Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-25
President Receives Peace Arti=
cles From Commissioners.
TO BE MADE PUBLIC LATER ON
Immense Throng witnesses the Arrival OF
Judge Day and His Associates. Pre-
cious Documents Turned Over
With Brief Formalities.
(By TeleRraphD


WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-President
Mckinley received from the American
Peace Commission, late this afternoon,
the treaty of peace between the United
States and Spain.
In presenting this momentous docu-
Inent. Judge Day, as chairman of the
Commission, said that it represented
the earnest efforts of the American re-
representatives. at Paris. and that it was
submitted with the hope that it would
rebound to the peace, credit and glory
OF the American nation.
Accepting the treaty from the hands
of Judge Day, the President responded
with his heartfelt thanks and congrat-
ulations to the Commission as body
and to the members individuality. He
spoke, of; all that had been accomplish
ed, and of the happy methods by which
difficult questions had been adjusted.
The formal ceremony of delivering the
treaty to the President occurred in the
B1ue Room and lasted half an hour.
THRONG IN WAITING.
The Commission arrived here from
New York on a special train at 1920 P
NJ. great crowd of holiday excur-
sionists filled the railroad station, and,
In order to avoid the jam, the special
Was run on a side-track, where tle
Coin missioners had an opportunity to
leave the train before it entered the de-
pot.
Chief Clerk Michaels, of the State
Department, was on hand as the repre-
sentative of Secretary Hay, and quite
q number of officials from the State,
War and Navy Departments, as we'll as
friends and relatives, were there to
greet, them.
.Aass:t they stepped from the train there
general hand shakinss and caagraAu-
latIons and then the party was escorted
toscarriages and driven directly to the
White House.
Hon. John B. Moore, late Assistant
Secretary of State and legal adviser. of
the Commission, bore the treaty in a
huge leather case. which he never per-
mitted to leave his hands until the doc
unient was extracted from it just before
entering the White House. The treaty
was bound in morocco and was about
the size of a large encyclopedia.
I'D, BE MADE PUBLIC LATER.
1T was stated after the delivery of the
treaty to the President that it would
not be made public at present, the usual
courtesy to the Senate requiring that it
should be submitted to that body before
beitg made public.
In the meantime, it will remain in the
custody of the State Department for
safe keeping, although copies of it will
be in the hands of the President for
such consideration as may be needed.
1t is the impression that with the sub
mission of the treaty to the Senate,
the Peace Commission will cease to ex-
ist officially. Should there be occasion,
which is Scarcely conceivable. for fur
Their negotiations on any of the sub
jects touched by the treaty, it is said
that this will either be done by direct
negotiation with the Madrid Govern
n1ent or through an entirely new COM
mission
It is. expected that the treaty will be
submitted to the United States Senate
almost Immediately after the re-assem-
bling of Congress.