Arizona republican., 1899-07-03
THEIRS TO CHOOSE
Whether 10 Remain Span.
 iardS or Be Americans.
The Spanish Government Getting Ready 10 Force This Election Upon Ifs Cifiz. ms Tn Cuba, POrfO Rico and inc Philippines.

Washington, July 2-The Spanish government is about to take steps to determine how far the Spanish born residents of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines intend to maintain 9.hetr al- le2iance to Glhe crown of Spain Pro- vision for this was made in the treaty of Paris, article TX allowing one year from the date of exchanging rarifica- tioCs of the treaty williE which STan- fSh-bOrn residents could make known their wish to reamin subjects of Spain.
 The newly appointed Spanish consul generals at Havana, Manila, and San Juan will now esIort means to carry out this provision. Sa1.0r Segario, con sul genelnl c.rt Havana, leaves for his rev post on the SIati.lsh liner. sailing iron. New York next. Friday. The con SUI general ;.'tt Manila, Senor NarinaS, arrived there yesterday. The cons ul- general for Porto Rico is already on the ground. These officials VIII Epen reg istels at their respective sl.ationS, and at other points where SpT-ish-bOrn res identS are most numerous. About nine months remain w.sfin which the Spanish residents may elect 70 co1dinlpe their relations with Spain The regis tries kept by she consul generals wil furnish q sort of census of the Spanish population in these colonies. but in ad- Gii,;cil to this, every Spanish resident vii have to make a declaration before q court Of record of his fnten. ion. to continue It's allegiance to the crown of Spain; otherwise his allegFance to Spaa1' is ren0unced and he becomes a citizen of the territory in which he n,ay reside.
 The provision of the peace treaty under which this action is taken is as fellows: Spanish subjects. natives of the pe-inslIla, residing in the terri tory over which Spain reliRluished or accades her sovereignty, may preserve their allegiance to the crown of Spain by making. before a, courJ of record, within a year from the date of the ex- change if notifications of this treaty, q d~ cllratiCI of their decision to pre- serve such allegiance; in default of which declaration they shall be held to have renOunced it and to have adopted the nationality of the territory in which they reside
 CCrsidelatce interest attaches to this registering eff the Spanish population. as it is a delicate task, bringing out to some extent the s,EJng natural ties +l,o aration caused by the war. These Spanish subjects Whi 2Cect to retain their allegiance will be entitled, under the peace treaty, to retain i,hefr rights of property and the right to carry on their Industry, commerce and prf- feSsion in the same mal1ner as other foreigners living in the new American posseSSlH1s. They do not, however secure any special privileges by virtue of their Spanish nationality, except in thz Philippines. where for the term OA ten years, Spanish ships and merchan- disc are on the same terms as ships and merchandise of the Ui-Gted States.
 There will be no more Spanish con- slllar appointments for the present, the purpose being to aliJw the new con sular generals to determine how far the service should be extended in Cuba, Porto Rico and ahe Philippines. Besides MT. Segraro at Hav9ca, there is q Spanish consul at Cfenfuegos. This will be the extent of the service in Cuba until MT. SegrariO reports on what further points Isquire consular representation. The appointments will then be drawn from among the local SparfSh residents, and will have the honorary title of consular agents. In that way the Spanish authorities ex- peict to secure an organization in touch with the local Spanish sediment. The same policy will be applied to Porto Rico and the Philippines. Only a few of Ehe leading consular officers will be brought from Madrid, the others i being appointed from ths lo,cal Span iSh citizenship.
 The SFaE.sh minister, Duke of Arcos, leaves for AIanchesterIby-the to- nirrOw. where the Sp81fsh legation ] wil be located through thal summer.
 
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