The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-08-19
SOUNDS THE RECALL.
cease Firing" Is the Word That
Has Gone Abroad from the
National Capital.
PRESIDENT PRooLAIMs THE PEACE.
Provisions OF the Protocol The Signing
of Which Ended the War.

Washington, Aug. 1s.-with simplic-
ity in keeping with republican institu-
lions the war which has ragged between
Spain and the United States for aperiod
of three months and twenty-five days
was quietly terminated at twenty-three
minutes past O'Clock yesterday after
noon, when Secretary Day. for the Unit
ed States, and M. Cambon, for Spain, in
the presence of President Mckinley,
signed a protocol which will form the
basis Of a definite treaty Of peace
Washington, Aug. 13.-The president
has issued the following proclamation:
by the President of the United States
of America: A Proclamation:
Whereas, By protocol coneludedand
signed Aug. IL, 1898, by William r. Day,
secretary of state of the United States,
and his excellency Jules Cambon, am
bassador extraordinary and plenipoten-
tiary of the republic Of France at Wash
ington, respectively representing for
this purpose the government of the
United States and the government Of
Spain. the United States and Spain have
formally agreed upon the terms on
which negotiations for the establishment
Of peace between the two countries
shall be undertaken; and
Whereas 1t is in said protocol agreed
that upon it's conclusion and signature
hostilities between the two countries
shall be suspended, and that notice to
ha oiu
possible by each government to the COM
manders of it's military and naval
forces:
Nov, therefore, 1, William McKin-
ley, president of the United States, do,
in accordance with the stipulations Of
the protocol, declare and proclaim on
the part of the United States a suspen-
sion of hostilities, and do hereby COM
mand that orders be Immediately CIV
en- through the proper channels to the
commanders of the military and naval
forces of the United States to abstain
from all acts inconsistent with this
proclamation.
'Tn witness whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be Affixed
Done at the city of Washington this
18th day of August, in the year of our
Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Ninety-eight, and of the independence
Of the United States, the One Hundred
and Twenty-third.
"WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
by the president
WILLIAM r. DAY,
Secretary of State.''
Provisions of the Protocol.
Following are the provisions of the
protocol officially stated:
1. That Spain will relinquish all claim
of sovereignty over the title to Cuba.
q. That Porto Rico and other Spanish
islands in the West Indies. and an ISL
and in the Ladrones to be selected by
the United States. shall be ceded to the
latter.
8. That the United States will occupy
and hold Manila pending the conclusion
of a treaty of peace which shall deter
mine the control. disposition and gov
eminent of the Philippines.
4. That Cuba. Porto Rico and other
Spanish islands in the West Indies shall
be Immediately evacuated, and that
commissioners shall within thirty days
from the signing of the protocol meet at
Havana and San Juan, respectively, to
ara nge and execute the details Of the
evacuation.
, g. That the United States and Spain
will each appoint not more than five
commissioners to negotiate and con-
Guide treaty of rooca TO re t at Paris
not later than the 1st of October.
6. On the signing of the protocol hos
tilities will be suspended.