New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
SIGNING THE PROTOCOL.
continued from, nrst pagcD

IA o,,,. awaited rho Measure of the State De
,,,ar, rIa minated that the Ambassador
would be pleased to have the final ceremony Gun
Quoted in the presence OF President "cNi''e''
where tho negotiations were begun heaVi"s
the Secretary of Embassy In his own ONCE, 90
retary Day made a short visit 10 the ny
House 10 learn the Presidents wishes III 'ne
roatter The latter Immediately consented 10
o,cert the suggestion and Mr.. Thiebaut last-
o,od 70 Inform his principal that the president
WOULD receive him at the White House HI
o'clock.
COMING TO THE WHITE HOUSE
A. the Amounted hour n driving rainstorm
rravailed obliging all the parties TO resort ~
carriages for transportation TO tne INV
House Secretary Day came first with Ia'ee
portfolio under his arm. inclosing copies VI III"
nrotocol Of the proclamation TO ne 'ssu'" ~
the President stopping hostiliies and some o'ne'
necessary papers. He was accompanied ny AS
sistant Secretary Moore Second Assistant "eo-
re;arv Adee and Third Assistant Secre'''
Cridler They were shown Immediately INTO 'he
Cabinet Room. where the President sat IN ""''
ing He had invited to be present Assistant
Secretaries Pruden and Cortclyou ana Lieu
tenant Colonel Montgomery.
Wton Ambassador Cambon reached the Wh''e
House II was just $50 O'Clock. FIVE minutes III
advance q the appointed hour the ram was
still violent. and the Ambassador apdiiuoHou
his usual custom Of alghting at the outer gates
of the Executive grounds He was driven I'M
der the porte-cochere. passing through 'o'u'h
Of rouonapor mon before he and Secretary THE
,,o,, vero ushercd inside They went direct to
The library. adjoining the Cabinet Room on the
unpcr floor. AT 400 o'clock they were an
nounced to the waiting party In the Cabinet
Room and were ushcGed into their presence
After an exchange Of diplomats courtesles no
unnecessary waste OF time occurred. ana AS
sistant Secretary of State Crldier. on the part
Of the United States. and First Secretary THE
baut. on the part Of Spain. retired to window
where there was a critical formal examination
Of the protocol
THE PROTOCOLS APPEARANCE.
This Inspection had all the outward formal
tics due n document Of this Importance. II was
nrepared in duplicate at the State Department.
ono conv 10 be retained by the United States
Government and the other TO become the prop
crt; Of Spain The text Is handsomely en-
crossed in "A running old English script Each
copy of The protocol Is arranged in double col
umn French and English standing alongside Tor
easy comparison as to the exactness 81 the
translation. The two copies are alike except
that the one held by this Government has the
English text In the first column and the sigma
turo Of Secretary Day ahead Of that Of NJ Cam
bon. while the COPY transmitted to Spain has
French in the first column and tho signature Of
NJ Cambon ahead Of that Of Secretary Day.
The protocol sent to Spain accompanied
by the credentials issued nv Presiden, McKin-
ley specially empowering the Secretary Of state
TO afix his signature n his document. The au-
thorization brief and In typeNritng. save
for the Presidents characteristic bold signature
Later the America copy II tho protocol VIII he
accompanied by the written credentials 81 tho
Spanish Government and sent to ". Cambon
ann tearing the signature Of Queen Cristina
The cabie dispatch received by him to-day
conferred full authority to sign the protocol. and
stated that the written authorization would fol-
low. signed by the Queer Regent. in the name Of
the King Prior % the ceren my ~ today Vi.
rhiebaut showed the cable dispatch 10 Secre-
tary Day. ard IL accepted As sufficient -
enabla The Ambassador 70 sign In behalf Of
Spain When the written authorization arrives
II viii be presented 70 the state Department to
accompany the protocol.
JUDGE DAY AND NJ CAMBoN SIGN.
The examination of the protocol was satisfac-
DRY. and the document was handed n " Cam
hon first ana then 70 Secretary Day. who anHxed
their signatures TO each side Il tho two copies
Then the last detail IN making the protocol
binding was administered by Assistan, Score
iary Cridler in charge Of the chanccry work.
who attached the seal - the United States.
Throughout the ceremony all but the two signers
remained standing NJ Camhon. in signing for
Spain occupied the sent which Secretary LonG.
now away on vacation usually occupied The
President stood at the left hand corner. At the
J. cad Of the great Cabinet table Secretary Day.
N ThIebaut and NJ Canbon. in the order named.
on the left side Of the table The rest of the
party were standing IN other parts OF the room.
No credentials were produced during the meet
ing az the White House. the President accept
ing Secretary Days assurance that this had
been settled to his satisfaction a the State De
partment 1t was i23 o'clock when the final
signatures were attached 10 the protocol. and
within the knowledge Of all the officials present
this the first time that a protocol or treaty
had been signed AZ the White House. As this
ceremony concluded. Acting Secretary Allen. Of
the Navy Department. Secretary Aigrr and Ad-
tant-General Corbin appeared having been
II the White House Ivy the President
and they were admitted into the Cabine,-roo
JUS in season 10 witness one Of the most i'm
pressive features ~ the ceremony when the
President requested the hand ~ the Ambassa
dor and through him returned thanks To the
sister republic Of France for tho exercise Of her
good Offices in bringing about peace. He also
thanked the Ambassador personally for tho i'm
portanr par, he has played in this matter. and
the latter replied in suitable terms.
TIE PROCLAMATION SIGNED
AS n further mark of his disposition. Prcsi-
dent Mckinley called for the proclamation which
he had caused to be drawn up suspendng hos
Titles. and signed II in the presence OF NJ. am
bon who expressed his appreciation Of the ac-
ton. Without delay Acting Secretary Allen
fastened to the telephone and directed that ca
bic messages be Immediately sent to ali of the