Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-12
IT IS PEACE.
The Rati6cations Formally Ex-
changed at Washington.
And President Mckinley Issues a
Proclamation to that Effect.
Documents Exchanged by President and Am
bassador Cambon for Spain.
IT IS PEACE.

Washington, April 1.-THE condition
OF war which has existed between the
United States and Spain. since April
Il, 1898. terminated. today. when the
last formalitieS in the res 'oration OF
peace We're performed by the exchange
or ratiiicationS of the peace treaty. Co
incident with this. President Mckinley
| issued his proclamation declaration
| that the war was at an end and the
| appointment Of Bcllamy Storer was
| determined upon as United States min
| lister To Spain.
The principal ceremony of the day
occurred in the reception room at the
| White House. In authorization OF the
| historic character Of the event, many
| members of the cabinet ana officials
prominent IN The administration gath
cred al the White House They IN
| cludcd Secretaries Hay. Wilson ana
| Hitchcock, Senator Davis. one Of the
peace commissioners vino negotiated
| IN" treaty. Assistant Secretaries Hin.
! Adcc AMI Cridlcr IF the state depart
ment. Acting Secretary Of war Mciklr-
| john. Adjutant General Corbin. Solici-
/ tor General Richards. Hon Wayne
! MacNeash and Mr.. Sidney Smith, chief
Of the bureau Of diplomatic CORE
spondcnce. state department. who has
prepared the American copy of the
| treaty.
Shortly before o'clock. the French
ambassador. NJ Cambon. arrived in
company with NJ. Theibaut, the first
secretary Of the embassy. the latter
bearing the Spanish copy of the peace
treaty. Mr.. Mckinley cordially greet
ed the ambassador and after a brief
exchange of well wishes, the formal
| ceremony began. The President stood
back of the large desk presented To the
government by Queen Victoria, while
Sec. Hay and Ambassador Cambon oc-
| cupied places at the desk. Around this
central group We're ranged the cabinet
| officers and others already mentioned
L and officials of the household. The
powers of NJ. Cambon and Sec. Hay
| We're examined. protocol concerning
the days ceremony signed and other
| formalities concluded.
| The signing Of the protocol of eX-
| change occurred. at 3.2S =. NJ. Am
bassador Cambon signing for Spain.
and Sec. Hay for the United States.
The protocol was in French and briefly
recited the circumstances leading up to
| the exchange. This cleared the way
for the exchange itself. constituting
| the final act.
The President took from the desk the
American copy of the treaty. hand
| Somely engrossed. bound in dark blue
| morocco and encased i'll d black moroc-
co portfolio and handed it to Mr.. Cam
| bon. At the same time NJ. Cambon
| handed to the President the Spanish
| copy of the treaty also engroSsed,
/ bound in morocco and encased in ma
room colored morocco box. There were
| deferential bows as each received from
the other this final pledge of peace.
This exchange of notifications occur
| red at 3.35 =. NJ. The President was
the first to speak. Mr.. Ambassador"
said he. Il will issue my proclamation
at once" Mr.. Cambon thanked the
President for the promptness with
| which the proclamation followed. This
ended the formal ceremony and after
brief fluctuations the ambassador and
other officials withdrew. Secretary
Hay took with him the Spanish copy
| of the treaty and deposited ii in the ar
chives of the state department.
NJ. Cambon cabled the Spanish gov
eminent of the final restoration of
peace and made known that the Amer
lean copy Of the treaty would he for
warded through the French foreign
office.
The effect of the action taken, today.
is to completely renew the peaceful re-
lltions. trade. official. diplomatic con-
sular and in all other ways between
this country and Spain.
After the ceremony connected with
the exchange of the ratification of the
peace treaty. President Mckinley issued
the following proclamation:
Whereas. a treaty of peace between
the United States OF America and Her
Majesty, the Queen Regent of Spain.
in the name of Her August son. Al
phonSo NH, was concluded and signed
by their respective plenipotentiaries at
arts. on the 10th day of December. 1898.
the original of which convention. being
in the English and Spanish languages,
is word for word as follows:
CHere the treaty is given in fulD
And Whereas, the said convention
ratified on both parts and the ratifica-
tons of the two governments We're ex-
changed in the city of Washington. on
the eleventh day of April one thousand |
eight hundred and ninety nine;
Now, Therefore. be it known, that /, |
William Mckinley. President of the |
United States of America, have caused /
the said convention to be made public |
to the end that the same and every ar
ticle and clause thereof may be observ-
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