Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-08-12
PEACE PROTOCOL.
The Document is Agreed 10 by
The Spanish Government.
HOstllitieS Between United States
and Spain Will Cease.
Spanish Troops in Cuba and Porto Rico
VIII Hvaeuate the Islands.
COMMISSION TO SETTLE DETAILS.

Madrid, Aug. 12.-The Spanish govern
ment this morning notified the French
minister OF foreign affairs, NJ. Del Case,
OF its acceptance Of the protocol, and
asked the French government to trans.
init the French ambassador at Washing
ton such power as in conformity with
President McKinley's expressly formu.
lated desire will authorize him. a. am.
bassador OF France at Washington TO
sign the protocol.
WAITING FOR THE MESSAGE.
Washington, Aug. l2.-The French ann
bassador up to 1890 o'clock had not re.
ceived authorization to sign the protocol,
although he is aware that the authorize.
tiOn is on the way here. No doubt Ia
entertained at the embassy that the formal
execution Of preliminary peace agree.
ment will take place during the day.
GIVEN FULL AUTHORITY.
Washington, Aug. l2.-At 1890 the
French ambassador received dispatch
giving him full authorization to sign the
protocol. The dispatch il long and the
deciphering will take some time. No
hour has been set for signing the proto-
col, but undoubtedly It will be signed
later In the day.
SOOTHING SPANISH PRIDE.
Madrid, Aug. l2 The question OF the
acceptance OF the protocol having been
finally settled and its signature ex.
plicitly and definitely authorized, the
government is now considering the
domestic situation for the best means OF
allsying excitement and prOpagating
tho idea that Spain's surrender is not 80
complete az indicated by the bald terms
OF the protocol. As the Grst step in this
direction a semi.ofIicial note has been
issued ss follows:
"rhe government is OF the opinion that
the most critical period of the peace ne.
gotiations has now arrived, a. II depends
upon the arrangement OF details
whether peace will be more or less al
vantageous. Spain wishes to preserve
her sovereignty over the whole OF the
Philippines, 10 which she proposes to &C.
cord all political and administrative 70
forms consistent with the maintenance
Of her sovereignty.
"ln regard TO the evacuation OF Cuba
and Porto Rico. It will be asked that the
army be allowed to depart hOnorably, and
that assurances be given that Spanish
and foreign interests will not suffer. The
army, which has not been conquered, will
rsturn to Spain with their guns, arms and
munitions. Ia regard to the Cuban debt,
as the United States refuses 10 assume II
Spain will endesvor 10 arrange with the
Cuban treasury to pay 1t when the island
IL able"
TIA question Of a treaty Of commerce
viii lead TO considerable discussion, and
tina matter will be submitted TO com
mission OF diplOmatists under the presi-
dency Of Senior Castillo.
INSTRUCTED TO SIGN.
Washington, Aug IL At 2:30 p. m.
the French embassy had received full in
structiOns and authorization respecting
the signing OF the protocol. Ten min
utes later NJ. Thiebaut, secretary Of the
embassy, started for the state depart
ment, where he made an appointment for
the execution OF the instrument this
afternoon. II is thought that the sigma.
lures will be affixed about o'clock,
although II the president Is 10 be present
at the ceremony 1t may not take place
until o'clock.
THE PROTOCOL.
Washington, Aug l2.-An official
statement for press publication, setting
out the provisions of the peace protocol,
WAS approved at the cabinet session to.
day. 1t was prepared by Secretary Day,
the purpose being to make II public i'm
medistely after the required signatures
have been affixed to the protocol. II does
not give the text OF the document, but
details the main points. The protocol in
general is a reiteratOn OF 1.-The terms
Of the note given TO Spain with very
little difference in the language Of
those terms, though with considerable
supplementary paragraphs OF an admin
istratiye nature, The note handed 10 !
Ambassador CambOn, called for the i'm !
mediate evacuation of Cuba and Porto
Rico, while the protocol, leaves the time |
OF the evacuation TO be fixed by joint
military commission OF the United |
States and Spain. The portion of the |
pr, tocol supplementary to what Is EN-
bodied in the note relates principally TO
TO the manner Of execution of its proyi-
sOns.
The protocol provides for two commits
siOns: first, a peace commission, which |
will meet in Paris; second, a military |
commission, which will meet at Havana
province within fifteen days. The mill
tary commission will be created immedi- |
ately on signing the protocol. 1t duties
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