The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08
TEXT OF PROTOCOL
Agreement Between United
States and Spain at Last
Made Pubic.

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Washington. Nov. 5.-rhe ,opor.-
State Department has received from ...
I',l.c Commissioners II i'ar'S uI...
that that body has proceeded in exact.
the line anticipated. consequently the ..
ton of yesterday was not Il disappo.n.-
ment. 1t is quite probable the way
now open to a compromise between tu.
two sides. and that Il monetary din,r
encc will be found TO he the only one III.
substance. This. it is believed. is rrn.
resented by the difference between ahou.
S40.0OO,OOO. probably the maximum aI-
lowance which the United States viii N.
willing to pay Spain for the improve
mcnts in the Philippines. and 5000
O,D.00O which represents about the min
imum of the Spanish claim for comroo-
Sati0n on account of the CrSSiou of lu.
entire group.
The State Department for the l1~.
times made public Il copy of the pro,,-
col between the United States and Spa.
for the preliminary settlement Of tE.
war. The protocol tcXtually l., is fol-
lows:
Protocol of agreement between the
United States and Spain, cmhodying the
terms Of Il basis for the establishment of
peace between the two countries.
Signed at Washington, August 12th.
1898.
Protocol:
William Il. Day. Secretary of State
of the United States and his EXceIlcu-
cy. Jules Cambon. Ambassador Extra
ordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Re
public Of France. 1T Washington, r..
speCtively, possessing for this purpose fun
authority from the Government Of TIN,
United States and the Government oG
Spain. have concluded and sigacd the
following articles, e~mbodying the terms
on which the two Governments have
agreed III respect to the matters herein.
after set forth, having in view the cs-
Enlistment Of peace between the two
countries, that is to say:
Article Spain will rclinquish MI
claim of sovereignty over the title to
Cuba.
Article Spain will cedc TO the
United States the Island Of Porto Rico
and other islands now under Spanish SOY
e%reignty in the West Indies. and also sam
island in the Ladrones to be selected br
the United States.
Article 3. 'fhc United States will &c.
cupy and hold the city, bay and harLur
OF Manila, pending the conclusion of
treaty Of peace which shall determine
the control. disposition and government
Of the Philippines.
Article +. Spain will immediately cyac-
uate Cuba, Porto Rico and the other
islands now under Spanish sovereignty
III the West Indies: and to this end each
Government will. within ten days after
the signing Of tins brntnroI a,,,fyN
commissioners, and the commissioner
50 appointed shall, within thirty days
after the signing Of this protocol. meet
III llaNana for the purpose Of ARRANGING
ana carrying out the details Of th.
aforesaid evacuation Of Cuba ana the
adjacent Spanish islands: and each
Government will, within ten days after
the signing of the protocol. also APE
point other commissioners, who shall
within thirty days after the signing or
ms protocol. meet at San Juan. J.
iorto lico. for the purpose Of arrangln-
ana carrying out the details of the aforn-
SAID evacuation Of Porto Rico ANA Other
islands now under Spanish soyrrei.ufs
IN the West Indies.
Article ,. The United States anil
SPAIN viii each appoint not more thaa
HVc commissioners to treat of peace
ana the commissioners 50 app0inf..
Siiaii meet 1T Paris not later than Orr..
Der Ist. 1873, and proceed to the mcgee
uatlon and conclusion Of a treaty .[
peace, which treaty shall be subject rr
ratllcatlon. according to the rc~pcrfi..
constitutional forms Of the two r.-.
tries.
Article s. Upon the conclusion a..
signing Of this protocol. hostiIitic~ Ia.
tween the two countries shall b. ~"-
pended and notice to that effect shah ..
gwen az soon as possible by each lr.
eminent 10 the commanders Of its mi.
tary and naval forces.
Done at Washington in duplicate.
J rench and III English. by the uu..
signed, who have hercunto SGT t..
hands and seals. the twelfth day
August, 1898.
'Scah WILLIAM Il. DAA.
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