Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 5, 1898

Mr. Woodford to Mr. Day.

Legation of the United States,
Madrid, April 6, 1898.

No. 212.]

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt this evening of your cipher telegram of this date, which I translate as follows:

Washington, April 6, 1898.

Woodford, Minister, Madrid:

The President’s message will not be sent to Congress until next Monday, to give consul-general at Havana the time he urgently asks to insure safe departure of Americans.

Day.

I hope that this will also give the Spanish Government the time in which to issue a frank and effective proclamation of such an armistice as may lead to early and honorable peace.

Very respectfully, yours,

Stewart L. Woodford.