Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-08-20
DECLARATION OF PEACE.
Presidential Proclamation Puts an
End to Hostilities.
PROVISIONS OF TIE PROTOCOL,

Five Commissioners From Each Cow
ernment WIN Meet I'm Paris and
Complete the Provisions-A All Our
Demands Agreed To.
Washington, Aug. 13.-The president
has issued the following proclamation:
Whereas. BY & protocol concluded
and signed Aug. IL. 1898, by William
R. Day, secretary Of state of the United
States, and his excellency, Jules Cam
bon, ambassador extraordinary and
plenipotentiary Of the republic OF
France at Washington, respectively
representing for this purpose the gov
eminent of the United States and the
government of Spain. the United States
and Spain have formally agreed upon
the terms on which negotiations for
the establishment Of peace between the
two countries shall be undertaken;
and,
Whereas, II Is in said protocol
agreed that upon its conclusion and
signature hostilitites between the two
countries shall be suspended, and that
notice to that effect shall be given as
to the commanders of its military and
naval forces;
Now, therefore, /, William McKin-
ley, president of the United States, do,
In accordance with the stipulations of
the protocol, declare and proclaim on
the part of the United States a suspen-
sion of hostilities and do hereby COM
mand that orders be Immediately given
through the proper channels to the
commanders of the military and naval
forces of the United States to abstain
from all acts inconsistent with this
proclamation.
"In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
OF the United States to be affixed
WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
A copy OF the proclamation has been
cabled our army and navy command
ers. Spain will cable her commanders
like instructions.
The protocol provides:
1. That Spain will relinquish all
claim of sovereignty over and title to
Cuba.
2. That Porto Rico and other~Span-
fish islands in the West Indies, and an
island in the Ladrones, TO be selected
by the United States, shall be ceded to
the latter.
8. 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-
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government OF the Philippines.
4. That Cuba, Porto Rico and other
Spanish Islands in the West Indies
shall be Immediately evacuated and
that commissioners, to be appointed
within ten days, shall, within 80 days
from the signing Of the protocol, meet
at Havana and San Juan. respectively.
TO arrange and execute the details Of
the evacuation.
s. That the United States and Spain
will each appoint not more than five
commissioners to negotiate and con-
clude a treaty of peace. The commits
sioners are to meet at Paris not later
than the LIST of October.
6. On the signing OF the protocol,
hostilities will be suspended and notice
to that effect will be given as soon as
possible by each government to the
commanders of its military and naval
forces.
With simplicity in keeping with re-
publican institutions the war which
has ragged between Spain and the
United States for a period of three
months and % days was quietly termi-
mated at % minutes past o'clock yes
terday afternoon, when Secretary Day,
for the United States, and NJ. Cambon,
for Spain. in the presence OF President
Mckinley, signed protocol which will
for the basis OF definitive treaty OF
peace.
AS further mark OF his disposition,
President Mckinley called for the
proclamation which he had caused to
be drawn up suspending hostilities,
and signed 1t In the presence of NJ.
Cambon, who expressed his apprecia-
ton of the action. Without delay Act
ing Secretary Allen fastened to the
telephone and directed that cable mes
sages be Immediately sent to all of the
naval commanders-Dewey, IN the
Philippines; Sampson, at Guantanamo.
and the various commandants at navy
Immediately.
Camp wylror I'm Excellent Condition.
Washington, Aug. IL. Margaret
Sumner Mclean, of the Woman's Ma
tional War Relief association. has writ
ten a. letter to Surgeon General Stern
berg concerning her observations OF the
xanitary conditions at Camp Wyckoff.
Montauk Point. During a personal
visit to the camp she found no seri-
Gus suffering on account of inadequate
supplies either of food or shelter. On
the contrary, she declares that the
camp is in excellent condition, and that
good provision has been made for the
| troops. She deprecates the publication
OF sensational stories OF the narrowing
| distress In the camp.
mastering Out the Volunteers.
Washington. Aug. 1.-THE mastering
out OF the volunteer army raised in de-
Tense OF the Union against the armies
OF Spain practically began at the war