The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
In Ceding Territory Spain Gets Protection for
 Subjects.
Religious Liberty Assured and Shipping Given Full Rights for
 a Period of Ten Years.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

MADRID, Dec. 19-The treaty ot peace between the United States ant Spain, signed by the commissioners ot the respective nations at Paris on De. cember Il. was officially made public to-day. The preamble is formal and brief. The following is a translation ot the Spanish copy of the treaty as pub lished here:
 "ArticIe 1-Spain renOunces all right of sovereignty over Cuba.
 Whereas said isle, when evacuated by Spain, is to be occupied by the United States, the United States. while occupation continues. shall take upon themselves and fulfill the obligations which by the fact of occupation inter national law imposes on them for the protection of life and property.
 "ArticIe 2-Spain cedes to the United States the Island of Porto Rico and other islands now under her sovereignty in the West Indies, and the isle of Cham in the archi- peIaEo of Marianas or LadrOnes.
 "ArticIe 3-Spain cedes to .he United States the island of Porto known as the Philippine Islands, which comprise the islands situated between the following lines:
 "A line which runs west to east, near the twentieth parallel, north latitude, across the center of the navigable canal of Bachi from 11Sth to 127th degrees longitude east of Greenwich. From here to the south on the 127th degree longi- tude east to parallel 4:45 north latitude. From here following the parallel of north latitude 4:45 to the intersection with medidian longitude 1895 east of Greenwich. From here following meri- dian 119:35 east to parallel latitude TAO north. From here following parallel 7:40 north to the intersection of 116 lon gitude east. From here along a straight lin, to the intersection of the tenth par allel latitude north with the 11Sth meri- dian east, and from here following the 18th meridian to the point whence be- gan this demarcation. The United States shall 0ay to Spain the sum of s20 100000 within three months after
 
 present treaty.
 Article 4-The Ur''-' States shall during the term of ten years, counting from the interchange of notifications of the treaty, admit to the ports of the Philippine Islands Spanish ships and merchandise under the same conditions as ships and merchandise of the United States.
 "ArticIe '5-The United States, on the signing of the present treaty, shall transport to Spain at their American forces made prisoners of war when Manila was captured. The arms of the soldiers shall be re- turned to them.
 Spain, on the interchange of ratifi- cations of the present treaty shall pro- ceed to evacuate the Philippine Islands. as also Guam, on conditions similar to those agreed to by the commissions named to concert the evacuation of Porto Rico and other islands in the Western Antilles, according to the protocol of August 12, 1898. which shall continue in force until the terms have been completely complied with. The term within which the evacuation of the Philippine Islands and Guam shall be completed shall be fixed by both Governments. Spain shall retain the flags and stands of colors of warships not captured, small arms, cannon of all with carriages and accessories, powders, munitions, material and ef- fects of all kinds belonging to the armies of the sea and land forces of Spain in the Philippines and Guam Pieces of heavy caliber, which are not field artillery mounted on Notifications and on coasts, shall remain in their places for a period of six months from the interchange of notifications of the present treaty, and the United States may. during that period, buy from Spain said material, if both Govern ments arrive at a satisfactory agree ment thereon.
 Article 6-Spain, on signing the pres ent treaty, shall place at liberty all prisoners of war and all detained or i'm prisoned for political offenses in con- sequence of instructions in Cuba and the Philippines and of the war with the United States. Reciprocally the A prisoners of war made by the American Sorces, and shall negotiate for the lib- erty of all Spanish prisoners in the power of the insurgents in Cuba and the Philippines. The Government of the United States shall transport at it's cost to Spain, and the Govern ment of Spain shall transport at its cost to the United States. Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippines. comfortably. to the situation of their respective dwellings, prisoners placed or to be placed at liberty in virtue of this ar ticle.
 Article 7-Spain and the United States mutually renounce by the pres ent treaty all claims to national or pri- vate indemnity of whatever kind of one against the other or of subjects or citizens against the other which may have arisen from the beginning of the last insur- rection in Cuba, and anterior to the of notifications of the pres ent treaty, as also to all indemnity as regards the costs occasioned by the war. The United States shall judge and settle the claims of its citizens against