El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-04-25

OF WAR
The President has Sent Me- sag Re-
commencing That State of War
be declared to Exist Between the
United States and Sro in

United States and in.
E"AS----> u ION, A Dril - The presi-
dent has j-~t mt q message to ccn-
gress recommending formal declara-
ton of wsr against Spain. The pro-
babjlity is that both houses of congress
will form Ally declare war to lay.
WAS H NGTON, April % Following 8
the Presidents message of today in
full:
To the Senate aud House of Repres-
entatives of the United States of
America: 1 transmit to Congress for
its consideration and appropriate action
copies of corresp Jndeuce recently had
with the representative of Spain in the
Uni ed States, with tho United States
minister at Madrid, and through
the latter with the govern
ment of Spain, showing the
action taken under the joint
resolution approved April 20, 1898,
'For the recognition Of the indepea-
dence Of the people of Cuba,' demand
ing that the government of Spain relin-
quish its uharity and government
in the island of Cuba and withdraw it's
land and naval forces from Cuban
wat~rs, and directing the
president of the United
States to use the land and naval forces
of the United States 10 carry these
resolutions into effect Upon commun-
icating 10 the Spanish minister in
Washington the demand which it be-
came the duty of the executive to ad-
dress to the government of Spain in
obedience to said resolution,
the minister asked for his
passports and withdrew The United
States minister at Madrid was in turn
notified by the Spanish minister of for
eign affairs that the withdrawal of the
Spanish representative from the Unit
ed States hal terminated diplomatic
relations between the two countries
and that all official communication be-
tween their respective representative
ceased there with.
[ commend to your especial atten-
tion the LOte addressed to The United
States minister at Madrid by the Span
ish minister of foreign affairs on the
2lsS inst, whereby formal notification
was conveyed. 1t will be
perceived therefrom that the
government of Spa n, having cog.
nizauce of the joint resolution
of the United Stats congress, and in
view Of the things which the presi-
dent has been tnereby required and
authorized to do, resp nds by treat
ing the reasonbIe demands of this
government as measure of hostility,
following that with instant and com
plete severance of relations by
it's action, which by usage of nations
accompanies an existent state of war
between civilized powers. The posi-
tion of Spain baing thus made known
and the demands of the United State s
being denied, with complete rup-
ture of Intercourse, by the act of
Spain, | have been con strained, in the
exercise of power and authority con-
ferred u?c- Il oy The j. 1t resolu tion
aforessid, - r~ociaim under date OF
April %, 1898, a blockade of Ger tain
ports of the north coast of Cuba lying
between Cardenas and Bahia Honda
and to the port OF Cienfugas
on north coast of Cuba, ami ny
further exercise of my cons ,itu tional
powers and the authority CONFER &c
upon me by the act of congress sp
proved April y, 1898, to issue my pro-
clamation made April %, 1898, ca ling
for volunteers in order to carry into
effect the said resolution of April 20
1898. Copies of the5 proclamation:
are hereby appended.
[ recon mend tie adoption of ,
! Joint resolution declaring that q
| at .te of war exists between
| the United States of America au(
Spain, aud l urge speedy action there
on to the end that the def nition of the
il ternationai status. of the United
S'a es as belligerent power may be-
made known, and the assertion of al