The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-08-20
TEMPLE OF JANUS CLOSED
PEACE BROODS DER A .WARRING
WORLD.
With Republican Simplicity the Pro-
tocol is Signed that Puts an End to
Hostilities.

WASHINGTON, August 12.-Spain
and the United States are at peace.
With the signing of the peace proto-
col this afternoon by Secretary of
State Day on behalf of the United
States, and NJ. Cambon, the French
ambassador at Washington, on be-
half of Spain, hostilities cease, and
the machinery for the negotiation of
final treaty of peace is set in mo-
ton.
The protocol provides:
/. That Spain shall relnquish all
claim of sovereignty over and title to
Cuba.
2. That Porto Rico and other Span
ish islands in the West Indies and an
island in the Ladrones, to be selected
by the United States, shall be ceded
to the latter.
3. That the United States shall oc-
cupy and hold the city and bay of Ma
Mia pending the conclusion of a trea-
ty 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
that commissioners be appointed
within ten days, who shall within
thirty days from the signing of the
protocol, meet at Havana and San
Juan respectively to arrange and eX-
ecute the details of the evacuation.
5. That the United States and
| Spain shall each appoint not more
than five commissioners to negotiate
and conclude a treaty of peace. The
commissioners are to meet at Paris
not later than the 1st of October.
| 6. On the signing of the protocol
hostilities will be suspended, and no.
tice 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 statement
of the protocols contents, as prepar-
ed and given to the press by Secreta-
ry Day.
WASHINGTON. August 12.-With
simplicity in keeping with republican
institutions. the war which has ragged
between Spain and the United States
for a period of three months and
twenty-five days was quietly termi-
mated at 4:23 o'clock this afternoon.
when Secretary Day for the United
States and NJ. Cambon for Spain, in
the presence of President Mckinley,
signed a protocol which will form the
basis of a definite treaty of peace.
By arrangement ambassador Cam
bon accompanied by NJ. Thiebault,
secretary of the French Embassy,
reached the White House at o'clock
The protocol was prepared in dupli-
cate at the State Department, one
copy to be retained by the United
States and the other to be the prop
erty of Spain. The text is handsome.
ly engrossed in running old English
script. Each copy of the protocol is
arranged in double column. French
and English, standing alongside fol
easy comparison as to the eXactness
of translation. The two copies are
alike, except that the one held by this
government has the English text il
the first column and the signature Of
Secretary Day ahead of that of NJ
Cambon, while the copy transmitted
to Spain has French in the first col
umn and the signature of NJ. Cambor
ahead of that of Secretary Day.
Throughout the ceremony all but
the two signers remained standing
NJ. Cambon, in signing for Spain, oc
cupied the seat which Secretary of tn,
Navy Long, now away on vacation
usually occupies.
The President stood at the left hanC
corner, at the head of the great cabi
net table. Secretary Day. NJ. THE
baut and NJ. Cambon. in the order a
named, on the left side of the table
The rest of the party were standing
in other portions of the room.
! At the conclusion of the ceremon!
the President requested the hand o
the ambassador, and through him re
turned thanks to the sister republic
of France for the exercise of her goot
| offices in bringing about peace.
He also thanked the Embassado
personally for the important part h
Z had played in this matter, and tn
/ latter replied in suitable terms. A
a further mark of his disposition, th
President called for the proclamation
which he had caused to be drawn uT
suspending hostilities, and signed
, in the presence of NJ. Cambon, VIII
I expressed his appreciation of the aC