The Portland daily press., 1898-12-27
TO INHABITANTS or CUBA.
Proclamation By American Commits.
siOners,
PROVIDING FOR TRANSFER OF
GOVERNMENT.


Due Respect for the Gravity of the Oc-
casion Observation-Disclosures Made
for spanish Troops Which Remain
On the Island.
Havans, December a6.-The American
evacuation commissioners will issue to-
morrow the following proclamation:
"sTo the inhabitants Of the island of
Cuba:
ssThe undersigned commissioners on
the part Of the United1States having been
invested with power by the President to
arrange for and execute the evacuation
of Cuba and adjacent islands and to also
take ovsr public property of Spain,
have entered into an agreements with
commissioners on the part of Spain for
the final ceremonies and regulations to
be observed and carried out on the first
day of January and thereafter until all
Spanish troops shall have embarked for
repatriation, and the same Is published
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others outside of the Santiago DISTRICT
1.-THE undersigned desire In this public
manner to impress and enjoin upon all
the people Of the island the necessity for
strict compliance with the terms of this
agreement to the. end that public order
and due respect for the gravity of the
occasion may prevail and especially to
a1N ich oil nj Of tn SO
self restraint and moderation and re-
frain from giving cause OF offense OF
irrigation and from the exhibition of
excl cement under manifestation OF feeling
or from undue acts calculated to produce
irritation or bad feeling.
'tFor nearly four months this commits
sion and other officials Of the United
the Spanish authority. They have ex-
tended to us the most scrupulous courtesy
and consideration anu not one unpleasant
Incident mas marred our sojourn in their I
midst and now that our positions are
soon to be reversed and they are to
become our guests and entitled to our pro-
faction We must see to il that they enjoy
the same immunity and consideration.
Apart from the eminent prOpriety OF
such course the best interests of all
oIasses Cubans, Spaniards and Ameri-
cans will be thereby subserved. Acting
under sense of duty to the people and
our government, we give notice that any
violation of the terms and provisions of
this agreement will be presented and
offenders brought promptly to Justice
representing all GLASSES and all interests
we should be- governed by the stric test
impartiality with the sole purpose of pro-
moJing the rehabilitation and pacinca-
tion of Cuba. The preservation OF peace,
this security to persons and property and
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government with just laws impartially
adm Mustered are Indispensable to the
welfare and happiness of the people We.
therefore, confidently invoke the aid and
cooperation OF the Inhabitants in accom-
pttshing these ends.
The agreement Is as follows:
ssWhereas, the convention entered into
ON the 10th day of November, lS s, be.
tween the comIni ssioners OF the United
States and the commissioners of Spain,
provides that the final evacuation Of the
territory of Cuba and adjacent Spanish
islands by the forces of Spain. shall be
completed at l2 O'Clock meridian on tha
first day of January, 1899, and says that
If for unavoidable reasons the embarka-
tion of Spanish forces shall not be oom-
pletsd on the date herein liked in suoh
oases. suitable and convenient places
shall be designated for the residence of
the remaining Spanish troops until their
embarkation shall be accomplished. It
being we'll understood, however, that
these troops will not be ejected from their
quarters during Bhs time that thay must
necessarily remain there, leaving them in
their quarters and the sick in hospitals
under the safe guard of the armies of
the United States until they can be sent
home, and,
.sWnereas, Notwithstanding all the
efforts made by the Spanish authorities
L. t<,Sp thn
provisions OF the aforesaid convention
tnerc will still be a number of Spanish
troops in the province of Matanzas and
San Clara, whom 1t will have been
impossible to embark for their native
country before the first of January next.
ssNow, therefore, be it agreed, between
the commissioners Of the United States
and the commissioners of Spain in joint
session assembled, possessing for this
purpose under article w., of the protocol
agreement between the United States and
spain signed at Washington on the 18th
day of August. 1898, full authority for the
governments of the United States and the
government Of Spain, respectively as fol-
lows:
stFirst-The Spanish troops remaining
unembarked on the first OF January shall
remain until their embarkation to
Spain in the respective quarters, build
ings and grounds actually then occupied
by them, and during that period shall
enjoy the privileges ana immunities
usually accorded by the rules of interna-
tional Law governing foreign troops in
friendly country. The quarters, buildings
and ground exclusively occupied by said
troops will be considered as being Govern
ed by the privileges of extra territorial
ity, the responsibility for keeping good
order in places thus occupied being
upon the authorities of The United
States. The commanding officer of the
Spanish forces in the event OF public dis
order will place himself at once in CON-
munlcation with the commanding officers
of the United States forces, and in con-
cert with him carry out such measures
for the suppression OF disorder as they
may Jointly agree upon or which they
have formulated in advance for the pre-