The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18

three assistant secretaries of State.
Messrs. Adee, Moore and Criddler.
the French Ambassador, NJ. Cambon,
and his first secretary, NJ. Thiebaut;
Private Secretary Cortelyou, Captain
Montgomery and Major Pruden, of
the White House staff.
The President and Secretary Day
were waiting for the French ambass-
ador when he reached the White
House, at 7 minutes after 4 o'clock,
and he was ushered at once into their
presence. Duplicate copies of the
protocol had been prepared.
The only preliminary formaliUy was
the reading and comparing of the
two copies. When this had been
done Ambassador cambon signed
both of them, as the representative
of Spain, and Secretary Day, affixed
his signature as the representative
of the United States.
The President watched the pro
ceedings with interest, and at their
conclusion he shook hands with the
Ambassador, congratulating him up
on the important part he has taken
in the work Of re-establishing peace.
One copy of the protocol the Am
bassadOr retained to be forwarded to
the government at Madrid. The
other was retained by Secretary Day.
The French Ambassador was at
the White House not more than half
an hour. When he departed all nee
esssary steps to bring about a suspen-
sion of hOstilities had been taken.
Secretary Alger, accompanied by
Adjutant-General Corbin, had arrived
at the White House while the proto-
col was being signed. The first man
to hurry from the cabinet room was
General Corbin, with the orders to
stop fighting. Then the Ambassador
took his leave and hastened back to
the French embassy to cable to Spain
that the protocol had been executed
and that the United States had al
ready complied with it's terms rela-
tive to directing a suspension of hos
tilities. If Spain acted with equal
promptness both the American and
Spanish commanders in Porto Rico
and Cuba knew before midnight that
the war had bean CtODpn5
The President prepared and signed
proclamation declaring a suspen-
sion of hostilities. 1t is as follows:
By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION:
Whereas, by a protocol, concluded
and signed August 12, 1898, by Will
liam Il. Day, Secretary of State of the
United States, and his eXcellency,
Jules Cambon, ambassador eXtraordi-
nary and plenipOtentiary of the re-
public of France at Washington,
respectively representing for this
purpose the government of the United
States and the government of Spain,
the United States and Spain have
formally agreed upon the terms on
which negotiations for the establish
ment of peace between the two coun-
tries shall be undertaken; and,
Whereas, it is in said protocol
agreed that upon its conclusion and
signature hostility between the two
countries shall be suspended, and
that notice to that effect shall be
given as soon as possible by each gov
ernment to the commanders of it's
military and naval forces
Now, therefore, /, William McKin-
ley, President of the United States,
do, in accordance with the stipula-
tions of the protocol, declare and pro-
claim on the part of the United States
suspension of hostilities, and do
hereby command that orders be i'm
mediately given through the proper
channels to the commanders of the
military and naval forces of the
United States to abstain from all acts
inconsistent with this proclamation.
In witness whereof / have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington,
this 18th day of August, in the year
of our Lord, One Thousand, Eight
Hundred and Ninety eight, and Of
the independence OF the United