yh Preparations indicated the convic-
Hon on the part OF the administration that