The Van Buren press., 1898-08-20
PEACE ACCOMPLISHED.
Protocol Signed by Both Governments
and Hostiiiues Ordered
Suspended.
THE TERMS As STATED ARE THAT
Spain Must EYaeuate Cuba, Porto Rico
and Other West Indian Posses
si0ms ut Once.

WAGHINGToH, Aug. 13.-The presi
dent has issued the following proclaim
alton:
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE L. s
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas, by protocol issued ant
signed Aug. u, 1898. by Wm. r. Day.
secretary of state of the United States
and his exeellency, Jules Cambon, am
bassador extraordinary and plenipoten-
tiary of the republic Of France at Wash
ington. respectively, representing fol
this purpose the government of the
United States and the government Of
Spain, the United States and Spain have
formally agreed upon terms upon which
negotiations for the establishment OF
| peace between the two contries shall be
undertaken; and,
Whereas. it is in said protocol agreed
that upon its conclusion and signature
| hostilities between the two countries
shall be suspended, and that notice Ia
| this effect shall be given as soon as pos
si6le by each government to the com
manders of its military and naval
forces
Now, therefore. /, VIM. Mckinley
president of the United States do in ae
eordanee of the stipulation of the proto-
col, declare and proclaim on the part of
the United States suspension Of hos
tilities, and do hereby command that
orders be Immediately given 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.
In witness whereof | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. Done at
at the city of Washington this Twelfth
day of August in the year of our Lord
eight and of the independence Of the
United States one hundred and twenty
third WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
By the president:
VIM. R. DAY, Sec y of State.
The protocol contains the following
provisions:
/. That Spain will relinquish all
Cuba.
q That Porto Rico and other Spanish
Islands in the West Indies and an island
in the Ladrones, to be selected by the
United States, shall be ceded to the
latter.
g. That the United States will occu.
by and hold the city, bay and harbor of
of Manila, pending the conclusion of a
treaty of peace which shall determine
the control. disposition and government
of the Philippines.
4. That Cuba, Porto Rico and other
Spanish islands in the West Indies shall
be Immediately evacuated and the com
missioners to be appointed within ten
days shall, within thirty days from the
signing Of the protocol. meet at Havana
and San Juan, respectively, to arrange
and execute the details of the evaeua
ton.
5. That the United States and Spain
will each appoint not more than five
commissioners to negotiate and conclude
treaty of peace. The commissioners
are to meet at Paris not later than the
LIST Of October.
8. On the signing of the protocol,
hostilities will be suspended and notice
to that effect will be given as soon as
possible by each government to the
commanders of its military and naval
forces.
The above is the official state
ment of the protocol contents as pre-
pared and given to the press by Secre-
tary Day.
The protocol was signed at :23 pm.
yesterday by Secretary of State Day,
representing the United States, and NJ.
Cambon, the French ambassador,
representing the Spanish government.