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June 16th, 1904
The War Department, Washington, D.C.
0202 Hours
Within half an hour of the president receiving the German ultimatum, he had alerted the Department of War and the Department of State of the dire situation. The navy's Caribbean squadron was put on high alert, and the Asiatic squadron was dispatched to Manila. McKinley called an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss courses of action.
It was decided to refuse the ultimatum, an obvious course of action.