Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-12-26
THE TREATY OF PEACE.

gives what purports to be transia-
ton of the Spanish copy of the treaty
OF peace.
! The preambl IS formal and brief.
The treaty if~e follows:
Spain r nuunces all right of sover-
+! eighty over Cuba. Whereas said isle
when evacuated by Spain is to be oc-
cupied by the United States, the
United States, while the occupation
| continues, shall take upon themselves
andgfulfil the obligations which, by
the fact of occupation, international
| law imposes on them for the protec-
ton Of life and property.
Spain cedes to the United States the
| island of Porto Rico and the other
! the West INDIES, and the Isle of Guam
in the archipelago of the Marianas or
| Ladrones.
Spain cedes to the United States the
archipelago known as the Philippine
Islands. The United States shall pay
to Spain the sum OF. $40, 100000 within
three months after the interchange of
| the Publications of the present treaty.
/ The United States shall, during the
term of ten years, counting from the
| Interchange Of the ratif cat ions of the
treaty, admit to the ports Of the Phil
ippine Islands Spanish ships and mer-
| chandise under the same conditions as
the ships and merchandise Of the
United States.
The United States on the signing Of
the present treaty shall transport to
| Spain at their cost the Sp anish sol
diers whom the American forces made
prisoners of war when Manila was
captured. The arms of these soldiers
shall be returned to them. Spain, on
the interchange Of the Publications of
the present treaty, shah proceed to
evacuate the Philippine Islands. Spain
shall retain the flags and stands of
colors of the warships not captured,
small arms, cannon of all calibres,
with their carriages and accessories,
powders, munitions, cattle, material
and effects of all kinds belonging to
the armies of the sea and land of
L
Spain on signing the present treaty
shall place at liberty all prisoners of
war all those detained Or imprisoned
for political offences in consequence
of the instruction in Cuba and the
Philippines and of the war with the
United States. Reciprocally the
United States shall place at liberty ali
prisoners of war made by the Amer
lean forces and shall negotiate for the
liberty OF all Spanish prisoners in the
power Of the insurgents in Cuba and
the Philippines. The Government of
the United States shall transport at
it's cost, to the United States, Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines, con-
formally to the situation of their re-
spective dwellings,, the prisoners
placed CIR to be placed at liberty in
virtue of this article.
Spain and the United States mutu
ally renounce by the present treaty
all claim to national or private in
demnity, of whatever kind, of one
Government against the other. or of
their subjects or citizens against the
other Government, which may have
arisen from the beginning of sthe last
insurrection in Cuba, anterior to the
interchange of the Publications Of the
present treaty, as also to all indem-
nifty as regards costs occasioned by
the war. The United States shall
judge and settle the claims Of its cit
liens against Spain, which she re-
nounces in this article.
In fulflment of articles l., II and
III Of this treaty, Spain renounces in
Cuba and cedes in Porto Rico and the
other West Indian isles, in Guam and
the Philippine Archipelago, all build
ings, moles, barracks, fortresses, es-
adjustments, public roads and other
real property which by custom or
right are of the public domain, and as
such belong to the crown Of Spain.
Spanish subjects, natives of the pc
ninsular, dwelling in the territory
whose sovereignty Spain renounces
or cedes il the present treaty, may
remain in said territory OF leave it,
maintaining in one or the other case
all their rights OF property, including
the right to sell and dispose OF said !
property or its products; and, more
over, they shall retain the right TO ex
ercise their industry, business or pro-
fession, submitting themselves in this
respect to the laws which are appli-
cable to other foreigners. In case
they remain in the territory they may