The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-27
THE TERMS OF EVACUATION
PROCLAMATION OF THE AMERICAN
 COMPASSIONATE IN CUBA.
All Glasses Admonished to Exercise Self Restraint-Spaniards to bo Fully Pro- tected and Offenses Vigorously Pun- tshed on Both Sides Observance of Official Courtesies.

ished on Both Sides Observance of
 Official Courtesies.
 Havana, Dec. 26.-The American evacuation commissioners will issue to- morrow the following proclamation: ITO the inhabitants of the island of Cuba: The undersigned commissioners on the part of the United States, hav- ing been invested with power by the president to arrange for and execute the evacuation of Cuba and adjacent is- lands and also to take over public prop erty of Spain, have entered inlD an agreement with commissioners on the part of Spain for the final ceremonies and regulations to be observed and car- ried out on the first day of January and thereafter until all Spanish troops shall have embarked for repatriation, and the same is published for the guidance of the inhabitants and others outside of the Santiago district.
 "The undersigned desire in this pub- lie manner to impress and enjoin upon all the people of the island the necessity of the strict compliance with the terms of this agreement to the end that pub- lie order and due respect for the gravi- ty of the occasion may prevail and es- pecially to admonish all classes of peo- pie to exercise self-restraint and moder- ation and refrain from giving cause or offense or irritation and from the exhi- bltion of excitement undue manifesto ton of feeling or from doing any act calculated to produce irritation or bad feeling.
 For nearly four months this commits sion and other officials of the United States have been under the protection of the Spanish authority. They have extended to us the most scrupulous courtesy and consideration and not one unpleasant incident has marred our so- journ in their midst and now that our positions are soon to be reversed and they are to become our guests and en- titled to our protection we must see to it that they enjoy the same immunity. and consideration. Apart from the emi- i nent propriety of such a course, the best interests of all classes, Cubans, Spaniards and Americans will be there- by subserved. Acting under a sense of duty to the people and our government we must notice that any violation of the terms and provisions of this agree ment will be resented and offenders brought promptly to justice. Repre- senting all classes and interests we shall be governed by the strictest inn partiality with the sole purpose of pro- noting the rehabilitation and pacifca-4 tion of Cuba, the preservation of peace, the security to persons and prop erty, and the establishment and main l tenance of government with just laws impartially administered as indispen- sable to the welfare and happiness of 1 the people. We therefore confidently 1 invoke the aid and cooperation of the inhabitants in accomplishing these ends. The agreement is as follows
 Whereas the convention entered in- 1 to on the 18th day of November, 1898, between the commissioners of the Unit l ed States and the commissioners of I Spain provides that the final evacua- ton of the territory of Cuba and adja- cent Spanish islands by the forces of Spain shall be completed at 12 o'clock l meridian on the 1st day of January, 1899, and says that if for unavoidable reasons the authorization of Spanish I forces shall not become completed on that date herein fixed, in such cases suitable and convenient places shall be designated for the residence of the re- maining Spanish troops until their authorization shall be accomplished. It being well understood, however, that these troops will not be elected from their quarters during the time that they must necessarily remain there, leaving. them in their quarters and the sick in hospitals under the safeguard of the armies of the United States until they can be sent home, and,
 Whereas. Notwithstanding all the efforts made by the Spanish authorities faithfully and promptly to carry out the provisions of the aforesaid convention, there will still be number of Spanish troops in the province of Matanzas and Santa Clara whom it will have been im- possible to embark for their native country before the first of January next,
 "'Now, therefore, be it agreed be- tween the commissioners of the United States and the commissioners of Spain in joint session assembled, possessing for this purpose under Article W. of the protocol agreement between the United States and Spain signed at Washington on the 12th day of August, 1898, full authority from the govern ment of the United States and the gov- ernment of Spain, respectively, as fol- lows:
 First-The Spanish troops remain ing unembarked on the first of January shall remain undisturbed until their
 embarkation to Spain in their respec-
 tive quarters, buildings and grounds
 actually then occupied by them, and
 during that period shall enjoy the privi-
 leges and immunities usually accorded
 by the rules of international law gov erning foreign troops in friendly coun-
 try. The quarters, buildings and
 grounds actually occupied by said
 troops will be considered as being cov-
 cred by the privileges of extra-territo-
 riality, the responsibility of keeping
 good order in places thus occupied be-
 ing upon the authorities of the Unite
 C+otas The commanding officer of the