The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-18
CABINET RooM, WASHINGTON.

retary Day that the ambassador was in
full possession of the note; was full,
empowered to sign the protocol fol
spain, and only awaited the pleasurl o!
the state department. He intimated
that the ambassador would be pleased
to have the final ceremony conducted
III the presence OF PresldenC Mckinley
where the negotiations were begun.
Leaving the secretary of the embass
in his own Office, Secretary Day made @
short visit to the White House to learn
the presidents wishes in the matter
The latter Immediately consented to
accept the suggestion and Mr., Thiebaut
hastcned to inform his principal thai
the president would receive him at the
White House at / o'clock.
\ driving rainstOrm prevailed, oblig.
ing all the parties TO resort to carriage
for transportation 70 the White House
Secretary Day came first with a largn
portfolio under his arm, enclosing COD.
les Of the protocol, of the proclamation
to be issued by the president stopping
hOstlltles and some other necessar,
papers. He was accompanied by Assist
ant Secretary Moore, Second Secretary
Adee and Third Assistant Secretary
Cridler. They went Immediately to the
cabinet room, where the president sat in
waiting. He had invited to be presen.
the assistant secretaries, Pruden and
Cortelyou, and Lieutenant Colone
Montgomery.
When Ambassador Cambon reached
the White House he and Secretary
Thiebaut were ushered inside. They
went direct to the library, ADJOINING
the cabinet room, on the upper floor.
Later they were announced to the wait.
ing party in the cabinet room and were
ushered into their presence. After an
exchange Of diplomatic courtesies, un-
necessary loss OF time did not occur,
and Assistant Secretary of State Grid.
Ter, on the part of the United States,
and First Secretary Thiebaut, on the
part of Spain, retired to window,
where there was q critical formal ex.
animation Of the protocol.
This inspection had all outward form.
alities due a document of this import.
ance. 1t was prepared in duplicate at
the state department., one copy to be
retained by the United States govern
ment and the other TO become the prop.
erty of Spain. The text is handsomely
engrossed in running old English scrip
Each copy of the protocol is arranged
in double column, French and English,
standing alongside for easy comparison
as to the exactness of translation. The
two copies are alike, except that this
one held by this government has the
English text in the first column and the
signature Of Secretary Day ahead OF
that NJ. Cambon, while the copy trans
mitted to spain has French in the first
column and the signature OF M. Cam.
bon ahead of that of Secretary Day.
The protocol sent to Spain was ac-
companied by the credentials issued by
President Mckinley, specially empow.
ering the secretary Of state TO affix his
signature to this document. The auth
orization was brief and in typewriting.
save for the presidents bold signature.
Later the Am copy of the pro.
tocol will be accompanied by the writ.
ten credentials of the Spanish govern.
ment sent to NJ. Cambon, and bearing
the signature of Queen Christina. The
cable dispatch received by him yester,
day conferred full authority to sign the
protocol, and stated that the written
authorization would follow signed b.
the queen regent in the name of the
king. Prior TO the ceremony of yester-
uay, Nj, Thiebaut showed the cable dis
psiASh w NoNNlbltllJ LAY anu ~ was uC
cepted as sufficient to enable the ambas.
sador to sign III behalf of Spain.
The examination Of the protocol was
satisfactory and the document vas
handed 10 M. Cambon first, and then to
Secretary Day, who affixed signatures
in that order to each side OF the two
copies. Then the last detail in making
the protocol binding was administered
by Assistant Secretary Cridler, in
charge Of the chancery work, who at
tached the seal of the United States
Throughout the ceremony all but the
TWO signers remained standing. NJ.
Jambon, in sign ng for Spain, occu.
)led the seat which Secretary of the
Navy Long, now away on vacation,
usually occupied. The president stood
at the left hand corner at the head OF
the great cabinet table. Secretary
Day, M. rhiebaut and M. Cambon in
the order named on left side of the
table. The rest Of the party We're
standing in other portions of the room
No credentials were produeei during
the meeting at the White House, the
president accepting Secretary Days as
surance that .this had been settled to- his
satisfaction at the state department. In
was about 4;23 O'Clock when the final
signatures were attached to the proto
col, and within the knowledge OF all
the officials present this was the first
time that protocol or treaty bad heen
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