The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-25
THEIR WORK IS FINISHED
The Treaty IL Now in President
McKinley's Hands.
PEACE, CREDIT AND GLORY
The Sentiment OF Judge Day at the For
NAL Presentation OF the Document.
It VIII Not Be Made Public
at Present.

Washington. Dec. 4.-Presldent Nc
Kinley 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 1t
represented the earnest efforts OF the
American representatives at Paris, and
that IL was submitted with the hope
that 1t would rebound to the peace.
/ credit and glory OF the American ma
ton. Accepting the treaty from the
hands of Judge Day. the president re-
sponded with heartfelt thanks and con-
gratulations to the commission as a
body and to the members individually.
He spoke of all that had been accom-
plished and OF the happy method by
which the difficult questions had been
adjusted.
The formal ceremony OF delivering the
treaty TO the president occurred I'm the
| blue room and lasted half an hour. The
| commission arrived here from New
York on a special train a; 4:20 p. m. "A
great crowd of holiday excursionists
nlled the railroad station. and. in order
| to avert the jam. the special was run
| on a sidetrack. where the officials had
/ an opportunity 20 leave the train before
Il entered the depot Chief Clerk
Michaels OF the state department was
| on hand as the representative OF Secre-
| tary Hay, and quite "A number of off,
| cials FROM the state, war and navy de-
partments, as well as friends and rela-
! lives. were there to greet them. as
( they stepped from the train there was
general handshaking and cOngratula-
tions. and then the par y was escorted
TO carriages and driven to the white
house. 1t was noticed that as Judge
| Day and his associates came from the
| train they were unencumbeTed with any
| son; OF luggage or documents. But Hon.
j. B. Moore. late assistant secretary or
state and legal adviser OF the commits
sion. carried with him a huge yellow
leather case. This case never left Mr..
| Moores hands. for in IL was the peace
treaty which the commission was bear
ing To the president. -Four OF the com
missioners-Day. Reid, Davis and Frye
took the first carriage 10 the white
house and soon thereafter Senator Gray.
the remaining member. followed with
Mr.. Moore and the precious leather
case. The ladies OF the party also pro-
ceeded to the white house and Joined
the commissioners as they went before
| the president
Secretary Hay was with the president
| when the party arrived ot the white
house. The first greeting was quite in
formal. the president coming to the pri-
vate vestibule which leads 10 the spc-
| clai drawing rooms. 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 outer corridor.
| Before going inside Mr.. Moore opened
the case and from II took the treaty. In
| "A morocco binding. about the size OF
large encyclopedia. Then. joining SEN
ator Gray. they proceeded together TO
| the private vestibule. Mr.. Moore carry
| ing the treaty under his arm. All the
| members OF the commission being now
| assembled. the president led the way TO
| the blue room. Besides the president.
| Secretary Hay and the commissioners,
| there was present Arthur w. Ferguson,
who, as Official interpreter. had been
| through the arduous labors OF the COM
mission when the American and Span
| lsh representatives were together. also
Messrs. Hay and Gray, sons OF the Sec
| retary and senator. and several ladies
| Of the party. respectively. The secre-
tary stood at the further end of the
| room. while the party ranged around
him. Taking the treaty, Judge Day ad-
| dressed the president in the manner al
| ready alluded to. His remarks were
quite informal and impromptu. brief.
| dlgnified 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 discussion OF the trip,
| and then all OF the commissioners ex-
| cept Judge Day departed. The latter
remained with the president for din
| ner. intending TO leave with Mrs. Day at
| 1:20 o'clock for Canton. where they are
| anxious to see their family after the
| long absence.
Mr.. Reid returned 20 New York to-
| day: Senator Gray went 10 his home I'm
Delaware and Senators Davis and Frye
| remain at their homes in Washington.
II was stated that the treaty would
not be made public at present the usual
/ courtesy TO the senate requiring that
IL should be submitted To that body be-
| fore being made public. In the mean
time IL will remain In the custody Of
| the state department for safekeeping.
| although copies OF IL will be in the hands
| OF the president for such consideration
| as may be needed.
| II Is the impression that with the sub
mission OF the treaty To the president,
| the official existence OF the peace COM
mission terminated. Should there Be Oc-
| casion. which Is scarcely conceivable. for
| further negotiations on any of the sub
| jects touched by the treaty. IL Is said
| this will either be done by direct ne
| gotiation with the Madrid government
| or through an entirely new commits
| sion. IL Is rather remarkable fact
| that the commissioners were enabled TO
| complete their work In Paris in almost
| exactly the time predicted by Judge Day
| before he left the United States.
IL IL expected that the treaty will be
| submitted 60 the senate almost imme-
dia.ely after the reassembling OF con-
/ gress.