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TEXT OF THE PEACE TREATY.
DOCUMENT WHICH DENUDEs SPAIN
OF HER COLONIES.

Cubu, Porto Rico and the Philip
pincs--PubIic Property, Prisoners,
Commerce and Every other SUBJ
ject Dealt WIth-COrFect synopsis
Has Already Been Published.
Washington, Jan. 5.-The following Is
the Presidents message and the letter OF
the Secretary of State submitting to the
Senate the treaty Of peace concluded at
Paris between the United States and
Spain, together with the official text of
the treaty, being an exact copy of the
document brought to the United States
by the American commissioners:
"To the Senate of the United States: I
transmit herewith, with view to it's rat
ihcation, a treaty of peace between the
United States and Spain, signed at the
city of Paris on Dec. 10. 1898; together
with the protocols and papers indicated
in the list, accompanying the report of
the Secretary of State.
william Mckinley.
Executive Mansion, Washington. Jan. 4.
1899
The letter of the Secretary of State is
as follows:
ITO the President The undersigned,
Secretary OF State, has the honor to lay
before the President. with a view to it's
submission to the Senate If deemed proper.
a treaty of peace concluded al Paris on
Dec. 10, 1885, between the United States
and Spain.
Accompanying the treaty are the pro-
tocols 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 inclosed list Respect
fully submitted, John Hay,
Department of State Washington, Jan.
g."
The Treaty in Full.
The United States of America and her
majesty, the Queen Regent of Spain, In
the name of her august son, Don Alfonso
XIII, desiring to end the state Of war now
existing between the two countries, have
for that purpose appointed as plenipoten-
tiaries;
The President Of the United States:
William r.. Day, Cushman X Davis,
William +. Frye, George Gray and White
law Reid citizens Of the United States;
And Her Majesty, the Queen Regent
Of Spain Don Eugenio Montero Rios,
president of the Senatei Don Buenaventu-
ra de Abarzuza, senator for the kingdom,
and ex-minister of the crown; Don Jose
de Garnica, deputy of the Cortes, and As
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court;
Don Wenceslao Ramirez de Villaurutia,
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tertiary at Brussels, and Don Rafael Ce-
zero, general Of division.
Who, having assembled an Paris, and
having exchanged their full powers, which
We're found TO be In due and proper form.
have, after discussion of the matters be-
fore them, agreed upon the following
articles:
Gives Up All Claim to Cuba.
Article 1. Spain relinquishes all claim
of sovereignty over and title to Cuba.
And as the island is, upon the evacua-
ton by Spain, to be occupied by the Uni
ted States the United States VIII, so long
as such occupation shall last, assume and
discharge the obligations that may, under
international law, result from the fact OF
its occupation for the protection of lifs
and property
Article 2. Spain cedes to the United
States the island of Porto Rico and other
islands now under Spanish sovereignty In
the West Indies, and the island of Guam,
in the Marianas or I4adrones.
Ihe PhtiApptnG Agreement.
Article 9. Spain cedes TO the United
States the archipelago known as the Phil
ippine Islands, and comprehending the is
lands lying within the following line: A
line running from west to east along or
near the twentieth parallel of north lati-
tude, and through the middle of the navi-
gable channel og Bachi, from the one
hundred and eighteenth d1Sth) to the one
hundred and twenty-seventh Q27th) degree
meridian OF longitude east of Greenwich,
thence along the one hundred and twenty
seventh 027th) degree meridian of long-l
tude east of Greenwich to the parallel OF
four degrees and forty-hve minutes Q:40
north latitude, then along the parallel of
four degrees and forty-hve minutes 4:4O
north latitude TO its intersection with the
meridian of longitude one hundred and
nineteen degrees and thirty-fve minutes
0l9:35) east Of Greenwich, thence along
the meridian Of longitude one hundred and
ninteen degrees and thirty-fve minutes
Q19:SD east OF Greenwich to the parallel
of latitude seven degrees and forty min
utes GAO north, thence along the parallel
of latitude seven degrees and forty min
utes G:4O north to its intersection with
the one hundred and sixteenth Q16th) de-
gree meridian of longitude east of Green
wich, then by a direct line TO the intersec-
ton of the tenth GOth) degree parallel OF
eighteenth G1Sth) degree meridian of longi-
tude east of Greenwich. and thence along
the one hundred and eighteenth Q1sth) de-
gree meridian Of longitude east of Green
wich TO the point of beginning.
the United States will pay 70 Spain the
sum of twenty million dollars $4,000, ,O00)
within three months after The exchange OF
the ratification Of the present treaty.
To Admit Spanish Ships.
article A. The United States will, for
the term Of ten years from the date of tha
exchange of the ratihcations OF the pres
eht treaty, admit Spanish ships and iner-
chandise to the ports of the Philippine
Islands on the same terms as ships and
merchandise of the United States
Article 8. The United States will upon
the signature of the present treaty. send
back to Spain, at its own cost, the Span
ish soldiers taken as prisoners of war on
the capture of Manila by the American
forces. The arms of the soldiers in ques-
tion' shall be restored to them
Spain will, upon the exchange Of the
ratihcations of the present treaty. Droceed