The record-union., 1898-12-14
Must Be Ratified Within Six Months From
the Date Of Signing.
Grants to Spanish Commerce In
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil
ippines the Same Treatment as
to Americans for Ten Years,
Spanish Shipping to be Treated
as CoaSting Vessels.

PARIS, Dec. 13.-Extraordinary pre-
cautions are maintained by both Peace
Commissions to reserve secrecy as to
the contents of the treaty. Each COM
mission has two copies, but even the
commission attaches are not permitted
to peruse the documents. The cores
pondent of the Associated Press, how
ever has obtained from a source usual
ly reliable the following outline of the
treaty:
Article l provides for the relinquish-
ment Of Cuba.
Article provides for the cession of
Porto Rico.
Article 3 provides for the cession of
the Philippines for $2OOO0,0OO as COM
pensation.
Article 4 embraces the plans for the
cession of the Philippines, including the
return of Spanish prisoners in the hands
of the Tagalos.
Article 3 deals with the cession of
barracks, war materials, arms, stores,
buildings and all property pertaining to
the Spanish administration in the Phil
ippines.
Article 6 is a renunciation by both
udtIOuS VI tHtlI respective cldlIuS
against each other and the citizens Of
each other.
Article grants to Spanish trade and
shipping in the Philippines the same
treatment as American trade and ship
ping for a period of ten years.
Article provides for the release of
all prisoners of war held by Spain, and
of all prisoners held by her for polit-
ical offenses committed in the colonies
acquired by the United States.
Article 8 guarantees the legal rights
of Spaniards remaining in Cuba.
Article 10 establishes religious free
dom in the Philippines, and guarantees
to all churches equal rights.
Article IL provides for the compost
ton of courts and other tribunals in
Porto Rico and Cuba.
Article II provides for the admins
tration of justice in Porto Rico and
Cuba
Article 13 provides for the continu-
ance for five years of Spanish copy
rights in the ceded territories, giving
Spanish books admittancef rec of duty.
Article IA provides for the establish
ment of consulates by Spain in the
ceded territories.
Article 10 grants to Spanish COM
merce in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines the same treatment as to
Americans for ten years, Spanish ship
ping to be treated as coasting vessels.
Article 16 stipulates that the obliga-
tions of the United States to Spanish
citizens and property in Cuba shall ter
inmate with the withdrawal of the
United States authorities from the
island
Article IL provides that the treaty
must be ratified within --six months
from the date of signing by the respec-
tive Governments, in order to- be bind
ing.
FULLER TEXT OF THE TREATY.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-The Paris cor
respondent of the Times gives the
following as the text of the Spano-
circumlocutions:
Spain relinquishes all claims of SOW
ereignty over and title to Cuba and as
the island is, upon its evacuation by
Spain, to be occupied by the United
States, the latter will, so long as such
occupation shall last, assume and dis
charge the obligations in respect to pro-
lection of life and property which may.
under international law, result from it's
occupation.
Spain cedes to the United States the
island of Porto Rico and the other ISL
ands now under Spanish sovereignty
in the West Indies, with Guam, in the
Maranao or Ladrone Islands
Spain cedes to the United States the
archipelago known as the Philippine
Islands.
The United States will, for a term of
ten years from the date and exchange of
ratifications of the present treaty, ad-
nit Spanish ships and merchandise to
the ports of the Philippine Islands on
the same terms as American ships and
merchandise.
The United States will on the sigma
ture of the present treaty, send back
to Spain at its own cost the Spanish
soldiers taken as prisoners of war on
the capture of Manila by the American
forces. The arms of the soldiers in
question shall be restored to them
Spain will, upon the signature OF the
present treaty, release all prisoners of
war and all persons detained or impris-
oned for political offenses in connection
with the insurrection in Cuba and the
Philippines and the war in the United
States On their part the, United
States will release all persons made
prisoners of war by the American
forces, and will undertake to obtain the
release of all Spanish prisoners in the
hands of the insurgents in Cuba and
the Philippines.
The United States will, at their own
cost. return to Spain, and the Govern
ment of Spain will, at its own cost, re-
turn to the United States, Cuba, Porto
Rico or the Philippines. according to the
situation of their respective homes, the
prisoners released or caused to be re-
leased by them respectively under this
provision.
The United States and Spain mutually
all claim for indemnity, na-
tional and individual, of every kind. Of
either Government or of citizens or SUBJ
tects against the other Government
that may have arisen since the begin
ming Of the late insurrection in Cuba,
and prior to the exchange of ratifica-