...with the formal demand of the Government of the United States that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island...land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. In taking this step the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty....

...property, and for preserving livable conditions in general had been so demonstrated that it was necessary to use the land and naval forces of the United States to terminate her jurisdiction therein, and deny her further sovereignty over the island. What must have...

...peaceful solution of the problem, and Congress now passed a series of resolutions empowering the President to use the land and naval forces of the United States to eject Spain from Cuba, if she did not voluntarily evacuate the island. But it was declared that the...

...demand, and the government of the United States does hereby demand, that the government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island...land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. "Third, that the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use...

...Cuban waters. The President is also authorized and directed to use, if necessary, the entire laud aud naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect. After the President's message is laid before both Houses of Congress, it is possible that there may...

...resolution and directed to communicate it to the Government of Spain with the formal demand that it at once relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba and withdraw its forces therefrom, coupling this demand with announcement of the intentions of this Government as to...

...force. The Act of March 3, 1807, referred to in the force bill, simply gave the President authority to use the land and naval forces of the United States to assist in the execution of the laws whenever it should be lawful for him to call out the militia for...

...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...United States to carry these resolutions into effect. The full text of the momentous declaration which bears the foregoing legal title may well be put on...

...demanding that the government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in tbe island of Cuba, to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban...United States to carry these resolutions into effect," and, Whereas, by an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for the increasing of the military...

...20,1898, and communicated to the government (if Spain, it was demanded that said government at once relinquish its authority and government in the island...land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters; and the President of the United States was directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces...