The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-12-21
THE TERMS or
THE TREATY.
CUBA, PORTO RICO AND
THE PHILIPPINES
ARE OURS.

AdG OOhSs
London. Dec. 1.-THE Paris cor
respondent of the Times gives the
following as the text of the Hispano
American fressy, omitsing diplomatic
circumlccutions
ssSpain relinquishes all claims of
sovereignty over and title to Cuba.
and, as the island is, npon It's evacu-
alton by Spain, TO be occupied by the
United States, the latter will, 30 long
as sufh occupation shall last, assume
and discharge the obligations in re-
specting protection of life and prop
erty which may, under international
law, result from its occupation
ssSpain cedes to the Uuited States
the island OF Puerto Rico and the
other islands noS under Spanish
ssosereignsy in the West Indies. with
Guam, In the Mariana, or Ladrone
Islands Spain cedes to the United
States che archipelago known as the
Philippine islands
s.Ihe United States will, for term
Of 10 years from the date and ex-
change of ratifcatioas Of the present
treaty, admit Spanish ships and
merchandise TO the ports of the
Philippine islands on the same terms
as tue ships and merchandise of the
United States.
.,9Trhe United States will, upon the
signatnre of the present treaty, send
back 10 Spain, at It's own cost, the
Sparinsh soldiers taken as prisoners
of war ON the capture cf Manila by
she American forces The arms of
the soldiers in question shall be re-
stored to them Spain will, upon
the signature of the present treaty,
release ali prisoners of war and all
persons detained or imprisoned for
political offences in connection with
the iasErrection in Cuba and the
Philippines and the war With the
United States
, .'On their part. she United States
will release all persons made prison
ers of war by the American forces.
and will undertake to obtain the
release Of all Spsnish prisoners in
the hands Of the insurgents in Coba
aud the Philippines.
sThe United States viii, at their
own cost, return to Spain and the
government Of Spain will, a. it's own
cost, return 70 the United States,
Cuba, Puerto Rico, or the Philip
pines, according to the situation of
their respective homes, the prisoners
released or caused to be released by
them respectively Under this pro-
vision
ssThe United States snd Spain
mutually reiinquish all claims for
indemnity, national and individual,
of every kind, of either government.
OF of ;ts citizens or subjects. against
the other government thas may have
arisen since the beginning of the
late insurrecsion in Cuba and prior
the exchange of ratiieations of the
presen. treaty, including all claims
for indemnity for the cost of the war.
The Ucited States will adjudicate and
settle the claims of its citizens against
Spain, relinquished u3der this stipu-
elton.
s'Spanish subjects, natives of the
peninsuiar, residing in the territory
over which Spain by the present
treaty relinquishes or cedes her
sovereignty, may remain in such
territory, or msy remove thereffom,
retaining in either event all their
rights Of property, including the
right to sell or dispose of such
property or it's proceeds and they
shall also have the right to carry on
their industry, commerce and pro-
fession, being subject in respect
thereof to such laws as are applica-
bic to other foreigners. In the event
of their remaining in the territory,
they may preserve their allegiance to
the crown of Spain by making before
q court of record within a year from
the date of the exchange of rati6cs-
,ions of the treaty, declation Of
their decision to preserve such alle-
glance, in default of which decIsra.
ton they shall be held to have
renounced it and TO have adopted the
nationality of the territory in which
they may reside.
"The civil rights and political