Evening star., 1898-12-26
Proclamation AM ou icing the Method
to Be Pursued.
ISSUED BY OUR COMMISSIONERS
Compliments Paid to Spanish OFF,
ciaIs for Their Courtesy.
CHANGE ON JANUARY

HAVANA. December 2G.-1he American
evacuation commissioners will tomorrow is
sue the following proclamation to the in
hahitants of the Island Of Cuba:
The undersigned commissioners 9n the
part Of the United States, having been in
vested with power by the President 10 ar
raUge for and execute the evacuation Of
Cuba and adjacent islands, and also taking
over the public property OF Spain, have en-
tered into an agreement with the commits
sinners on the part Of Spain for the final
ceremonies and regulations to be observed
ana carried out the lst day of January
and thereafter until all Spanish troops
shall have embarked for repatriation. and
the same is published for the guidance of
the Inhabitants and others outside of the
Santiago district.
The undersigned desire in this public
manner to impress and enjoin upon all
people Of the island the necessity for strict
compliance with the terms of this agree
ment to the end that public order and due
respect for the gravity Of the occasion may
prevail and especially to admonish all class
e. Of people to exercise self restraint and
moderation and refrain from giving cause
Of offense or irritation and from the exhi-
bition Of excitement. undue manifestation
ri feeling. or from doing any act calculated
to produce irritation or bad feeling.
Compliments to Spain.
and other officials of the United States
have been under the protection of the Span
ish authority. They have extended to us
the most scrupuIous courtesy and consid-
Grafton. and not one unpleasant incident
has marred our sojotnp in their midst, and
now that our positions are to be re-
versed and they are to become our guests
and entitled to Our protection, We must see
TO it that they enjoy the same immunity
and consideration. Apart from the eminent
IrOpriety of such course, the best inter-
ests of all classes Cuhans, Spauiards ana
Americans. viii be thereby served
Acting under sense of duty TO the peo-
pIe and our government, we give notice
t'at any violation of the terms and pro
visions of this agreement VIII be resented
and off nders brought promptly to justice
Representing all classes and interests, We
shall be governed by the strictest impair
tiality. with the common purpose of pro-
noting the rehabilitation and pacification
of Cuba. The preservation of peaca. the
security to persons and property, and the
establishment and maintenance of govern
nient with just laws impartially admins
tered are indispensable to the welfare and
happiness OF people.
We therefore confidently invoke the aid
and cooperation Of the inhabitants in ac-
complishing these ends
Text of the Agreement.
The agreement is as follows:
the 18th day of November, 1898. between
the commissioners of the United States and
the commissioners of Spain provides that
the final evacuation of the territory Of
Cuba and adjacent Spanish islands by the
forces Of Spain shall be completed at II
o'clock meridian or the 1st day of January
1899. and says that if for unavoidable rea-
sons the embarkatiou of Spanish forces
shall not be completed on the date herein
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nient places shall be designated for the
residence Of the remaining Spanish
troops until their ennbarkation shall be
accomplished. il being well understood,
however that these troops will not be
elected from their quarters during the time
that they must necessarily remain there:
leaving them in their quarters and the sick
in hospitals under the safeguard of the
armies Of the United States until they can
h sent hGma: and
Whereas. Notwithstanding all the efforts
made by the Spanish authorities faithfully
and promptly to carry out the provisions
Tf the aforesaid convention there will still
De number of Spanish troops in the
provinces of MatanZas and Santa Clara
whom it will have been impossible TO en-
bark for their native country before the 1st
of January next,
Now. therefore, be il agreed between
the commissioners of the United States and
the commissioners of Spain. in joint session
assembled. possessing for this purpose un-
der article OF the protocol agreement be-
tween the United States and Spain. signed
al Washington on the 12th day of August.
1StIS. full authority froTa the government
of the United States and the government Of
Spain, respectively, a. follows:
Remaining Troops to BE Well Treated
d" First. The Spanish troops remaining
unembarked on the LIST Of January shall
main undistuTbe until their emba rkation
to Spain. in their respective quarters,
buildings and grounds actually then occu-
pied by them, and during that period shall
enjoy the privileges and inmunites usually
ACCORDED by the rules of international law
governing foreign troops in friendly couH-
try.
The quarters buildings and grounds ac-
tually occupied by said troops will be con-
sidered as being covered by the privileges
Of extra -terTttoriaIity, the responsibility for
keeping good order in places thus occupied
being upon the authorities Of the United
States.
The commanding officer of the Spanish
forces. in the event of public disorder will
place himself at once in communica tion
with the commanding officer of the United
States forces. and in concert with ,him car
~ out such measures for the suppression
of disorder as they may Jointly agree
upon.