The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-22


What senator Cuilom Says.
Washington, April 22.-Minister Wood .
ford left Madrid at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Washington, April 22-Diplomatic
relations between the United States
and Spain are at an end 1t is expected
from now on that events will move with
amazing rapidity up to the climax of
actual war. Judge Day, assistant Sec
retary of state, early in the morning
received cablegram from Ministei
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 tn 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 a
short trip to New York. The news that
diplomatic relations between the United
States and Spain were formally at an
end was so important that the presi-
dent bade 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
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 MEM
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,
leader In that body, and others were
brought to the White House.
"we've Taken 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 1890 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 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 it 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
that the congressional resolu-
tions and the ultimatum sent to Spain
are all 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-
tion of affairs might be well. The best |
Information is that the president Is dis
posed to regard their advice and the
now are that he will not |
ask congress to make formal declar-
alton.
What Senator Cullom Says.
Senator Cullom OF Illinois, Of the for
eign relations committee. was at this
also and at IL 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-
yress to make a 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
20 ahead without preliminary action of
/ formal declaration of war by con-
yress. The next STEP he said. would be
% call out the troops.