The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-08-19
Protocol Signed and Hostilities
Suspended on Both Sides,
THE WAR IS NOW AT AN END
Spain VIII RelinquIsh All Claim to Cuba
to BE Coded to the United States
-Commissioners VIII Meet
in Paris to Conclude
Peace Negotiations.


dent has issued the following procla
nation
Whereas, BY protocol concluded
and signed August II, 1893, by William
R. Day, secretary of state of the United
States, and his Excellency, Jules Cam
bon, ambassador extraordinary and
plenipotentiary of the Republic of
France at Washington, respectively
representing for this purpose the gov
eminent of the United States and the
government of Spain, the United States
and Spain have formally agreed upon
the terms on which negotiations for
the establishment of peace between
the two countries shall be undertaken;
and,
Whereas. 1t is in said protocol
agreed that upon its conclusion and
signature hostilities between the two
countries shall be suspended, and that
notice to that effect shall be given as
soon as possible by each government
to the commanders of it's military and
naval forces.
Now, therefore, I, William McKin-
ley, President of the United States, do,
in accordance with the stipulations of
the protocol, declare and proclaim on
the part of the United States, sus-
pension of hostilities, 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 l have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. Done at
the city of Washington, this twelfth
day of August in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and nine
ty-eight, and of the independence of
the United States, the one hundred
and twenty-third.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
By the President. William Z. Day,
Secretary of State.
copy of the proclamation has been
cabled to our army and navy com
manders. Spain will cable her com
mandcrs like instructions.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The protocol
signed by NJ. Cambon, SPANS repre-
sentative, provides:
/. That Spain will relinquish 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 coded
to the latter.
8. That the United States will oc-
cupy and hold the city, bay and har-
Dor of Manila, pending the conclusion
of treaty of peace, which shall de-
termine 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, to be appointed
within ten days, shall, within thirty
days from the signing of the protocol,
meet at Havana and San Juan, re-
spectively to arrange and execute the
details of the evacuation.
5. That the United States and Spain
will each appoint not more than five
commissioners to negotiate and con-
clude treaty of peace. The commits
sioners are to meet at Paris not later
than the first 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.