Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-04-21
YIELD OR Fight.
McKinley's UItimatum Sewers
Diplomatic Relations.
SPANISH MINISTER DEPARTS
The Resolution Which Dictated the
Presidents Action.
IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE CUBA,

Be Free and Independent''-A Call
For Eighty Thousand Volunteers
WIN Be Issued, and the Members of
the National Guards of the Various
States WIN Be Given the First OPP
portunfty TO Defend the FIag-SpaIn
Has Until Saturday to Answer the
Ultimatum, Failing in Which the
Occupation of Cuba WIN Begin.
Washington, April 21-Yesterday was
a day of events in the history of the
Cuban question. The signing by the
president of the joint resolution re-
quiring intervention in Cuba, the noti
fication of that action to the Spanish
minister here, his demand for pass
ports the departments prompt reply to
that demand the departure of the min
lister and the transmission of our ulti-
matum that Spain must evacuate Cuba
and must make answer by Saturday,
through Minister Woodford, followed
in rapid succession. The next step is
Spain's answer, if she is to make any,
and the movement of the United States
army ana navy on CuDd.
Early in the morning the execution of
the program for the day began with a.
conference between Assistant Secretary
Day, ex-Secretary Foster and Second
Assistant Secretary Adee, in which the
wishes of the president and cabinet as
to the ultimatum were reduced to dip
lomatic form. The other events sue
ceeded each other with rapidity. The
ultimatum was sent to the Spanish
minister by Judge Days personal mes
senger, Edward Savoy, who was APP
pointed to his place in 1869 by Ham
ilton Fish. The messenger returned in
the course of an hour with the min
ister's application for his passports,
which were promptly furnished.
The next move must now be made
by Spain, according to the department
officials. If the Spanish government
takes a view, as might possibly be
concluded from the action of it's min
lister here, that in language and terms
the congressional resolution is insult
ing, it may promptly hand Mr.. Wood
ford his passports upon receipt of this
communication, and thus bring the
negotiations to the crisis and cause a
breach of diplomatic relations within
the next "a hours. If, on the other
hand. it should neglect to return a
satisfactory answer before Saturday
noon, that line of policy will be quite
as effective as positive act, inasmuch
as it would amount to refusal of the
demands of the United States.
In such case the president would pro-
coed Immediately to use the naval and
g., - -.
execute the will of congress. How this
will be done, what steps shall first be
taken, whether Havana shall be block
AIDED or whether an ATTEMPT shall be
made to make a speedy campaign by
hurting a large force of troops to Ha-
vana under cover of a bombardment
by a fleet, are all matters of mere
speculation. The experts of the army
and navy have laid their plans with
the greatest detail for the future, but
they do not hesitate to say that any
attempt to make these public in adj
vance. to the manifest advantage of
Spain; would be actual treason.
An outline of the policy to be followed
by this government in the treatment of
neutrals and the matter of privateering
is contained in the following state
ment:
I'm the event of hostilities between
the United States and Spain, it will
be the policy of this government not to
resort to privateering. The govern
ment will adhere to the following rules:
First, neutral flag covers enemys
goods with the exception of contraband
of war; second, neutral goods not con-
traband of war are not liable to con-
fiscation under enemys flag; third,
blockades in order to be binding must
be effective"
Word came to the navy department
that the Spanish cruisers Pelayo, Viz
caya and Oquendo are all at present at
Cape de Verde Islands, in company
with the torpedo boat fotilIa. 1t is re-
allied that this constitutes a most
formidable naval force, in the opinion
of experts, equal to our crack flying
squadron now lying in Hampton Roads.
The department is a good deal dis
turbed about the torpedo boat Somers,
now lying at Falmouth, England, and
is casting about for means to bring her
to the United States with safety, but
SO far without success.
The congressional Cuban resolution
was not signed until Wednesday morn
Ing. The ultimatum to Spain was sign
ed at the same time
The resolution was passed by the
senate at 1927 Tuesday morning, after
a night of weary waiting on the con-
ference committee, interspersed with
the singing of patriotic and popular
airs. The senate vote was 43 yeas to
35 nays, the adherents of Cuban rec
ognition voting nay to emphasize their
objection to the expunging of the rec
ognition clause. The house passed the
resolution shortly before 8 o'clock by
vote of 80 to 6. Those voting nay
were Boutelle. of Maine, Brewer of
Alabama, Gardner of New Jersey, John
son of Indiana, Loud of California and
Mccall of Massachusetts. Brewer is
the only Democrat voting against the
resolution. The resolution, which is
now the law of the land, is as follows:
Joint resolution for the recognition
of the independence of the people of
Cuba, demanding that the government
of Spain relinquish its authority and
government In the island of Cuba and
withdraw Its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters and di-
recting the president of the United
States to use the land and naval forces
of the United States to carry these
RESOLUTIONS into effect.
Whereas. The abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than
three years in the island of Cuba, SO
near our own borders, have shocked
the moral sense of the people of the
United States, have been adisgrace to
Christian civilization, eliminating as
they have in the destruction of a
United States battleship with 266 of
its officers and crew. while on friend
~ visit In the harbor of Havana, and
cannot longer be endured. as has been
set forth by the president ofthe United
States In his message to congress of
April IL, 1898, upon which the action
of congress was invited; therefore,
Resolved, BY the senate and house
ofrepresen tatives ofthe United States
of America, in congress assembled,
First, That the people of the island
free and independents.
Second. That it is the duty of the
United States to demand, and the gov
eminent of the United States does
hereby demand, that the government
of Spain at once relinquish its author-
ity anc government in the Island of
Cuba and withdraw It's land and naval
forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Third, That the president of the
United States be and he hereby is d.
rected AMI empowered to use the en-
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