The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-26
REQUEST FOR PASSPORTS.
WOOdfOrd's Note to the Spanish Min
lister of Foreign Affairs.


lister of Foreign Affairs.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-In the cor
respondence accompanying the preSi-
dents message was the following: ts-
On April II, 1898, Minister Woodford tale-
graphed Secretary Sherman as follows
Following is text Of my reply to the Of
fcial note received this morning at 7:80 from
the Spanish minister of state:
Il nave the honor to acknowledge the
receipt this morning of your note of this
date informing me that the Spanish min
lister at Washington has been ordered to
withdraw with all his legation, and with
out loss of time, from North American ter
ritory. You also inform me that by this
act diplomatic relations between the Two
countries are broken off, that all official
communication between their respective
representatives ceases. I have accordingly,
this day, telegraphed the American consul
general at Barcelona to instruct all the
consuls of the United States in Spain to
turn their respective eonsulates over to
the British consuls, and to leave Spain at
once. have myself turned this legation
over to her Britannia majesty's embassy
at Madrid. That embassy will from this
time have the care Of all American inter asts
In Spain. l now request passports and the
safe conduct to the French frontier for
myself and the personnel of this legation.
| intend leaving this afternoon at o'clock
for Paris. -Woodford.
Other correspondence is as follows On
April IA secretary Sherman notified Mr.,
Woodford of the passage in the house the
previous day Of the Cuban resolutions
and of the reporting to the senate of the
United States the resolutions from the for
eign relations committee.
On that day Secretary Sherman wired:
ultimate resolution in conference cannot
now be forecasted, but will doubtless direct
Intervention by force if need be to secure
free Cuba. The situation is most critical
On Sunday morning last, Acting Secretary
Day notified Mr.. Woodford of the passage
by the senate of the resolution amending
all Of the house resolutions after the enact
ing clause and informed him the house re-
cessed until Monday, and that il it non-con-
CURED conference would follow. He again
announced the ultimate form of resolution
could not be foreseen
Last Tuesday Acting Secretary Day noti-
fled Minister Woodford of the final adop-
ton Of the resolution by both houses. can
instruction will be telegraphed you later i'm
medately on the president signing the Joint
resolution. In the meantime you will pre-
pare for withdrawal from Spain and notify
consuls to be ready for the signal to leave.
If any consul is in danger he may quietly
leave at his discretion
On April 20, Secretary Sherman wired
Minister Woodford the following: 'Senor
Polo Bernabe has asked for his passports
for himself, his family and suite. Unless
previously handed your passports you will
be expected to remain near the court CT
Spain until Saturday noon of this week. and
unless by that date and hour scne commu-
nication Is received from the government of
Spain which you deem will be satisfactory
to this government, you are to ask for your
passports and safe conduct