The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-06
TExT OLE THE PRoToCoL.
Copy Of the Agreement Made Public
by the State Department.


by the State Department.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.--SThe State De-
partment to-day for the first time made
public a copy of the protocol between the
United States and Spain forthe preliminary
settlement of the war; A copy was cabled
to this country from the French transla-
tion, but the department here never gave
out the text of the document in official
form. The protocol textually is as follows:
Protocol of agreemenS between the
United States and Spain, embodying the
terms of a basis for the establishment of
peace between the two countries. Signed at
Washington, Aug. -, 1898.
PROTOCOL
William r. Day, secretary of state of
the United States, and his Excellency Jules
sCambon, ambasseslnr - ss4s8fdinary and
plenipotentiary of the Republic OF France
at Washington, respectively possessing for
this purpose full authority from the govern
ment of the United States and the govern
ment Of Spain, have concluded and signed
the following articles, embodying the terms
on which the two governments have agreed
in respect to the matters hereinafter set
forth, having in view the establishment of
peace between the two countries. that is to
say:
article I-Spain win relinquish all claim
Of sovereignty over and title to Cuba.
"Article II-Spain will cede to the United
States the island of Porto Rico and other
islands now under Spanish sovereignty in
the West Indies, and also an island in the
Ladrones to be selected by the United
States.
article III-The United States will oc-
cppy and hold the city, bay and harbor of
Manila pending the conclusion of a treaty
of peace which shall determine the control,
disposition and government of the Philip
pines.
article IV-Spain will Immediately evac-
uatc Cuba, Porto Rico and other islands
now under Spanish sovereignty in the West
Indies, and to this end each government
will, within ten days after signing of this
protocol, appoint commissioners, and the
commissioners so appointed shall. within
thirty days after the signing of this proto-
col, meet at Havana for the purpose of ar
ranging and carrying out the details of the
aforesaid evacuation of Cuba and the ad-
jacent Spanish islands, and each govern
ment WILL within ten days after the signing
of this protocol, also appoint other commits
sioners, who shall, within thirty days after
the signing of the protocol, meet at San
Juan, in Porto Rico, for the purpose of ar
ranging and carrying out the details of the
aforesaid evacuation of Porto Rico and
other islands now under Spanish sovereignty
in the West Indies
"Art. 5. The United States and Spain will
each appoint not more than five commits
sioners to treat of peace, and the commits
sioners SO appointed shall meet at Paris
not later than Oct. l, 1898, and proceed to
the negotiation and conclusion of a treaty
of peace, which treaty shall be subject to
ratification according to the respective con-
stitutional forms of the two countries
art. 5. Upon the conclusion and sign
ing of this protocol hostilities between the
two countries shall be suspended, and no.
tice to that effect shall be given as soon
as possible by each government to the COM
manders of it's military and naval forces.
Done at Washington in duplicate, in En-
glish and in French, by the undersigned.
who have hereunto set their hands and
seals, the 18th day of August, 1928.
WILLIAM r. DAY,
JULES CANIBON."