Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-12-08

could not be accepted. the only reply be-
I'M 70 present as a virtual ult!matum
draft of the protocol, embodying the pre-
else terms rendered TO Spain IN our io'e
Of Jtlv 80. which added stipulauons OF
details as 10 the appointment OF coih.
miss.oners 10 arrange Tor me eVdcu.' 30
of the Spanish Antilles. on Ausust -,
NJ. Cambon announced his receip, OF iu.'
powers to sign the protocol as suoihi''eN
Terms of the Protocol.
Accordingly, on the afternoon OF August
- NJ. Cambon as the plenlpotenuars OF
Snain and the secretary OF state, as the
plenipotent!ary of the Unite" S'"'e9'
signed the protocol providing: III
"Article l. Spain will relinquish al
claim OF sovereignty over and title 10
Cuba. ,l
Article .. Spain will cede TO the United
States the island of Porto Rico ana o'"er
islands now under Spanish sovereign? "a.
the West Indies and also an isIahu II,
Tho Iadrones to be selected by the United
States. III, o,,,,-
ny and hold the city bay and harbor OF
Manila. pending the conclusion OF treaty
of peace, which shall determine the con-
troll. disposition and government Oh ''''
Philippines. - 80,
The fourth article provided for the ap-
Monument of Joint commissions on the
part Of the United States and Spain 10
meet In Havana and San Juan. respective
ly. for the purpose of ARRANGING ana car
rvtng out the details Of the stipulated
evacuation of Cuba. Porto Rico ana otnef
SPANISH islands in the West indies.
The fifth article provided for the ap-
Monument of not more than five comfrls-
sioners on each side to meet at Parls 1o'
later than October l. and to proceed TO
the negotiation and conclusion Oh
treaty OF peace. subject to ratihcatlon ac,
cording TO the respective cohsutut'oiia'
forms of the two countries. ~
The sixth and last article provldes tnal
unon the signing of the protocol, hostii-
ties between the two countries shaIl De
suspended, and that notice TO that eHec'
should be given soon as posslple ps
each government to the commanders VI
its naval forces 80 .,o
Immediately upon the conclusion OF the
protocol. l issued the proclamation Of Au-
gust 10 suspening hosti!ities on the part
Of the United Statets. The necessary or
ders to that end were at once given by lei-
egraph. The blockade of the ports OF ou-
ba and of San Juan de Porto Rico was III
like manner raised. on August Is, the
uuster-out of 10000 volunteers, or as near
that number as was found to be practical
bic, was ordered. on December l, lOl,b9o OIL
fcers and men had been mustered out and
discharged from the service; 5000 more Will
be mustered out by the 10th of the month;
also a corresponding number of generals
and general staff officers have been hon
orably discharged from the service.
The military commissions to superintend
the evacuation of Cuba, Porto Rico and
the adjacent islands were forthwith APP
pointed:
For ajor-General James F.
Wade, Rear-Admiral William T. Sampson,
MajorGeneral Matthew C. Butler.
For Porto Rico-Maj or-General John Z.
Brooke, Rear-Admiral Winfield Scott
Schley, Brigadier-General W. Gordon.
They soon afterwards met the Spanish
commissioners at Havana and San Juan.
respectively. The Porto Rico joint commits
sion speedily accomplished its task, and
by October is the evacuation of the island
completed. The United States flag
was raised over the island at noon that
day. The administration of its affairs has
been Professionally intrusted TO a military
governor until congress shall otherwise
provide. The Cuban Joint high commits
sion has not yet terminated its labors. Ow-
ing to the difficulties in the way of remov-
ing the large number of Spanish troops
still In Cuba, the evacuation cannot be
completed before the LIST of January next.
The Peace Commission.
Pursuant to the fifth article of the pro-
tocol. l appointed William r. Day, lately
secretary of state; Cushman II Davis.
William P. Frye and George Gray senators.
of the United States, and Whitelaw Reid
to be peace commissioners on the part of
the United States. Proceeding in due
season to Paris. they there met. on the
LIST of October. five commissioners sim
ilarly appointed on the part of Spain. The
negotiations have made hopeful progress.
so that l trust soon to be able to lay
definite treaty of peace before the senate,
with review of the steps leading to Its
signature.
l do not discuss at this time the govern
ment or the future of the new possessions
which will come to US as the result of the
war with SPAIN Such a discussion will
be appropriate after the treaty of peace
shall be ratified. In the meantime. and
until congress has legislated otherwise. it
will be my duty to continue the military
government which has existed since our
occupation and give their people security
IN life and property and encouragement
under inst and bepefnart r,ia