Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-12-17
PEACE TREATY SIGNED.
Points Of the Famous Document
That Ends the War.
no oLAIMs ToG INDEMNITY.

The United states win settle the
Claims or It's Cftizeu-Spaniards Re-
manning in Conquered Territories
May Preserve Allegiance to spain.
Paris. Dec. 12.-The work Of the peace
commission was CONCLUDED on saturday
evening. uhen The tres ty was signed BY
both the Spanish and American com
missioners. The treaty consists of II
articles. il having been found advisable
TO subdivide two or three Of the articles
in the draft formerly agreed upon.
Spain reHnquishes all claims OF SOW
ereignty over and title 70 Cuba, and as
the island is, upon its evacuation by
Spain. TO be occupied by the United
States the latter will, so long as such
occupation shall last, assume and dis
charge the obligations in respect 20
protection of life and property which
may, under International law, result
from the fact of it's occupation.
Spain cedes to the United States the
Island of Porto Rico and the other ISL
ands now under Spanish sovereignty IN
the West Indies, with Guam, in the
Ladrone Islands.
Spain cedes to the United States the
archipelago known as the Philippine
Islands.
The United States will. for term of
ten years from the date and exchange
of notifications of the present treaty,
admit Spanish ships and merchandise
to the ports of the Philippine Islands
on the same terms as the ships and
merchandise of the United States.
The United States will, upon the sig
nature. Of the present treaty, send back
to Spain, at it's own cost, the Spanish
soldiers taken as prisoners of war on
the capture of Manila by he American
forces. The arms OF the soldiers in
question shall be restored to them.
Spain will, upon the signature of the
present treaty release all prisoners o.
war and all persons detained or inn
prisoned for political offenses in con-
nection with the insurrection in Cuba
and the Philippines and the war with
the United States.
The United States will release all per-
(, sons made prisoners of war by the
American forces and will undertake to
obtain the release of all Spanish pris-
oners in the hands of the insurgents in
Cuba and the Philippines.
The United States will, at their own
/, cost, return to Spain and the govern
I ment Of Spain will, at it's own cost, re-
turn to the United States, Cuba, Porto
Rico or the Philippines according to
the situation of their respective homes
the prisoners released or caused to be
released.
The United States and Spain mutu-
ally rellnquish all claim for indemnity
national and individual of every kind
i of either government, or of its citizens
or subjects against the other govern
ment that may arise since the begin
ming of the late instruction in Cuba
and prior to the exchange of ratifiea-
tions of the present treaty, including all
claims for indemnity for the cost OF
war The United States viii adjudi-
+. cate and settle the claims of it's citi
1 zens against Spain, relinquished under
this stipulation.
Spanish subjects, natives of the PEN
Ursula, residing in the territory which
Spain relinquishes, may remain in such
territory or may remove therefrom. re-
tanning in either event all their rights
of property, including the right to sell
or dispose Of such property or its pro-
ceeds. and they shall also have the
right to carry on their industry. COM
merce or profession. being subject in
~ respect thereof to such laws as are
applicable to other foreigners. In the
event of their remaining in the ter
ritory they may preserve their allegi-
ance to the crown of Spain by making
a declaration of their decision to pre-
serve such allegiance, in default OF
( which declaration they shall be held
to have renowned it.
The civil rights and political status
of the native inhabitants of the terri .
tory hereby coded to the United States
| shall be determined by congress. The
\ inhabitants of the territory over which
Spain relinQuishes or cedes her SOW
ereicnty shall be secured in the free
exercise of their religion.
SD0niards residing i'm the territories
: over which Spain cedes or relinquishes
her sovereignty shall be subject in mat
ters civil rs wen as criminal to the
jur G'-tion OF the courts Of the coun-
try IN which they reside pursuant to
the ordinary laws governing the same,
and they shall have the right to appear
before such court and to pursue the
same course as citizens Of the coun-
try 20 which the courts belong.
The rights Of property secured by
copyrights and patents acquired by the
Spanlards I'm the coded territories shall
continue 20 be respected. Spanish
scinetiHc. literary and artistic works
shall continue 20 be admitted free of
duty into such territories for a period
OF ten years.
Snoin shall have the right 10 establish
consular offices In the ports and other
places ~ the territories. sovereignty
over Which has bten either rellnQuished
or coded. The government OF each
country VIII. for a term Of ten years,
accord 20 the merchant vessels OF the
other country the same treatment as
hit accords 20 ifs own merchant vessels
( not engaged in coastwise trade. This
/ provision may at any time be revoked
lon s,N mopthf notice sI,en by either
government to the other.
The treaty must Doe ratified within six
months
Fifty Thousand Troops For cuba.
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