The National tribune., 1898-08-18
THE END OF THE WAR.
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the Government of the United States, have
established and signed the follow nc
articles, which define the terms on which
the two Governments have agreed with
regard to the questions enumerated be
low, and of which the object is the es-
ta tabIishnent of peace between the two
countries, namely:
Article l. Spain will renounce all claim
to all sovereignty over and all her rights
in the Island of Cuba.
Article 2. Spain Will cede to the United
States the Island of Porto Rico and the
other islands which are at present under
the sovereignty of Spain in the AntIii IS,
as well as an island in Ladrona archI-
pelaco TO be chosen by the United States.
Article j. The United States Will oc-
cupy and retain the city and bay OF
Manila and the port of Manila, pending
the conclusion of treaty OF peace, which
shall determine the control and form OF
government of the Philippines.
Article 4. Spain viii Immediately evac-
uate Cuba, Porto Rico, and the other is
lands now under Spanish sovereignty IN
the Antilles. To this effect each OF the
two Governments will appoint Commits
sioners within 10 days after the signing OF
this protocol. and these Commissioners
shall meet at Havana within % days after
iect of coming to an agreement regarding
the carrying out of the details of the afore-
said evacuation of Cuba and other ;d-
lacent Spanish islands; and each OF the
two Governments shall likewise appoint
within 10 days after the signature of this
protocol other Commissioners who shall
meet at San Juan de Porto Rico within 30
days after the signature of this protocol, to
agree upon the details of the evacuation
of Porto Rico and other islands now un-
der Spanish sovereignty in the Antilles.
Article 5. Spain and the United States
shall appoint to treat for peace five Com
misSioners at the most for either country.
The ComnN shall meet in Paris
on October / at the latest, to proceed to
negotiations and to the conclusion of a
treaty of peace. This treaty shall be rati-
fled in conformity with the constitutional
laws of each of the two countries.
Article g. Once this protocol is con-
cluded and signed hoStilities shall be
suspended, and to that effect in the two
countries orders shall be given by either
land and sea ferces as speedily as pos
sible.
| Done in duplicate at Washington, read
| in French and in English by the under
| signed, who affix at the foot of the docu-
ment their signatures and seals, Aug. II,
| 1888.
PROCLA NATION OF PEACE.
By the President of the United States of
/ America.
| A PROCLAMATION.
| Whereas, By a protocol conclu ded and
signed August IL, 1888, by William r..
Day, Secretary of State of the United
States. and his exceIlency, Jules Cam
bon, Embassador Extraordinary and Plcni-
potentiary of the Republic Of France at
Washington, respectively representing for
this purpose the Government OF the United
| States and the Government OF Spain the
United States and Spain have formally
agreed upon the terms on which negotia-
tons for the establishment of peace be-
tween the two countries shall be under
taken; and
Whereas, 1t is in said protocol agreed
that upon its conclusion and signature
hostilities between the two countries shall
be suspended, and that notice TO that
effect shall be given as soon as possible
By each Government to the commanders
of its military and naval forces:
Now therefore, |, William Mckinley,
President OF the United States, do, in ac-
cordance with the stipulation of the prOto-
col declare and p.oclaim on the part o1
the United States suspension of hostili-
ties and do hereby command that orders
be Immediately given through the proper
channels to the commanders of the mill
tary and naval forces Of the United States
| TO abstain from All dCtS lDCoHSlSlcHl Will
this proclamation.
In witness whereof | have hereunto SET
: my hand and caused the seal of the
United States TO be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington
( this 18th day OF August, in the yea
D of our Lord one thousand eigh
hundred and ninety eight and @
r the independence of the Unite'
States the one hundred and twenty
i third.
f Hy the President
e WILLIAM X. DAY, Secretary of State.
e This. of course, stops all military an,
S naval operations. The advancing column
v of Gen Miles will be stopped whereve
n the order reaches them, and the men will
s GO into camp, until arrangements ar
|. made for them to replace the Spanish gar
lrisons. Gen. Merritt, if he has not al
ready taken Manila, will suspend opera
/ tions until the Spanish commander turn
:. over the city TO him. The blockade {
y Cuba and Porto Rico will be raised, pal
|, OF the vessels will return to the Unite
J: States, and the others go into Cuban an
J: Porto Rican harbors.
! IN SPAIN.
The Spanish Ministry has given out tn
= terms of the protocol, and the followin
t semi-0fficial note.
"The Government is of opinion that tn
s most critical period of the peace negotia
h tions has now arrived, as it depends upo
d the arrangement of details as to whethe
e the peace will be more or less advantage
h Ious. Spain wishes to preserve her sovel
leignty over the whole OF the Philippine,