Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-08-19
ALL OVER THE WORLD
AN ARMlSTiCE ORDERED.
President Issues q Proclamation to Iha'
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YfeSlUenC ISSUES u IEOClH"0s'oAA W.
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WASHINGTON, August l3.-With SIM
plicity in keeping with republican
institutions, the war which has ragged
between Spain and the United States
for a period of three months ana
twenty-five days was quietly terma'
mated at twenty-three minutes past 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
Secretary Day, for the United States
and M. Cambon, for Spain, in the
presence of President Mckinley, signed
a protocol which will form the basis OF
definite treaty of peace.
The president issued the following
proclamation Immediately after the
signatures had been affixed to the pro-
:ocol:
"By the President of the United
States of America:
"A Proclamation.
"Whereas, BY protocol concluded
and signed August -, 1898, by William
r. Day, secretary of state OF the Unit
ed States, and his excellency Jules
Cambon, ambassador extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of the repub-
lie of France, at Washington, respect
ively renresent1ng for this purpose the
government of the United States and
the government of Spain, the United
and Spain have formally agreed upon
the terms on which negotiations TOR
the establishment of peace between the
Two countries shall Re undertaken: and.
"Whereas, 1t is in said protocol
agreed that upon it's conclusion and
signature hostilities 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;
"Now, therefore, I, William Mckin-
lev. president of the United States, 90.
in accordance with the stipulations OF
the protocol, declare and proclaim on
the part of the United States a 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 to abstain from all acts incon-
sistent with this proclamation.
"In witness whereof, have hereunto
set my hand End caused the seal of the
United S.:..tes to be affixed.
''Dcne at the city of Washington,
tbs twelfth day of August, in the year
of our Lord one thousand, eight hun
dred and ninety-eight, and of the indie
pendence Of the United States the one
hundred and twenty-third.
ssNil1iam McKinlev
''Bv the Presidents
"William R. Day, Secretary of State. .
A copy of the above proclamation
has been cabled to our army and navy
commanders. Spain will cable her
commanders like instructions.
The protocol provides:
81. That Spain will relinquish all
claim of sovereignty over and title to
Cuba.
80. That Porto Rico and other
Spanish islands in the West Indies and
an island in the Ladrones, to be selected
by the United States, shall be coded to
the latter.
''3. That the United States will
occupy and hold the city, bay and har-
Dor of Manila, pending the conclusion
of treaty of peace, which shall deter
mine the control, disposition and gov
eminent of the Philippines.
-. 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 thirty
days from the signing of the protocol,
meet at Havana and San Juan respect
lively, to arrange and execute the de-
tails of the evacuation.
SIS. That the United States and
Spain will each appoint not more than
FIVE commissioners to negotiate and
conclude treaty OF peace. The com
missioners are to meet in Paris not
later than October first.
Sc. 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 its military and