The record-union., 1898-08-14
The Madrid Government Makes Pub
lie the Protocol.
Defining the Terms on Which the Severn
ments Have Agreed.
The Governors General OF Porto
Rico and the Philippines In
structed by the Spanish Govern
ment to Garry Out It's Terms.

MADRID, Aug. 13.-The text Of the
protocol signed between Spain and the
United States is as follows:
His excellency, NJ. Cambon, Embassa-
dor Extraordinary and Minister Plenl-
potentiary of the French Republic at
Washington. and William Day, SecTe-
tary of State for the United States,
having received respectively to that eff
feet plenary powers from the Spanish
Government and the Government OF the
United States, have established and
signed the following articles, which de-
fine the terms on which the two Gov
ernments have agreed with regard to
the questions enumerated below. and of
which the object is the establishment of
peace between the two countries, name
ly:
Article I-Spain will renounce all
claim TO all sovereignty over and all
her rights over the island of Cuba.
Article II.-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 Anti lilies, as well as an island in
Ladrone Archipelago, to be chosen by
the United States.
Article III-The United States will
occupy and retain the city and bay of
Manila pending the conclusion of a
treaty Cf peace, which shall determine
the ntrol and form of government of
the Philippines.
Article IV.-Spain will Immediately
evacuate Cuba, Porto Rico and the
other islands now under Spain'S SOW
ereignty in the Antilles. To this eff
feet each Of the two Governments will
appoiTit Commissioners within ten days
after the signing of the protocol and
these Commissioners shall meet at Ha-
vana within thirty days after the sign
ing of this protocol with the object of
coming to an agreement regarding the
carrying out of the details of the afore-
said evacuation of Cuba and two other
adjacent Spanish islands; and each of
the two Governments shall likewise ap-
point within ten days after the sigma
ture of this protocol other Commission
ers who shall meet at San Juan de
Porto Rico within thirty days after the
signature of this protocol to agree upon
the details of the evacuation of Porto
Rico and other islands now under Span
ish sovereignty in the Antilles.
Article V.-Spain and the United
States shall appoint to treat for peace
five Commissioners at the most, for
either country The Commissioners
shall meet in Paris on October 1st al
the latest to proceed to the negotiations
and TO the conclusion of a treaty Of
peace. This treaty shall be ratified in
conformity with the constitutional laws
of each Of the two countries.
Article VI-Once this protocol is con-
cluded and signed hostilities shall be
suspended, and to that effect instruc-
tions in the two countries shall be giver
by either Government to the command
ers of its land and sea forces as speed
lily as possible.
Done in duplicate at Washington
read in French and in English by the
undersigned. who affix at the foot O1
the document their signature and seals
August i, 1898
INSTRUCTIONS TO GOVERNORS
GENERAL
MADRID, Aug. 13.-f10 p. m )-Tht
Government tonight telegraphed to the
Governors General of Porto Rico anC
the Philippines instructions for carry
ing out the terms Of the protocol sign
ed by the United States and Spain. and
TO prepare for evacuation instruction:
were also sent covering the policy K
be adopted in the event of the insur-
gents refusing to observe the armis
tice.