1770 PROCLAMATIONS. Nos. 6, 7, 8. Done at the City of Washiiigtoii, this 22d day of April, A. D. 1898, and of the Independence of the United States, the one , [SEAL.] hundred and twenty-second. · ‘ WILLIAM MOKINLEY By the President. JonN SHERMAN Secretary of State [No. 7.] Arri12¤»1€¤¤- _ BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, A PROCLAMATION. Prumble- Whereas a joint resolution of Congress was approved on the twen-
- ”“’ pm' tieth day ofApri], 1898, entitled “J oi.nt 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 to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba “and Cuban waters, and directing the President of the United States “to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these “reso1utions into effect/’ and Whereas, by an act of Congress entitled “An Act to provide for tem- “porarily Increasing the Military Establishment of the United States nu, p. un. “iu time of war and for other purposes," approved April 22, 1898; the President is authorized,.in order to raise a volunteer army, to issue his . proclamation calling for volunteers to serve in the Army of the United States: ’ ‘ . wmmn spun. Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, President of the United States, · by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and the laws, cm rm- miumm. and deeming sufficient occasion to exist, have thought tit to call tbrth and hereby do call forth, volunteers to the aggregate number of 125,000, in order to carry into ellect the purpose of the said Resolution; the same to be apportioned, as far as practicable, among the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia, according to population, and to serve for two years, unless sooner discharged. The details for this object will be immediately communicated to the proper authorities rthrough the War Department. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this twenty-third day of April, A. D., 1898, and of the Independence of the United States [SEAL.] the one hundred and twenty-second. B th P d WILLIAM MoK1NLEY y e resident: JonN Simmun · Secretary of State [N o. 8.] ' April 26.1898· BY THE PRESIDENT on THE UNITED STATES OF Atmmoa: ' A PROCLAMATION. P¤=·¤·¤¤· Whereas by an Act of Congress approved April 25 1898 it is ‘"°‘°'p‘m’ declared that war exists and that war has existed since the 2ldt day of April., A. D., 1898, including said day, between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain; and Whereas, it being desirable that such war should be conducted upon principles in harmony with the present views of nations and sanctioned
