Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-04-19

The formal exchange Of ratitcationS Of
the peace treaty took place ut the White
House Tuesday afternoon; Ambassador
Cambon of France acting for Spain. This
formal recognition that the war is ended
and that the United States and Spain are
again on terms OF peace, occurred just one
year from the day when President Me
kinley r cognized that diplomatic consid-
Grafton of the Cuban question mad failed
and that war was inevitable.
1t was on April IL, 1898, that President
Mckinley sent his war message to Con-
gress, saying that he had exhausted diplo-
matte efforts and asking Congress to
clothe him with the war power War
was not declared until April p, but the
end of peaceful relations between the
United States ami Spain was on April IL,
1898, and the return to Il recognition of
peaceful relations occurred on the first
anniversary of that day, making the break
between the two nations just one year.
AT 1928 o'clock Secretary Hay attached
his signature to the Spanish copy of the
treaty and NJ Cambon his to the copy for
the United States The official seals were
affixed at 3;35 o'clock, completing the GER
emony. The Presidents proclamation an
nouncing the exchange of ratifcations,
emitting the text of the treaty, which is
quoted in full, is as follows:
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, Don Alfonso MIL, was con-
cluded and signed by the respective plenipo-
tentiaries at Paris on the 10th day of De
cel1ber, 1898, the original &C which conven-
tioL, being In the English md Spanish Ian
guases, Is word for word as follows:
Whereas, The said convention has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the ratif-
cation Of the two governments were ex-
changed in the city of Washington on the
eleveatE day of April, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-nine. Now, therefore,
be ii known that
l, 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 article and
clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled
with good faith by the United States and
the citizens thereof
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at the city OF
Washington the eleventh day of April, In the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
the United States the one hundred and TWEEN.
ty-third. WILLIAM MKINLEY.
BY the President:
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
The ceremony of exchanging the copies
of the treaty took place in the President
| office, which is the room between the cab
met and the war room on the soutt
front of the executive mansion. Their,
were no formal speeches, the Presiden
merely remarking to Ambassador Cambor
that the proclamation of peace would nov
| be issued.
The Secretary of State and most of the
members of the cabinet were present, bu
| the only representative of Spanish inter
ests were Ambassador Cambon and Firs
| Secretary Thiebault of the French en-
| bassy. Spain has Informed this Govern
ment that she will speedily resume diplo
| matte relations with the United States
and we shall return the compliment.
After one year OF a condition of war
in which the actual hostilities were con
fined TO 112 days, the United States il
again at peace with Spain, and the mur
der of the Mnine's crew has been avenged