The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-18

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WILLIAM 4. DAY. Secretary of Se-ste
A copy of the proclamation Was
cabled to the American army agid
navy commanders. Spain willicaY Y5le
her commanders like instructions.
Secretary Day prepared for puI PHI
cation the following statement of Che
peace terms:
"Q) That Spain will reIinquish ID II
claim of sovereignty over the title 4 II
Cuba.
''t9) That Porto Rico and othe r
Spanish islands in the West Indie, b
and an island in the Ladrones, to bah
selected by the United States, shallIl
be ceded to the latter. -,
''t3) That the United States will oc
cupy and hold the city, bay and har-
Dor of Manila, pending the conclusion
of a treaty of peace which shall de-
termine the control, disposition and
government of the Philippines.
80 That Cuba, Porto Rico and
other Spanish islands in the West In
dies shall be Immediately evacuated,
and that commissioners, to be ap-
pointed within ten days, shall within
thirty days from the signing of the
protocol meet at Havana and San
Juan, respectively, to arrange and
execute the details of the evacuation.
90 That the United States and
Spain shall each appoint not more
than five commissioners to negotiate
and conclude treaty of peace. The
commissioners are to meet at Paris
not later than the first of October.
'(6) On the signing of the protocol
hostilities were suspended and notice
to that effect was given as soon as
possible by each government to the
commanders of its military and naval
fOrces.n
1t is also said that Spain, under GER
tain circumstances, agrees to recog-
nize a Cuban republic.
The actual evacuation of the Span
ish islands of the West Indies will not
begin for thirty days. The protocol
agrees that commissioners to arrange
the terms of the evacuation shall be
appointed by each government within
ten days and that they shall meet at
San Juan, Porto Rico and Havana
within thirty days. In the meantime
the Spanish forces retain possession
of these two cities and the Spanish
administration of affairs to continue
in force. But the blockade of Ha-
vana is to be lifted at once, the port
will be thrown open to the commercGl
of tire world and the supplies SO greas
ly needed in the city will be freely
admitted.
At the expiration of thirty days,
when the commissioners meet at Ha-
vana and San Juan, the occupation
of both by American troops will begin
promptly. The terms of the protocol
stipulate that the evacuation of Cuba
and Perto Rico shall be immediate.
and the commissioners will hardly be
clOthedwith greater discretionary pow
er than is needed to arrange the neces-
sary details of this work. The en-
barkation of the Spanish troops, it is
intended, shall begin at once and
shall be hurried forward as rapidly
as conditions will permit.
The Spaniards will relinquish au-
thoritY at the expiration of thirty
days and the representatives of the
United States will assume control.
There will doubtless be no conflict of
any kind nor will theSpaniards prob
ably delay their departure beyond
the earliest moment that ships can be
secured to transport them back to
Spain. 1t is probable that no attempt
will be made to rush their departure
unnecessarily. There are a great many
Spaniards under arms in Cuba, and
what may be done in their cases has
not been determined. These are re-
garded as questions of detail which
can easily be disposed of when the oc-
casion requires.
1t is definitely determined that
Spain will agree to the propositions
of the United States regarding the
future of the Philippines. A naval
station to be controlled absolutely by
the United States is wanted there,
and the interests of American com
merce. it is stated, demand that good
government in the remainder of the
islands be guaranteed, and'every op-
portunity allowed for commercial and
physical development. Beyond this
the United States has little reason to
go, and the administration no desire.
1t is hardly probable that the clamor
of those who advocate holding the
Philippines will cause the President
to waver in his present determina-
ton.
1t is only with regard to the Philip
pines that there are to be actual neg
tiations regarding the final peace
treaty. The general terms of the
treaty, so far as Cuba and Porto Rico
are to be affected. have been deter
mined by the protocol, ,and are as bind
ing now as they will ever be. There
fore, the Philippine question of the
future commercial relations between
the United States and Spain are alone