The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-04-21

WASHINGTON, April 90. Spain will |
be informed to-day that the Cuban
resolution passed by Congress Is now
a part of the laws of the United states
and an ultimatum will be sent de-
compliance with this law
and an answer within n very short
time, probably twenty-four hours
Compliance is not expected, and
forward movement on Cuba will COM
mence the latter part of this week,
according to the plans Of the admins
tration.
The congressional Cuban resolution
will not be signed until to-day. Tho
ultimatum to Spain will be signed at
the same time The President early
decided to make the two practically
one act by the simultaneous signing
of both.
Two cabinet meetings were held
during the day, the first beginning Mt
II, and lasting nearly two hours, and
the second lasting from 3 until $3.50
o'clock. Both cabinet sessions we're
devoted principally to discussion of
the ultimatum to be sent to Madrid.
At the morning session, the presi-
dent rather favored allowing the
Madrid government two or even three
days in which to reply to our demand,
but since that time he has changed
his views somewhat and it is now be-
lieved to be his purpose to require an
answer within very short time,
al. fv~-F Il
The reason for limiting the time to
one day, or even less, is said to be en-
tirely strategic, otherwise two or even
three days would have been allowed.
The ultimatum itself, it is believed,
is short and to the point 1t will re-
cite the main features of the resolu-
tions passed by Congress and demand
compliance herewith.
1t probably viii not be made public
here until notice is received that it is
in the hands Of the Spanish govern
ment, diplomatic etiquette requiring
this.
The Cuban resolution arrived at the
White House at 1915 o'clock, little
over an hour having been consumed in
the formalities of securing the sigma
lures Of Speaker Reed and Vice Presi-
dent Hobart to the resolution in open
session and its delivery at the White
House by Representative Hager, of
Iowa, chairman Of the committee
on enrolled bills, and Representa-
tive Overstreet, of Indiana. 1t was
expected that the resolution would
be signed immediately after IL had
reached the President, and this was
President McKinley's inclination, bu
for certain state reasons it was deemed
advisable that the resolution and the
Iultimatum to Spain should be signed
simultaneously and time was needed
to draft the ultimatum in diplomatic
form.
| As to the course OF events in the inn
mediate future, the only prediction
that can be made is one based on pre-
icedents According to these, Minister
Woodford viii notify the Spanish
Government Of the action of the
United States, and, should the Span
ish answer be unsatisfactory, as ex
peeted, the next step in order will bC
to ask for his passports and leave
Madrid
That would be followed instantly
by the withdrawal from Washington
Of Senior Polo, the Spanish minister
At this point, it can be said that the
state department officials are confident
THAT the Spanish government will Sc
shape every phase OF the negotiation,
as TO oblige us to take the initiative a
every point
After the withdrawal of the minis
ters, and assuming Spain doos not
back down, win follow actual war
but whether or not the first overt act
will be preceded by formal declara
tion Of war, which would insure th'
immediate naturalization of sh,
powers, or whether the North Allan
tic squadron will make its appearance,
OIL Havana as beginning cannot ye
be predicted
In this connection It may be state,
that the army and navy experts ar
beginning TO take less hopeful view
ot an early aud quick campaign thar
they entertained a short time ago.
Months are now mentioned instea,
of weeks, as the probable length o
hostilities, and one eminent naval Off
GER, who had experience in the lat
war, Processes a belief that, unles
outside pressure is brought to bear,
war may easily drag along q year
luuder existing conditions.