The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-06
NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE.
President Hopes Treaty Will Be Com
pleted Soon.

pleted Soon
The humiliation of Admiral Ger
verafs fleet, followed by the caoitula-
ton of Santiago, having brought to the
Spanish government a realizing sense
of the hopelessness of continuing a
struggle now becoming wholly unequal,
it made overtures Of peace through the
French ambassador, who, with the as
sent OF his government. had acted as
the friendly representative of SPANS
interests during the war. On the 26th
of July NJ. Cambon presented a COM
munication. signed by the Duke of AL
modovar, the Spanish minister of state,
inviting the United States to state the
terms upon which it would be willing
to make peace. On July so, by COM
municatiOn addressed to the Duke or
Almodovar and handed by III. Cambon,
the terms of this government were an
nOunced substantially in the protocol.
afterwards signed. On Aug. 10. the
Spanish reply, dated Aug. Z, was hand
ed by NJ. CambOn to the secretary Of
state. 1t accepted Internationally the
terms imposed as to Cuba, Puerto Rico
and an island of the Ladrone group, but
appeared to seek to introduce inadmis-
sible reservations in regard to our de-
mands as to the Philippines. COnceiv-
ing that discussion on this point could
neither be practicable or profitable, 1
directed that. in order to avoid mis-
understanding, the matter should be
forthwith closed oy proposing The en-
bodiment in a formal protocol Of the
terms in which negotiations for peace
were to be undertaken. The vague and
ineXplicit suggestions Of the Spanish
note could not be accepted, the only
reply being to present - q virtual ultl-
matum a draft Of the protocol. embody-
ing the precise terms rendered to Spain
in our note of July 30, with added stip-
ulations of detail as to the appointment
of commissioners to arrange for the
evacuation of the Spanish Antilles on
Aug. u, NJ Cambon announced his re-
ceipt of full powers to sign the protocol
as submitted. Accordingly, on the af-
ternoOn of Aug. u. NJ. Cambon, as the
plenipotentiary of Spain. and the sec
rotary Of state, as the DleniDotentiary
of the United States, signed the proto-
col providing:
article 1. Spain will relinquish all
claim of sovereignty over and title to
Cuba
article 2. Spain will cede to the
United States the island of Puerto Rico
and other islands now under Spanish
sovereignty in the West Indies and also
an island in the LadrOnes, to be select
ed by the United States.
article 9. The United States viii oc-
cupy and hold the city, bay and harbor
of Manila, pending the conclusion of
treaty of peace, which shall determine
! the control, disposition and government
of the Philippines
/ The fourth article provided for the
appointment of joint commissions on
the part of the United States and Spain
/ to meet in Havana and San Juan, re-
! spectively. for the purpose of arranging
l md oor-r-Vir1c ont the details IF the STiD-
uIated evacuation of Cuba, Puerto Rico
! and other Spanish islands in the West
Indies.
The fifth article provided for the ap-
| pointment of not more than five COM
| missioners on each side, to meet in
Paris not later than Oct. 1. and to pro-
coed to the negotiations and conclusions
| of a treaty of peace, subject to rattfi-
| cation according to the respective con-
! stitutional forms of the two countries.
| The sixth and last article provides
| that, upon the signature of the Droto-
| col, hostilities between the two cOun-
! tries should be suspended and that no.
/ tice to that effect should be given IS
soon as possible by each government TO
! the commanders Of its military and
| naval forces.
Immediately upon the Conclusion of
the protocol, issued proclamation Of
| Aug. r. SuSpending hOStilitieS on the
/
sary orders to that end were at once
| given by telegraph. The blockade OF
! the ports of Cuba and San Juan de
| Puerto Rico was in like manner raised.
/ On Aug. is, the muster out of 100000
volunteers. or as near that number as
was found to be practicable, was Or
dered.
VOLUNTEERS MUSTERED OUT.
On Dec. 1, 1O1,655 officers and men
| had been mustered out and discharged
| from the service; 1902 more viii be
mustered out by the 10th of the month.
! Also a corresponding number OF gener-
ais and general staff officers have been
honorably discharged from the SER
| vice.
The military committees to suoerin-
tend the evacuation of Cuba, Puerto
Rico and the adjacent islands were
forthwith appointed:
For Cuba-NIajor General James T.
! Wade, Rear Admiral William I. Samp-
son, Major General Matthew c. But
Ter.
For Puerto Rico-Major General John
c. Brooke. Rear Admiral Winfield 5.
Schley, Brigadier General W. Gordon,
who soon afterwards met the Spanish
commissioners at Havana and San
Juan, respectively
The Puerto Rican joint commission
speedily accomplished it's task. and by
Oct. Is the evacuation of the island was
completed. The United States flag was
raised over the island at noon that day.
The administration of its affairs has
been Professionally intrusted to a mill
tary governor, until the congress shall
otherwise provide.
The Cuban joint high commission has
cot yet terminated its labors. Owing
TO the difficulties in the way of remov-
ing the large numbers of Spanish
troops still in Cuba, the evacuation
cannot be completed before the LIST Of
January next.
Pursuant to the fifth article of the
protocol, I appointed William r Day,
lately secretary of state; Cushman r.
Davis, William 2. Frye and George
Gray. senators of the United States,
and Whitelaw Reid. TO be the peace
commissioners on the part of the Unit
ed States. Proceeding in due season to
Paris, they there met, on the list or
October. five commissioners similarly
appointed on the part of Spain. The
negotiations have made hopeful pro-
gress, so that 1 trust soon &c. be able to
lay definite treaty Of peace before the