The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-26
M'KINLEY'S MESSAGE.
The Pres lent Asks Congress for q
Declaration of War.

The Pres dent Asks Congress Tor q
Declaration Of War.
Washington, April 25.-The president
to-day sent to congress the
recommending a declaration
Of war against Spain:
ITO the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatives of the United States or
America: I transmit to ngr Tor
it's consideration and appropriate ac-
ton copies of correspondence recently
had with the representative OF Spain In
the United States. with the unitea
States minister at Madrid, and througn
the latter with the government OF
Spain, showing the action taken under
the joint resolution approved Apr ~
1898, for the recognition OF the inoe-
pendence of Cuba, demanding the gov
eminent of Spain r~elinquish It's autnor-
ity and government in the isiand OF
Cuba and withdraw her land n naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters,
and directing he president OF .ne
United States to use the land and naval
forces of the United States to carry
those resolutions into effect. Upon
communicating to the Spanish minister
in Washington the demand which II be-
came the duty of the to al
dress to the government OF spain, IN
obedience to said resolution. said min
lister dSktu IoT nlS pdsSpoitS oh" -
drew. The United States minister AT
Madrid was in turn notified by the
| Spanish representative that they had
terminated diplomatic relations be-
tween the two countries n all official
| communications between their respec-
tive representatives ceased therewith.
II recommend to your especial atten-
ton the note directed to the United
States minister at Madrid by the Span
ish minister of foreign affairs on the
Dist inst, whereby the foregoing not1-
fcation was communicated. II VIII De
perceived the Spanish government, nav
ing cognizance of the resolution, and In
view of the things which the president
is thereby required and authorized 10
do, responds by treating the representa-
tive demands of this as
measures of hostility. following with
that instant and complete severance OF
relations by his action whereby the
usages of nations accompanies an ex-
listing state of wal the Sow
ereign powers. The position OF SPAIN
being thu made known and the de-
mands of the United States being de-
MED with complete rupture In inter-
course with Spain. we have been con-
strained, in the exercise of the power
and authority conferred upon me 10y
the Joint resolution aforesaid, to pro-
lain under date of April %. 1898. q
blockade of certain ports on the norti
coast of Cuba, lying between Cardena'
and Bahia Honda and Port Cienfuego'
on the south coast of Cuba, and further
in the exercise of my constitutions
powers and using the authority con
ferred upon me by the act of congress
approved April %, 1898, to issue m!
proclamation, dated April %, 1898, call
ing for volunteers in order to carr.
into effect said resolution of April 20
1898. Copies of these proclamations ar
hereunto appended.
I'm view of the measures so take
and with a view to the adoption of sue
other measures as may be deemed nee
essary to enable me to carry out the ex
: pressed will of the congress or TN
limited States i'm the premises, j no'
recommend to your honorable body tn
! adoption of a joint resolution declarin
r a state of war exists between IN
I United States of America and the kine
dom of Spain, n ! urge speedy az
ton thereon to the end that the defin
5 ton of the international status of III
United States as a belligerent powt
: may be made known. and the assertio
of all its duties in the conduct OF publ
. war may be assured.
a (Signed) WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
Z Executive Mansion, Washingto
April 81