Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-04-21

government OF the United States does
hereby demand that the government
Of Spain at once relinqulsh it's au-
thority and government in the island
Of Cuba and withdraw its land and
naval forces from Cuba and Cuban
watere.
Third-That the President of the
United States be, and he hereby is d.
rected aud empowered to use the en-
tire land and naval forces Of the
United States and TO call into the
actual service of the United States the
militia Of the several states, to such
extent as may be necessary to carry
these resolutions into effect
Fourlh-That the United States
hereby disClaims any disposition or
intention to exercise soveignty, juns-
dictlon or control over said island
except for the pacificOtion Thereof,
aud asserts its determination when
that is accomplished to leave the gov,
eminent and control OF the island to
It's people"
The resolutions were sent to the
president who signed them at once.
An ultimatum had been sent to
Span last night, giving her until
Saturday at midnight to reply. The
ultimatum demanded the evacuation
of Cuba by the Spanish forces.
The president in his ultimstum to
the Spanish government transmitted
a copy Of the resolutions passed by
congress, which resolutions he states,
he has signed. He demands that
Spain withdraw her army and navy
forces from Cuban waters as required
by the terms OF the act of congress
(no date for the withdrawal being
mentioned), and then state that if a
satisfactory answer is not received
here before Saturday next he will
proceed at once to carry the resolu-
tions of congress- into fleet.
From this time forward war prep.
arations will go forward with renewed
activity and both the army and navy
will be put IN position for active OPP
erations. There seems to he little
doubt that the first move will be to
blockade enc or more Of the Cuban
ports, and ss soon as an army OF oc.
cupaton can be transported to them
demand will be made for an 1ncon-
ditional surrender, and, in the event
of a refusal, the work Of reducing
them by bombardment will begin
Immediately.
1t is not thought the assembling Of
the naval forces will be delay ed even
for a day, and it is not unlikely that
important movements of both arms
of the service will be ordered within
the next few hours.
Although the text of the ultimRtum
was not made public, it is known that
with it is transmitted to the Spanish
government, through Minister Wood
ford, a copy of the JOINT resolutions
Of congress, together with the state
ment that they have received execu-
tive approval.
In compliance with their terms, the
president makes a demand upon
Spain to Withdraw her land and naval
forces from the island and it's waters,
and in the event that satisfactory
response to this demand is not receiv-
ed by the president by Saturday next
he will proceed with the armed forces
of the United Statos TO carry these
resolutions into effect.
The president does not name any
hour of the day Of Saturday prior to
which Spain must answer, if at all,
to our demands, but reasonable
assumption is that any time up to
midnight Saturday viii 10 regarded
as compliance with the terms Of the
ulIimatum,
Everything Is now ready SO that
the dogs of war will soon begin to
bark. 1t matters not now whether
the war is just or unjust, or whether
we believe in the manner in which it
which 1t has been brought about, we
must stand by the President and his
advisors The fight will be between
the forces of light and liberty and
those of darkness and oppression. II
promises to be wasteful Of life and
property, for the Spaniards will put
up q good fight, but America having