The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-06
THE TREATY.
THE Full Text OF the Document rs
Agreed to By the American and
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AZ Agreed to By the American and
Nh Spanish Commissioners.
ss5s 5styvASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 5.-The
;sfollowlng, IS the Presidents message
gEnHd The letter OF the-secretary-n Of state,
to the senate the treaty
ls5of peace concluded at Paris between the
fSUnited States and Spain, together with
asthc official text OF the treaty, being an
exact copy OF the document brought to
llSsssthe United States by the American COM
I$ $missioners:
VITO the Senate of the United States:
~ II transmit herewith. with q view of
XII It's ratification. n, treaty between Inc
"a United States and Spain. signed at the
III city Of Paris on December 10. 1898, to-
= gethcr with the protocols and papers in
III dicated in the list accompanying the re-
" port Of the secretary of state.
II ''WILLIAM MCKINLEY!
..g .g Executive Mansion, Washington,
& January 4. 1882"
ITO the President: .,.r,.
THE undersigned secretary of state.
has the honor to lay before the Presl-
dent, with 4 view 10 its submission to
Il the senate. iC deemed proper. Il treaty
" OF peace concluded at Paris on Deem
b bcr 10. 1898, between the United States
~ and Spain.
accompanying the treaty are the
protocols of the conferences of the
Il peace commission at Paris, together
n with copies OF statements made before
q the United States commissioners and
IA other papers indicated in the enclosed
n list. Respectfully submitted
n John HAY"
III Department of State, Washington,
IA January 3, 1S39."
g$ The United States of America and her
s malcsty. the queen regent OF Spain, In
sS the name OF her august son Don AL
III fonso NIL, desiring TO end the state of
'fsfwnr now existing between the two
III countries. have for that purpose ap-
sHnointcd as plcnipotcEtarles: The Presi-
S& dent of the United States. William Il.
VI Day. Cushman X, Davis. William +.
& Frye. George Gray and Wh!tclaw Reid.
S$ citizens Of the United States. and her
NJ majesty. queen regent Of Spain, Don
II Eugenio Montrcro Rios. president Of the
II senate. Don Bonuvcntura d. AbuZera-
n tla, senate OF the kingdom, and en-
Ii minister OF the crown; Don Jose de
Garnlca, deputy to the cortes and as
socated Justice of the supreme court:
y Don Wcnceslao Ramirez de Villa -Ur-
rutla. envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plentpotentary a, Brussels. and
4 Don Rafael Cerero. general of division.
& who. having assembled In Paris, and
having exchanged their full powers.
which wcrc found to be in due and
q proper form. have. after discussion OF
the matters between them, agreed upon
u the following articles:
# Article l-Spaln relinOushcs all claim
FL OF sovereignty over and title to Cuba.
~ And as the Island Is. upon Its cvacra-
n ton by Spain, to BE- occupied by the
. United States, the United States Will,
~ so long as such occupation shall last
n assume and discharge the obligations
81 mat may under International law re-
al fn!t from The fact of It's occupation, for
!SS the protection OF life and property.
aE Article ll-Spain CedcS to tho United
rs States the island .: Porto Rico and
IsE other Islands now under Spanish SOW
a creign'H In the West Indies, and the
sSEis!and OF Guam In the MarInnas or La
ES droncs.
sE Ccssion Of Philippines.
& Article lll-Spain cedes to the United
f& states the archipelago known as the
M Fhilippine Islands, and comprehending
III inc islands lying within the following
MI Inc: llnc running from west to cas-,
vi along or near the twentieth parallel OF
III north latitude. and through the middle
gEot the nnvigablc channel OF Bachl from
sA me one hundred ana eighteenth QlSth)
ss 10 the one hundred and twenty seventh
~ u2nh) degree meridian OF longitude
81 east or Greenwich. thence along the
81 one hundred and twenty-scvcnth G27th)
NJ neGrcc meridian OF longitude east OF
n Greenwich 10 the parallel OF four de-
IA Erees and forty-ilvc minutes H.a5) north
latitude. thence along the parallel of