The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-12-16
PEACE TREATY MADE.
War with Spain Formally and
Legally Brought to a Close.
Document Signed In Paris Saturday Even
Ing and Consists or II ArticIes-PrO8-
poets OF Ratification Thought
to Be Bright.

Paris, Dec. u Last week was an
eventful one in Paris and, from an
American point Of view, the most i'm
pOrtant Of all the incidents was the
signature, late Saturday evening, at
the French ministry of foreign affairs
Of the treaty Of peace, which brings to
a close the war between Spain and the
United States and adds to the territory
Of the latter the Philippines, Guam in
the LadrOnes, the Sulu islands and
Porto Rico, while 1t marks the final
termination of the oppressive thraldOm
which Spain has yielded over Cuba for
close upon four centuries The Amer
leans are to pay for the repatriation Of
the Spanish troops from all the col
Onies- The Spaniards are to return all
prisoners held by them. They are to
retain possession Of all military stores
and munitions Of war in the Philip
pines and of such ships as have not
been captured. The commercial trea-
ties between the two nations which
the war ruptured are to be renewed at
the convenience Of the two nations.
The treaty as signed consists of II
articles, it having been found advisa-
bic to subdivide two or three Of the
articles in the draft agreed upon at
the last meeting The commissioners
OF the two nations wrote their sigma
lures on two copies of the treaty, one
copy being for the archives
Now that the treaty is signed, the
next step will be to have it ratified by
the cOrtes, which is to meet for the
purpose early in January, after which
an appeal will probably be made to
the country in the shape Of a general
election. The ratification will be
pure fOrmality, as the commissioners
have already received from the present
eOrtes full power to sign and to seal
the treaty.
Prospects for Ratification.
Washington, Dec IA cable dis
patch from Judge Day reached the
white house Saturday, informing the
president that the peace treaty had
been signed. This piece Of good news
has been so thoroughly discounted
that it caused very little excitement
The president received it with an ex-
preston Of satisfaction. The official
document viii come to the president
in the form Of a Christmas present.
According to conditional arrange
ments the American commissioners
viii sail next Saturday. They viii have
to make a speedy passage and to be
expeditions upon their arrival in order
to put the results Of their labOrs in the
hands Of the president By the 25th,
but they may do it
The assurances which the president
has received from bile
ans, democrats and pOpulists-leave
little room to doubt that ratification
Of the treaty, without change, viii
take place this session. The DISPOSE
ton, even on the part Of those sena-
tors who are opposing annexation, is
to let the treaty go through. Presi-
dent Mckinley will send the treaty 10
the senate soon after the holidays.
In the course Of a couple Of weeks the
committee on foreign relations will
report it back to the senate in secret
session, with a recommendation for
ratification. The report of the com
mittee will be almost unanimous