| Show NATION ARE NOTIFIED Officially Informed By This Government That War Exists I t With Spain I I t I t I I 11 First i I I Among the Neutrals to Take i Cognizance of the Situation f were the British Colonies Germany Does Not Proclaim Neutrality I 1 Washington April 26The state department de-partment has convened notice to all the powers and nations with which the United States holds friendly relations I of the declaration of war yesterday by the government of the United States I I This Is ito a i neceswiry formality In order oh II I to set In motion the neutrality laws In many countries and to tp clahns fr I damages on the pan of the neutrals for vessels detained and turned back at blockades without due notice The Instructions which were sent to all the United States legations abroad directed direct-ed attention to the fait that the war has existed since April 21 when the Spanish government broke off dlplo mUc relations In order to 11ld accepting ac-cepting the ultimatum I at the hands of Minister Wood ford Th text of the Instructions is I as follows fol-lows Department of State April 23 1S3S A Joint resolution of Congress approved ap-proved April 10 directed Intervention for the pacification and Independence of the Inland of Cuba The Spanish government on April 21 informed our minister at Madrid thatllt considered this resolution equlvalentjto a deitira tlon of war and that It had accordingly wlthdnwn Its minister from Washington Washing-ton and terminated all dfIlomatto relations rela-tions Congress has therefore by an act approved today declared that a state of war exists belwen the two countries coun-tries since and IncludlngJ 1 prll 21 You mill Inform I the governmFnts to which you are accredited that fits neutrality i may be assured In the existing war filllMlMAN lletponses have nlreodyjiegun to How In First among all neutrals to take conlmnc of the ltunUh and of the existence of a state of war are the Brit loll colonies I It may not be of particular slgnlfl cance ye t It goes tn a mleamule to Purport Pur-port the contention of this government I that war actually existed before the declaration bl Congress yesterday that the British colonies comes I have acted and made their proclamations 0 f neutrality Cnu trality In advance of action by Congress I Con-gress Thus It happens that the DrlUh government of the SjilU settlement of Singapore Issued the proclamation terdIlY forenoon The news was con talned In the following cablegram to the state department from United States Consul Pratt nt Blngipore Secretary of state Washington Neutrality proclaimed here toda This dispatch was received here nt 240 p m yesterday indicating that the Straits goveinmtnt had Passed Its declaration Th state department has taken no tic of the sunlolllclal statement from Unnany to the treet that that nation mill nt at present Iu a nutrllllty proclamation Thy are not very much concerned however belletlng that an advantage to be gained by Germany In refraining from adopting the usual curse In title respect vlll be rather technical than Practical Certainly all ot the ad vantages to be reaped by the United I Plates from the enforcement ottheGer tnan neutrality law mould be claimed by our government and It Is I not doubt d that the law will be It ill In opera I lIun In Germany helher or not apr clamatlon is 1 Issued at this time |
