The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-06
PEACE TREATY
Is Sent to the Senate by the
President.

} Washington. Jan. 4.--'rhc following 1
, the presidents message and the lette
Of the secretary OF the state. transmit
ing to the senate the treaty Of the peac
concluded at Paris between the Unite,
States and Spain:
To the Senate OF the United states.
! transmit herewith, with a view to a.
ratification, n treaty or peace betweei
the United States and Spain, signed a
the City OF Paris on December 10. 1895
together with the protocol and papers In
dleated In the list accompanying the ro
Port Of the secretary of state.
J WILLIAM M'K1NLEY
Executive Mansion, Washington. Jan
uary 4, 1899.
To the President:
The undersigned secretary OF state ha,
the honor to lay before the president
with view to its submission TO the sen.
ate, II deemed proper. n treaty OF peace
concluded at Paris, on December TO- iseS
between the United States and Spain.
Accompanying the treaty are the pro-
tocols OF the conference OF the peace
commission at Paris .ogther with copies
OF the statements It'Je before the Unit
ed States commissio lsg and other papers
indicated IN the enclo. 81 list.
Respect 'ly submitted.
JOHN HAY
Department Of state, Washington. Jan
3, 1899
Accompanying the message and the sec
retary's letters IL the official text of the
treaty, being an exact copy OF the docu-
ment brought TO the United states by
the American commissioners. The full
text OF the treaty Is "a foiows
The United States OF America ana her
majesty, the queen regent OF spain. In
the namc of he- august son. Don Al
fonso XIII, desiring to end the state OF
war now exIsting between the two coun-
tries. have for that purpose appointed
as plenipotentiarles:
The president Of tho United states.
William II. Day, Cushman X. Davis. Will
liam p. Frey. George Gray. and white
Law Reid, citizens OF the United States:
And her majesty, the queen regent of
Spain, Don Eugenlo Montero Itgos. prosl-
dent Of the senate; Don Buenaventurn De
Abarzuza. senator OF the kingdom and
ex-minister of the crown; Don Jose De
Garcia. deputy to the courts and asso-
N.NNNN gNaAhtN VI AAlt supreme Court Don
Wenceslao Ramirez Do Vnia-Urrutia. en-
Voy extraordinary and ministerplenipo-
tentiary at Brussels and Don Rafael Ger
zero. general Of division. who having as
sembled in Paris, and having exchanged
their fun powers. which were found to be
in due and proper form. have after dis
cussion OF the matters. before them.
agreed upon the following articles:
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT.
Article ]. Spain relinquishes all claim
Of sovereignty over and title 10 Cuba.
And as the island is on It's evacuation
by Spain. to be occupied by the United
States, the United States VIII. so long
as such occupation shall last. assume and
international law result from the fact OF
discharge the obligations that may under
It's occupation, for the protection OF life
and property.
Article @ Spain cedes to tho United
States the island OF Porto Rico and other
Islands now under Spanish sovereignty
In the West Indies and the Island OF
Guam in the Marianas, or Ladiones
Article 3. Spain cedes to tho United
States the archipelago known as the
Philippine islands, and comprehending
the islands lying within the following line:
line running from west to east along
or near the twentieth parallel OF north
latitude and through the middle OF the
navigable channel Of Bachi from the one
hundred and eighteenth C1sth) to the one
hundred and twenty-seventh Q27th) de-
gree meridian longitude east OF Green
wich, thence along the one hundred and
twenty-seventh C27th) degree meridian OF
longitude east OF Greenwich TO the paral-
lei OF four degrees and forty-five minutes
G45) north latitude. thence along the par
allel of four degrees and forty-nve min
utes (4.4O north latitude 20 Il intersec-
tion with tho meridian Of longitude one
hundred and nineteen degrees and thirty
FIVE minutes Q19.95 east Of Greenwich to
the parallel OF latitude seven degrees and
forty-fve minutes 0.40 north, thence
along the parallel of latitude seven de-
grees and forty minutes Gao north to
its intersection with the one hundred and
sixteenth O1Gth) egree meridian OF longi-
tude east OF Greenwich. thence by d.
rect line to the intersection OF the tenth
d0th) degree OF parallel OF northt latlt-
tude with the one hundred and eigh-
teenth 1lsth) degree meridian OF longi-
tude east Of Greenwich and thence along
the one hundred and eighteenth 0lsth)
degree meridian OF longitude east of
Greenwich to the point OF beginning.
The United States win pay TO Spain
the sum OF twenty million dollars (s20,-
100000 within three months nfter the
ratihoations OF the present treaty
Article T. The United States will. for
the term OF ten years from the date Of
exchange OF the ratiheation OF the pres
ent treaty. admit Spanish ships and mer-
chandise 20 the ports OF the Philippine is
lands on the same terms as ships and
merchandise OF the United States.
SEND SPANISH SOLDIERS HOME.
Article 4. The United States will, upon
the signature OF the present treaty send
back 10 Spain. at It's own cost. the Span
ish soldiers take mas prisoners OF war on
the capture OF Manila by the american
forces. The arms Of the soldiers In ques-
ton shall be restored 70 them.
Spain viii, upon the exchange Of the
ratihcations OF the present treaty, pro-
ced TO evaouate the Philippines. as well
as the islands OF Guam, on terms simi-
Z lar to those agreed upon by the commits
sioners appointed TO arrange for the evao
uatiOn Of Porto Rico and other islands
in the West Indes under the protocol OF
August p. 1898, which IS 20 continue in
force until its provisions are completely
guns OF all oaibres. ammunition, live
stock and materials OF all kinds, beong-
ing TO the land and naval forces OF Spain
in the Philippines and Guam. remain the
property OF Spain. Pieces OF heavy ord
nance, exclusive OF field artillery, IN the
fortidcations and coast defepzea ahail re-.