...it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish...waters. Third. That the President of the United States be, and hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States,...

...That it is the duty of United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish...waters. Third. That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United...

..."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...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...

...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...

...of the Island of Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free and independent." Congress demanded that Spain "at once relinquish its authority and government...land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters." Furthermore, it authorized President McKinley to "use the entire land and naval forces of the United...

...and of right ought to be, free and independent. Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand . . . that the government of Spain at once...its authority and government in the island of Cuba . . . Third. That the President of the United States be ... directed and empowered to use the entire...