St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-17

Spain and the United States for three
months and % days was quietly termi-
mated at % O'Clock Friday afternoon,
when Secretary Day tor the United States
and NJ. Cambon for Spain, in the pres
ence of President Mckinley at Washing
ton, signed protocol which will form
the basis of dehnitive treaty of peace.
The document was prepared in dupli.
cate at the state department one copy
to be retained by the United States gov
eminent and the other to become the
property of Spain. The text is hand
somely engrossed in running old Eng
lish script. Each copy OF the protocol is
arranged in double column, French and
English standing alongside for easy COM
parison as to the exactness of transla
ton. The two copies are alike, except
that the one held by this government has
the Eng ish text in 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 column and the signature of M.
Cambon ahead of that OF Secretary Day
The protocol to be sent to Spain was
accompanied by the credentials, issued
by President Mckinley, specially empow.
ering the secretary OF state to affix his
signature to this document. The author
ization was brief and in typewriting
save for the president signature. Later
the American copy of the protocol will
be accompanied by the written creden
tals of the Spanish government sent to
M. Cambon and bearing the signature of
Queen Christina
The examination Of the protocol was
satisfactory and the document was
handed to M. Cambon first and then to
Secretary Day, who affixed signatures in
that order to each side of the two copies.
Then the last detail in making the pro-
tocol binding was administered by AS
sistant Secretary Clidler, in charge Of the
chancery work, who attached the seal Of
the United States. Throughout the cere
mony all but the two signers remained
standing. M. Cambon in signing for
Spain occupied the seat which Secretary
of the Navy Long, now away on vaca-
ton, usually occupies. The President
stood at the left-hand corner at the head
of the great cabinet table; Secretary
Day, M. Thiebaut and M. Cambon, in
the order named, on the left side OF the
table. The rest OF the party were stand
ing in other parts of the room. No Gre
dentials were produced during the meet
ing at the White House, the President ac-
cepting Secretary Days assurance that
this had been settled to his satisfaction
at the state department.
1t was 4.23 O'Clock when the final sig.
natures were attached to the protocol,
aud xx,tb,,, . In LODI nC az 4.
present, this was the first time that a
protocol or treaty had been signed at the
White House.
Contents Of the Protocol.
The following is the official statement
of the peace protocols contents, as pre-.
pared and given to the press by Secretary
Day:
l. That Spain will relinqush all claim
of sovereignty over and title to Cuba.
2. 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 coded to the latter
8. That the United States will occupy
and hold the city, bay and harbor 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 that COM
missoners, to be appointed within 10
days shall, within 80 days from the Sign
ing OF protocol, meet at Havana and San
Juan respectively, to arrange and execute
the details of the evacuation.
5. That the United States and Spain
will each appoint not more than FIVE COM
missioners 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, hos
tites will be suspended and notice to
that effect will be given as soon as posi-.
BILE by each government to hecommand
ers OF its military and naval forces.
Proclamation by President.
The President has issued the following
proclamation:
By the President of the United States
OF America.
A Proclamation.
Whereas, by protocol concluded and
signed August ~, 1898, by William X.
Day, secretary of state of the United
States, and his excellency Jules Cambon
ambassador extraordinary and plenipo.
tertiary Of the republic of France at
Washington, respectively representing
for this purpose the government of the
United States and the government o.
Spain, the governments of the United
States and Spain have formally agreed
upon the terms on which negotiations foI
the establishment Of peace between the
two countries shall be undertaken; and
Whereas, it is in said protocol agreed
that upon its conclusion and sgnatur,
hostilities between the two countrie.
shall be suspended, and that notice tc
that effect shall be given as soon as pos
sible by each government to the com
manders of its military and naval forces
Now, therefore, l, William Mckinley