William McKinley: “I, William McKinley, President of the United States, in order to…”

On the recordApril 21, 1898

I, William McKinley, President of the United States, in order to enforce the said resolution, do hereby declare and proclaim that the United States of America have instituted and will maintain a blockade of the north coast of Cuba, including ports on said coast between Cardenas and Bahia Honda, and the port of Cienfuegos, on the south coast of Cuba, aforesaid, in pursuance of the laws of the United States and the law of nations applicable to such cases.

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William McKinley

Republican · Ohio

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Proclamation 411—Blockade of Cuba

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