Pleasantville weekly press., 1898-08-17
HOSTILITIES END.
Proclamation by the President
Suspends War Operations.
ARMY AND NAVY N0TIFIED.
Provisions Of the Peace Protocol
With Spain.
SIGNED FOR BOTH COUNTRIES.

Five Commissioners From Each Govern
ment to Meet In Paris Not Later Than
Oct. Spain Is to Rslinquish All Claim
Of Sovereignty Over Cuba-Porto Rico
and Other Spanish Islands in West In
dies and an Island in the Ladrones to Be
Ceded to This Country United States to
Hold City, Bay and Harbor Of Manila
Pending Conclusion of Treaty of Peace,
Which Shall Determine the Government
of the Philippines.
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
ernment 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. 1t 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
soon as possible by each government
to the commanders of its military and
naval forces;
Nov. therefore, I, William Mckin-
lev. president of the United States, do,
in accordance with the stipulations OF
the protocol, declare and proclaim on
the part of the United States 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. have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
"WILLIAM MKINLEY."
A copy of the proclamation has been
cabIed our army and navy command
ers. Spain will cable her commanders
like instructions.
The protocol provides:
/. That Spain will relinquish all
claim of sovereignty over and title to
| Cuba
2. That Porto Rico and other Span
ish 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-
termine the control, disposition and
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.
5. That the United States and Spain
will each appoint not more than five
commissioners to negotiate and con-
| clude treaty of peace. The commits
sioners are to meet at Paris not later
than the 1st 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 it's military and naval
| forces.
With simplicity in keeping with re-
| publican institutions the war which
has ragged between Spain and the
| United States for period of three
| months and % days was quietly termi-
mated at % minutes past 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, when Secretary Day,
| for the United States, and M. Cambon,
for Spain, in the presence of President
Mckinley, signed a 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 it in the presence of M.
Cambon, who expressed his apprecia-
tion of the action. Without delay Act
ing Secretary Allen hastened to the
telephone and directed that cable mes
sages be Immediately sent to all of the
naval commanders in the
Philippines; Sampson, at Guantanamo,
and the various commandants at navy
yards and stations--to cease hostilities
Immediately.
HAD NOT HEARD OF PEACE.