The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-28
TREATY DELIVERED.

WASHINGTON. December "a, 1898
President Mckinley received from the
American peace commission late this
afternoon the treaty Of peace between tie
United States and Spain. In preserving
this momentOGs document, Judge Day,
as chairman OF the commission. said IL
represented the earnest efforts of the
American representatives at Paris, and
that it was submitted with the hope that
it would rebound to the peace. credit and
glory Of the American nation. Accept
ing the treaty from the hands of Judge
Day, the President responded with heaIt-
felt thanks and congratulations to the
commission as q body and to the mem
bers individually. He spoke Of all that
had been accomplished and of the happy
method by which difficult questions had
been adjusted. The formal ceremony of
delivering the treaty TO the President oe-
CURED in ihe.blue room and lasted halfan
hour.
The commission arrived here from
New York on special train at 4:20 p. IN.
great crowd of holiday excnrsiouists
filled the railroad station, aud in order to
avoid the jam the special was run on side
track, where the officials had an oppor-
tuniIy TO leave the train before it entered
the depot Chief Clerk Michsels. of the
state department. was on hand as repre-
sentative of Secretary Hay, and quite z
number of officials from the state, war and
navy departments. rs well as friends and
relatives, were there TO greet chem. As
they stepped from the train there was
general hsndshaking and conRrs,ulstion,
and then the party was escorted 10 car
ri ages and driven directly to the White
house.
It was noticed that as Judge Day and
his associates came from the train they
were unincumbered with any sort of
luggage or documents. But Hon. John
b. 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.. MpOre's hands
for it was the peace treaty which the COM
mission was bearing TO the President.
Fonr of the commissioners-Day Reid,
Davis and Frye-took the first carIisge
10 the White house, and soon thereafter
Senator Gray, the remaining member,
followed, with Mr.. Moore and the pre-
cious leather case. The ladies OF the
party also proceeded 70 the White house
and joined the commissioners 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
vate vestibnle which leads 10 the several
drawing rooms.s Judge Day was the first
to grasp the Presidents hand. and then
followed the personal exchanges. The
President remarked on the vigorous
health of all the members.
In the meantime Mr.. Moore and his
precious bag had arrived in the ou er
corridor. Before going inside Mr.. Moore
opened the case and from it took the
treaty, in a morocco binding, about the
size of large encyclopedias volume
Then, joining Senator Gray, they pro-
ceeded together to the private vestibule,
Mr.. Moore carrying the treaty under his
arm. All the members OF the commits
sion being now assembled, the President
led the way to the blue room Besides
the President, Secretary Hay and the
commissioners, there was present Ar
thur w. Ferguson, who, as official inter
prefer, had Teen through the arduous
ltb r of the commission when the
Ams rican and Spanish Representatives
were together, also Messrs. Hay and
Gray. sous of the secretary and senator,
and several ladies of the party respect
lively.
Tue President stood at the further end
of the room while the party ranged
around him. Taking the treaty, Judge
Day addressed the President in the man
ner 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 its 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 commits
sioners except Judge Day departed. The
latter remained with the President for
dinner. intending to leave with Mrs. Day
at 40 for Canton, where they are anxious
to see their family afier their long abb
sence.
Mr.. Reid returned to New York to-
night; Senator Gray went to his home
in Delaware, and Senators Davis aud
Frye remain at their homes in Washing
ton.
Il was stated AFTER the delivery of the
treaty to the President that it would not
be made public at present, the usual
courtesy 20 the senate requiring that it
should be submitted 20 that BODY before
being made public. In the meantime il
will remain in the custody of the state
department for safe keeping, although
>opies of il will be in the hands OF the
President for such consideration as may
be neeoed.
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