The Portland daily press., 1898-12-26
THE TREATY MAKERS HOME.
Washington by Special Train
which They Left at a side Track.

ponOo Oola aNAisolou thte UnlS AFTERNOON bH6
treaty of peace between the United States
and Spain. In presenting this momen-
tous document, Judge Day as chairman
CT the commission, said 1T represented the
earnest efforts of the American represen-
tatives at Paris and it was submitted
with the hope that it would rebound to
the peace. credit and glory of the Ameri-
can nation. Accepting the treaty from
the hands of Judge Day, the President
responded with heartfelt thanks and con-
gratulations to the commission as body
and to the members individually. He
spoke of all that had been accomplished
and of the happy method by which diff.
cult questions had been adjusted. The
formal ceremony of delivering the treaty
to the President occurred in the Blue
Room and lasted half an hour.
The commission arrived here from New
York on special train at 4.20 p. m. A
great crowd of holiday excursionists filed
the railroad station and in order to avoid
the jam the special was run on a side
track where the officials had an oppor-
tunity to leave the train before it entered
the depot. Chief Clerk Michaels of the
resentative of Secretary Hay and quite
number of officials from the state, war
and navy departments MS well as friends
and relatives were there to greet them.
AS they stepped from the train there WAS
general handshaking and congratulations
md fhoy, ha ortu oconrtad I'm r.
riages and driven directly to the White
House. 1t was noticed that as Judge Day
and his associates came from the train
hey were unincumbered with any sort
of luggage or documents. But Hon. John
Moore, late assistant secretary OF state
and legal adviser of the commission. car
ried with him huge yellow leather case.
This case never left Mr.. Moore's hands
for in it was the peace treaty which the
commission was bearing to the President.
Four of the commissioners, Messrs Day,
Reid, Davis and Frye, took the first car
riage to the White House and soon there
after Senator Gray, the remaining menu
ber, followed with Mr.. Moore ana the
precious leather case.
The ladies of the party also proceeded to
the White House and joined the commits
sioners as they went before the President
Secretary Hay was with the President
when the party arrived at the White
House. The first greeting was quite in
formal, the President coming to the pri
yate vestibule which leads to the several
drawing rooms Judge Day was the first
to grasp the Presidents hands; then fol-
lowed the personal exchanges. The Presf-
dent remarked on the vigorous health OF
all the members. In the meantime Mr..
Moore and his precious bag had arrived
in the outer corridor. Before going inside
Mr.. Moore opened the case and from 1T
took the treaty in morocco binding
about the size of large encyclopedia.
Then joining Senator Gray they proceeded
together to the private vestibule. Mr.. Moore
carrying the treaty under his arm. All
the members of the commission being
now present, the President led the way to
the Blue Rroom. Besides the President,
Secretary Hay and the commissioners,
there were present Arthur W. Ferguson,
the official interpreter. also Messrs. Hay and
Gray sons of the secretary and senator and
several ladies. The President stood at the
further end of the room, where the party
ranged about him. Taking the treaty.
Judge Day addressed the President in the
manner already alluded to. His remarks
were quite informal and impromptu,
brief, dignified and to the point in assur-
ing the President of the satisfaction the
commission felt that it's labors were
ended in such way as to give promise of
the welfare of the country. After the
Presidents response. some time was spent
In informal discussion of the trip and
then all of the commissioners except
Judge Day departed. The latter remained
with the President Tor dinner, intending
to leave with Mrs. Day at 7.20 for Canton
where they are anxious to see their family
after the long absence. Mr.. REID re-
turned to New York tonight, Senator
Gray to his home in Delaware and Sena-
tors Davis and Frye remain at their
homes in Washington.
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
being 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 tho treaty to the President the
official existence of the commission will
have terminated. Should there be occa-
ton, which is scarcely conceivable, for
further negotiations on any of the sub
jects touched by the treaty, it is said that
this will either be done by direct nego-
tiation with the Madrid government or
through an entirely new commission. 1t
is a rather remarkable fact that the com
missioners were enabled to complete their
work in Paris in almost exactly the time
predicted by Judge Day, the president OF
the American commission, before he left
l. Il l.