Evening journal., 1898-08-15
THE PENATlTY sPATN PAYS.

To all intents and purposes the war
between the United States and Spain IS
at an end. A protocol has been signed
and Il is, in brief a treaty Of peace
stripped Of its details. What I'VE have
gained and Spain has lost by this
agreement is tresey set forth in the
protocol Itself, the text Of which is as
follows;
His excellency, NJ. Cambon, ambassa'
dor extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary OF the French Republic at
Washington, and William B. Day, Sec
retary OF state Of the United States,
having received respectively to that eff
feet plenary powers, from the Spanish
Government and the Government OF the
United states. have established and
signed the following articles, which de-
fine the terms on which the two gov
ernments have agreed with regard tc
the questions enumerated below, and
Of which the object is the establish
ment OF peace between the two coun-
tries. namely:
Article /. Spain will renOunce all
claim to sN sovereignty over and all
her rights over the island Of Cuba.
Article 2. Spain will cede to the
United States the island of Porto Rice
and the other islands which are al
present under the sovereignty Of Spair
I'm the Antilles, as well as an island il
the Ladrone Archipelago, to be choser
by the United States.
Article s. The United States will oc
cupy and retain the island and bay o.
Manila and the port Of Manila pending
the conclusion OF treaty of peace whicl
shall determine the control and form
Of government Of the Philippines.
Article 4. Spain will immediatel.
evacuate Cuba, Porto Rico and tn
other islands now under Spanish SOW
ereignty in the Antilles. To this effec
each of the two governments will ap
point commissioners within ten day
after the signing OF the protocol. an
these commissioners shall meet at Ha
vana within thirty DAYS after the sign
ing Of this protocol with the object @
coming to an agreement regarding tn
carrying out Of the details of the afore
said evacuation Of Cuba and other ad
jacent Spanish islands, and each of tn
two governments shall likewise az
point, within ten days after the sigma
ture Of this protocol, other commission
ers who shall meet at San Juan d
Porto Rico within thirty days after tn
signature Of the protocol to agree upo
the details Of the evacuation Of Port
Rico and other islands now undo
Spanish sovereignty in the Antilles.
Article 5. Spain and the Unite
States shall appoint to treat for pea,
five commissioners at the most f,
either country. The commissions
shall meet in Paris on October at u
latest, 10 proceed to negotiations and
the conclusion Of a treaty Of peac
This treaty shall be ratified in confo
nifty with the constitutional laws
each Of the two countries.
Article 6. Once this protocol is co
ciuded and signed. hostilitles shall
suspended, and to that effect in the ty
countries orders shall be given
either government to the commando
OF its land ana sea forces as speedi
as possible.
There was a time when Spain mig
have saved everything but Cuba.
fact, she could have obtained a go
round sum OF money for voluntarily !
linquishing her sovereignty over th
disturbed colonial possession. But S
was blinded by arrogance and failed
see her opportunity to gracefully {
cape from her untenable position. S