Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-29
TREATY TERMS.
General Bates Arrangements with the
Sultan of Sulu.

General Bates Arrangements with the
sultan of Sulu.
Manila, Aug. 24.-The success of
Gen. Bates in establishing in an annie
able manner the new treaty between
the United States and the sultan of
Sulu is regarded as a great achieve
ment by all persons in Manila who
realize the Importance of the victory
limits future bearings and the difficult
ties which have been overcome. The
americans gain by this treaty far
greater concessions and wider powers
than the Spanish treaty with the sui
tan afforded the government at Ma
drid. At the same time these conces-
sions leave the natives contented and
friendly. Here are the terms of the
treaty:
l. The sovereignty of the United
States over the entire Sulu archipela-
go is acknowledged.
g The American flag is adopted as
the flag of the sultan.
). The United States government
may occupy and control such points in
the archipelago as the public interests
demand, except territory Immediately
surrounding the sultan's grounds, I'M
less such occupation shall be mill
tary necessity due to the exigencies of
war with foreign power.
4. In case due compensation be
made any person shall be permitted to
purchase land in the archipelago by
obtaining the consent of the sultan.
Such purchase may be registered at
the proper, American offices establish
ed for that purpose.
s. The rights and dignities of the
sultan and datos (chiefs) are to be
fully respected.
8. The Moros are not to be inter-
fered with on account of their reli-
gion. All religious customs are to be
respected, and no one is to be perse-
cuted on account of his religion.
Z. All trade lin domestic products
OF the archipelago when carried on by
the sultan or the Moro people under
the flag of the United States is to be
free, unlimited and undutiable.
8. The sultan is allowed to COM
municate direct with the governor gen.
eral of the Philippines in making
complaint against the commanding Of
ficers representing American authority
at Jolo, the principal town, or against
any naval commander.
8. The introduction of firearms into
the archipelago is forbidden except on
permission of the governor general.
10. The sultan agrees to suppress
piracy.
II. The sultan will try all cases
arising of Moros against Moros, the
convicted men being delivered to the
Americans for punishment.
81. Any slave in the archipelago is
given the right to purchase his free
dom by paying his owner the sum of
$40.
ia. When ever trouble arises be-
tween Americans and. the sultan the
former must fully investigate the mat
ter before resorting to harsh meas
ures. ~
IA. For the present any American
or foreigner wishing to travel in the
interior, of any of the islands must
Obtain an escort of Moros for his pro-
lection.
Is. The United States will protect
the sultan in the event of any foreign
nation attempting any imposition on
him.
16. The United States must not sell
the archipelago to any foreign nation
without the consent of the sultan.
IL. For governing his subjects and
preserving peace the sultan is to re-
ceiye monthly salary Of $3.50 (Mexi-
tcan). The three chief datos will re-
ceive SIS (Nfexican) monthly. Three
other datos will receive $50 (Mexican)
monthly. The sultan's secretary will
receive monthly salary of $50 Mex
Iican). Raja Mura will receive $40
(Mexican) and Serif Saguin SIS Mex
ican) monthly.
The treaty was signed at the sui
tan's capital, NAHUM, on August 20.
Besides receiving the signature of the
sultan it was signed for the Moros by
Raja Mura and Datos Attik, Kalbi and
Joakanin, the most powerful of the
chiefs. General Bates signed for the
Americans.
The sultan requested permission to
build residences for himself in the
towns of Jolo and Saissi, which per-
mission was granted. W
During the five weeks that the nego-
l. ioetouo WIN thC sulldu anu the QdlOS
were under way, General Bates visited
the most important ports of the arch
ipelago and established friendly rela-
tions with the chiefs. When he visited
the sultan at his capital, Nahum, on
the cruiser Charleston, the sultan and
his chiefs We're invited on board the
| warship. They accepted the invita-
ton and examined the vessel thorough
| ly. showing great interest in the cleo
trical appliances and in the armament.
However, the sultan was particularly
attracted by a gramophone, which as
tonished him very much, and he re-
quested it as present for his sultana.
When General Bates was in NAHUM
August. 20 the sultan received him with
great ceremony. The result of the
present agreement, which was then
perfected, is to insure the peaceable
occupation by Americans of the most
warlike districts of our eastern posses
sions. The only probability of trouble
there now lies in the impending tribal
war between the sultan and Deto Joak-
amin. The latter is threatening to at
tack and overthrow the sultan, against
whom he has long borne enmity.
General Bates visited among other
points in the archipelago the town of