Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-08-13

An Oficial Statement Prepared For Pub
1ication-The Questions of Cuba, Porto
Rico and One of the Ladrone Islands
Settled - Two Commissions Provided
For-The Peace Commission to Meet
In Paris "A Military Commission Is
Intended to Meet In Havana.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The presi-
dent has issued the following procla-
nation:
By the President of the United States OF
America A proclamation:
Whereas, BY protocol concluded
and signed Aug. IL, 1896, by William
r. Day, secretary of state of the
United States, and his excellency, Jules
Cambon, ambassador extraordinary and
plenipotentiary to the republic of
France, at Washington, respectively
representing for this purpose the gov
eminent 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 tb,
two countries shall be undertaken; ana,
Whereas, 1t is i'll said protocol
agreed that upon its conclusion an.
signature hostilities between the twJ
countries shall be suspended and that
notice to that effect shall bS given as
soon as possible by each government 10
the commanders OF its military forces
''Now, therefore, |, William McKin-
ley, president of the United States, GO
in accordance with the stipulations of
the protocol, declare and proclaim on
the part of the United States a suspen-
sion OF hostillties, and do hereby COM
mand that orders be Immediately given
through the proper channels to the COM
manders of the military and naval
forces of the United States to abstain
from all acts inconsistent with this
proclamation.
.sIn witness whereof | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of TIL
United States to be affixed
Ozone at the city of Washington, this
18th day of August, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety eight, and of the independence
of the United States, the one hundred
and twenty third.
civilian MCKINLEY,
''By the president,
civilian r. DAY,
Secretary of State.
A copy of the proclamation has been
cabled to our army and navy COM
manders. Spain will cable her com
manders like instructions.
An official statement for press publ
cation, setting out the provisions of the
peace protocol, was read and approved
at the cabinet session yesterday
The protocol in general is reitera.-
81 ~ s.(ff lNr, 49,
SPAIN with very little difference in the
language OF those terms, though with
considerable supplementary paragraphs
of an administrative nature. The most
substantial difference is in regard to the
evacuation of the captured territory.
The note, as handed to Ambassador
Cambon, called for immediate eyacua-
ton of Cuba and Porto Rico, while the
protocol leaves the time of evacuation to
be subsequently determined upon, the
design being to have the date of with
drawal left TO be fixed by joint military
commission of the United States and
Spain.
The protocol provides for two com
missions, first, the peace commission,
which will meet in Paris, and second,
the military commission, which will
meet in Havana, probably within Is
days. The military commission will be
created Immediately on the signing of
the protocol. It's duties will be of great
Importance.
While the particular document signed
is properly enough described as proto-
col, it is still technically nothing more
than that 1t is an agreement midway
between that and the armistice which
usually intervenes between active war
and final peace. So far as it goes, this pro-
tocol is absolutely peace treaty. Thus,
having provided for the disposition of
Cuba, Porto Rico and one of the Lad
rome islands, there is nothing more for
any peace commission to do in relation
to those subjects, their fate is.sealed and
the protocol in that respect is as bind
ing as any definitive treaty of peace.
Many details remain to be agreed
upon. which are not even referred TO in
the protocol Such of these as relate
to purely military and naval subjects
will by referred to a military commits
sion. This commission may encounter
some difficulty in making a disposition
of the Spanish soldiers in Cuba and
Porto Rico, and the military and naval
prisoners now in the United States
The Spanish government is showing a
remarkable unwilhngness to provide
for the return OF soldiers and sailors to
Spain.
DAY TO BE A JUDGE