Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
The President Transmits 1t
Without Recommendation.
THE ARTICLES AGREED UPON
Boundaricso OF tho Phn.,
ippine Island. Ceded-what spain
Retains and Undertakes TO Turns
over in Munitions OF war-so.h
Countries Release Claims for In-
demnity, National and Individual.
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the Presidents message, and the letter
of the Secretary Of State. transmitting
to the Senate the treaty of peace con-
Guided at Paris between the United
States and Spain. together with the
official text of the treaty being an ex-
act copy Of the document brought to
the United States by the American
commissioners: ~
To the Senate OF the United States,
transmit herewith. with a view to
It's ratification. q treaty OF peace be-
tween the United States and Spain,
signed eet-thhe city of Pafis, en- Deem
Der 10. 1898; together with the protocols
and papers indicated in the list accom-
panying the report OF the Secretary OF
State.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY,
Executive Mansion, Washington, Jam
uary 4. 1899.
To the President:
The undersigned. Secretary OF State,
has the honor to lay before the Pres
ident. With view to its submission to
the Senate. IL deemed proper, treaty
OF peace, concluded at Paris on Decem-
Der 10. 1895, between the United States
and Spain.
Accompanying the treaty are tho
protocols OF the conferences of the
Peace Commission at Paris together
with copies of statements made before
the United States Commissioners, and
other papers indicated in the Enclosed
list. Respectfully subnlittedl
JOHN HAY, siss
Department OF State.
Washington. january 8, 1899. 4
The United States OF America ana
Her Majesty. the Queen Regent OF
Spain, in the name of her august Gop (
Don Alfonso XIII. desiring to end the
state or war now existing between tho
TWO countries. have. for that purpose,
appointed as plenipotentiaries: nj
The President of the United States.
William r. Day. Cushman X. Davis.
William p. Frye. George GRAY and
Whitelaw Reid, citizens OF the United (.
States; and
Her Majesty, the Queen Regent o.
Spain, ~, 'SS
Don Eugenio Montero Rios presidens
OF the Senate; Don Buenaventura de-
Aoarzuza' Senator of the Kingdom and
eX-Minister of the Crown; Don Jose do
Garnica, deputy to the Cortes and As
sociate Justice OF the Supreme Court:
Don Wenceslao Ramirez de yilla-Uf-f.
rutia, Envoy Extraordinary and MINI
ister Pienipotentiary ut Brussels, and 4
Don Raiael Cerero. General Of Division:
VINO, having assembled in Paris. and
having exchanged their full powers.
which were found to be- in due and
proper form, have, after discussion Of
me matters before them, agreed upon
thefoliowing articles. -
ARTICLE I.
Spain relinqulshes all claim Of soy.
erelshty over and title to Cuba. And z
us the Island is, upon its evacuation<by
spain, to be occupied by the United
states, the United States will, so longs.
dis as sa t,S occupation shall last, assume
ana discharge the obligations that may {.
under international law result from tfa
iact OF Its occupancy, for the protection
OF life and property
ARTICLE. II.
Spain cedes to the United States the
island of Porto Rico and other islands
now under Spanish sovereignty In tina 4
West Indies. and the island Of Guam. &
III the Marianas or Ladrones.
ARTICLE III.
Spain cedes to the United States the
archipelago known as the Philippine y;
Islands, and comprehend1ng the islands
ly1ng within the following line:
"A line running from west to east
along or near the twentieth parallel OF
north latitude. and through the mid
die of the navigable channel of Bachi.s 81
from the one hundred and eighteenth s
3l1Sth Ito the one hundred and twenty
seventh Q27th) degree meridian of lon
gitude east OF Greenwich, thence along X
the one hundred and twenty-seventh s
u2Ith) degree meridian OF longitude
east OF Greenwich to the parallel OF
TOUR degrees and forty-hye minutes
4,45) north latitude, thence along tho a
parallel OF four degrees and forty-flya
minutes (4.45) north latitude to Its In
tersection with the meridian OF longI-
tude one hundred and nineteen degrees b
and thirty-five minutes Q19.S5> east Of &
Greenwich. thence along the meridian
of longitude one hundred and nineteen 3
degrees and thirty-fve minutes 01s.s5
east of Greenwich to the parallel az
latitude seven degrees and forty min.
utes q. 40) north, thence along the par
allel of latitude OF seven degrees anh =
forty minutes GAO north to its inter
section with the one hundred and sfx-
teenth Ql6th) degree meridian of lon- Il.
gitude east of Greenwich, thence nv I, 4
direct line to the intersection of the
tenth QOth) degree parallel of nprih 4
latitude with the one hundred and
eighteenth u1Sthl degree meridian OF
longitude east OF Greenwich, and thenca
along the one hundred and eirhtrarfh =
d1Sth) degree meridian Of ionsitnSa
east OF Greenwich to the point re hass
ginning. - - y 8 X
The United States will paw "a snai,
the sum of twenty million dollars fss0
O00C0o) within three Tnonths after tf,e
exchange of the ratlfications OF b the 8
present treaty.
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