Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-04-22
SPAIN MUST GET OUT.
PRESIDENT M'KlNLEY SENDS AN ULTl-
MATUM ACROSS THE SEA.

day for a -Diplomstic Relations
Severed-Volunteer Army Authorized.
WASHINGTON, April 2O.-The signing
bv the president of the resolutions and
ultmatum regarding intervention in
Cuba, the notification of that action to
the Spanish minister here. his demand
for passports, the departments prompt
reply to the demand, the departure of
the minister and the transmission of our
ultimatnm that Spain must evacuate
Cuba and must make answer by Satur-
dav through Minister Woodford followed
in rapid succession today. The next
step Is Spain's answer, if she is to make
any and the movement of the United
States army and navy toward Cuba.
Gen. Woodford received the ultimatum
tonight and will present it to the Spanish
government tomorrow
Early in the morning the execution of
the program for today began with a
conference between Assistant Secretary
Dav and ex-Secretary Foster, in which
The wishes of the president and cabinet
as to the ultlmatum were reduced to
diplomatic form. The other events sue
ceeded each other with rapidity. The
ultimatum was sent to the Spanish min
lister by Judge Days personal messen-
ger, Edward Savoy. The messenger
was not kept aiting long at the lega-
ton, but in the course of an hour had
returned to the state department with
the minister's application for his pass
port. 1t was not until 3 80 o'clock this
afternoon that Savay made his second
trip, carrying with him the desired
paper This was the passport for the
minister and his family and suite. 1t
was not in the usual form, but issued as
a special passport. In general terms it
is similar to the one presented to Lord
Sackville- West when that unfortunate
minister was obliged to retire.
At first there was some expectation at
the state department that a response
from Minister Woodford might be ex-
expected today. Later, however, the
following statement was posted at the
department;
"The text of the ultimatum to Spain
will be given out by Mr.. Porter, secre-
tary to the president, at the White house
some time tomorrow, probably"
The next move must now be made by
Spain, according to the department
officials. If the Spanish government
takes such a view as might possibly be
expected from the action of its minister
here today-that in language and terms
the Congressional resolution is insulting
it may promptly hand Mr.. Woodford
his passports on receipt of this commun-
ication and thus bring the negotiations
to a crisis and cause breach of diplo-
matte relations within the next "a hours.
If, on the other hand it should neglect
to return an answer by Saturday noon,
the line adopted will be quite as effective
inasmuch as it would amount TO refusal
of the demands of the United States. In
such case the president would proceed
Immediately to use the naval and mill
tary forces of the United States to exc.
cute the will of congress. How this
would be done, what steps shall be first
taken, whether Havana shall be block
AIDED or whether an attempt shall be
made to make a speedy campaign by
hurling a large force of troops to Havana
under cover of bOmbardment by flee
are all matters of mere speculation. The
experts Of the army and navy here have
laid their plans with the greatest detail
for the future, but they do not hesitate
to say that any attempt to make these
public in advance to the manifest adyan
tage to Spain would be actual treason.
One of the policies to be followed by
this government in the treatment of thu
neutrals and the privateering is contained
in the following statement
"In the event of hostilities between th'
United States and Spain it will be th'
policy of this government not to resOr
to privateering. This government will
adhere to the following rules First,
neutral flag covers enemy's goods will
the exception of cOntraband of war
second, neutral goods not contraband o
war are not liable to cOnfscation unde
enemy's flag third, blockades in order t,
be binding must be effective"
The house today passed an emergenc,
war measure, the bill empowering tn
president to call out the volunteer force
and providing for their organization
Both the president and Secretary Alge
had urged the imperative necessity of tn
passage of the bill today, and Chairman
Hull of the military committee drove
through under the whip and spur. Tn
bill was drafted by the war department
introduced in the house yesterday an
considered and reported by the committe
today. Such expedition could not hav
been accomplished except under the stres
of war pressure. The bill is permanen
in case of war.
The principal feature of the bill is tina
providing that the appointments OF a
regimental officers are to be made by tn
governors instead of by the president, a
proposed In the original bill by the wa
department. This action conforms to tn
practice of the civil war.
The Spanish minister, accompanied b
six members of his staff, left Wasl