The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

Mckinley received from the American Peace Commission late this afternoon the treaty of peace between the United States and Spain. In presenting this momentous document Judge Day, as chairman of the commission, said it 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 na- tion.
 Accepting the treaty from the hands of Judge Day, the President responded with heartfelt thanks and congratula- tions to the commission as a body and to the members 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 occurred in the blue room and lasted half an hour The commission arrived here from New York on a special train at APO p. m. A great crowd of holiday excursionists filled the railroad station, and in order to avert the jam the special was run on a side track, where the officials had an opportunity to leave the train before It reached the depot. Chief Clerk Miles of the State Department was on hand as representative or Sec retary Hay, and quite number of ot- ficials from the State, War and Navy departments, as well as friends and rel atives, were there to greet them. AS they stepped from the train there was general handShakng and congratula- tions, and then the party was escorted to carriages and driven directly to the White House. It was noticed that as Judge Day and his associates came from the train they were unlncumbered with any sort of luggage or documents. But Hon. John B. Moore, late Assist ant Secretary of State and legal ad- wiser of the commission, carried with him a huge yellow leather case. Ihls case never left Mr. Moore's hands, Tor ln 1t was the peace treaty which the com mission was bearing to the President. Four of the Commissioners-Day, Relo, Davis and Frye-took the first carriage to the White House and soon there> after Senator Gray, the remaining member, followed with MT. Moore ana the precious leather case. The Iadles of the party also proceeded 10 tne White House and joined the CommlS- eioners as they went before the PreSl- dent. na,
 Secretary Hay was with the Pres1- dent when the party arrived at tne White House. The first greeting was quite informal, the President coming 10 the private vestibule which leads to the special drawing Judge Day was the first to grasp the Presidents hano and then followed the personal eX- changes The President remarked on the vigorous health of all the members. In the meantime MT. Moore and ms precious bag had arrived in the outer
 ,-fr la r. Moore opened the case and from it took the treaty, in a morocco binding about the size of a large encyclopedia. Then, joining Secretary Gray, they proceeded together to the private vestlbule. MT. Moore carrying the treaty under his arm. All the members of the commls- sion being now assembled the President led the way to the blue room. Besides the President, Secretary Hay and the commissioners, there were present Arthur Ferguson, who, as official inter preter, had been through the arduous labors of the commission when the American and Spanish representatives were together, also Messrs. Hay and Gray, sons of the Secretary and Sena- tor and several ladies of the party re- spectively.
 The Secretary stood at the further end of the room while the party ranged around him. Taking the treaty Judge Day addressed the President in the manner already alluded to. His re- marks were quite informal and inn promptu, brief, dignified and to the point, in assuring the President of the satisfaction the commission felt that its labors were ended in such a way as to give promise of the welfare of the country. After the Presidents response some time was spent in informal dis cussion of the trip and then all of the commissioners, except Judge Day, de- | parted The latter remained with the l President for dinner, intending to leave with Mrs. Day at 7:20 o'clock for Can ton, where they are anxious to see their | family after the long absence.
 Mr. Reid returned to New York to- | night; Senator Gray went to his home | in Delaware and Senators Davis and | Frye remain at their homes in Wash | ington.
 It was stated that the treaty would | not be made public at present, the usual courtesy to the Senate requiring that it should be submitted to that body be- | fore being made public. In the mean | time it will remain in the custody of | the State Department for safe keeping, | although copies of 1t will be in the | hands of the President for such con- as may be needed. |
 It is the impression that with the | submission or the treaty to the PreSl- | dent the official existence of the Peace | Commission terminated. Should there | be occasion, which is scarcely conceiv- | able, for further negotiations on any of | the subjects touched by the treaty 1t | is said this will either be done by di- | rect negotiation with the Madrid Gov ernment or through an entirely new | It is a rather remarkable | fact that the commissioners were en- abled to complete their work in Paris | In almost exactly the time predicted by | Judge Day before he left the United | States.
 It is expected that the treaty will be | submitted to the Senate almost i'm mediately after the reassembling of | Congress.
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