Proclamations and Decrees During the War with Spain (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Proclamations and Decrees During the War With Spain Mr. François S. Jones, chargé d'affaires at Buenos Ayres, sends, under date of April 28, 1898, translation of a note from the Minister of Foreign Relations, as follows: Mr. Charge D'Affaires: I have had the honor to receive your note of yesterday's date by which, in compliance with orders from your Government, you are good enough to communicate to me that, in view of the joint resolution of the Congress of the United States, approved the 20th instant, directing intervention to secure the independence of the Island of Cuba, the Spanish Government informed the minister of the United States at Madrid on the following day that it considered the above-mentioned resolution equivalent to a declaration of war. In taking cognizance of the deplorable circumstance which compromises the stability of two nations with which this Republic entertains the most cordial relations, His Excellency the President charges me to inform you, for communication to your Government, that he will at all times observe neutrality in accordance with the principles consecrated by international law. Praying for the early termination of the war, I reiterate the assurances of my distinguished consideration. Belgium. Minister Storer sends from Brussels, under date of April 30, 1898, translation of an official statement by the Belgian Government (published in the Moniteur Belge, April 25 and 26, 1898), as follows: Official Notice. Spain and the United States of America being in a state of war, the Government recalls to its citizens that Belgium is always neutral, and that every act against the obligations of neutrality must be carefully avoided. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.