Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-12
PEACE IS RATIFIED
Tokens of Amity Exchanged Between Spain
and United States,
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION TO THE WORLD
Bollamy stOrer is Appointed as New Min
lister to Spain.
N0TABLES WITNESS INTERESTING EVENT
Ambassador Oambon Conveys Copy of the
Spanish Treaty.
OTABLES WITNESS INTERESTING EVENT
oNSULsHIPs TO BE RESUMED AT ONCE
Pending Negotiation of New Treaty
of Commerce Trade VIII Rc Rc-
ncwcd Between the Countries
as before the War.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE condition
OF war which has existed between the United
states and Spain since April 81, 1898. term,-
mated today when the last formalities in the
restoration of peace were performed by the
exchange of ratifCations of the peace treaty.
Coincident with this President Mckinley
issued his proclamation declaring that the
war was at an end and the appointment of
Bellamy Storer was determined upon as
United States minister to Spain.
The principal ceremony of the day oo-
Cured in the reception room at the White
House, when the exchange of ratifications
took place at o'clock. In anticipation of
the historic character OF the event. many
members of the cabinet and officials promi-
hent in the administration gathered at tho
White House. These included Secretaries
Hay Wilson and Hitchcock, Senator Davis,
one of the peace commissioners, who nego>
tiated the treaty; Assistant Secretaries Hill.
Adee and Cridler of the State department.;
Acting Secretary OF War Meiklejohn, Adju-
tant General Corbin, Solicitor General Rich
ards, Hon. Wayne MacVeagh and Sidney
Smith, chief of the Bureau of Diplomatic
Correspondence of the State department, who
had prepared the American COPY OF the
treaty.
ohOiNly o CLOCK the FrenCh
bassador, M Cambon, arrived in company
with NJ. Thiebaut the first secretary of tho
embassy, the latter bearing the Spanish copy
of the peace treaty. Mr. Mckinley cordially
greeted the ambassador and after brief ex-
change OF well wishes the formal ceremony
began The president stood back of the
large desk presented to the government by
Queen Victoria, while Secretary Hay and
Ambassador Cambon occupied places at tho
desk. Around this central group wero
ranged the cabinet officers and Others
Preliminaries of Ceremony
Ihe powers of M. Cambon and Secretary
Hay were examined a protocol concerning
the days ceremony signed and other for
malities concluded. These preliminaries
took some time, so that it was nearly $3.50
before the actual exchange began. The
aigaing cf the protouoI or exchange occurfl
at 1928 p. m, Ambassador Cambon signing
for Spain and Secretary Hay for the United
States. The protocol was in French and
briefly recited the circumstances leading up
to the exchange This cleared the way for
the exchange itself, constituting the final
act. The president took from the desk the
American copy of the treaty, handsomely
engrossed, bound in dark blue morocco and
encased in black morocco PORTFOLIO and
handed it to NJ Cambon. At the same time
NJ Cambon handed to the president the
Spanish copy of the treaty, also engrossed
bound in morocco and encased in a maroon
colored morocco box There were deferen-
tial bows as each received from the other
this final pledge of peace. This exchange
of ratihcations occurred at 335 p. m. The
president was the first to speak.
Mr.. Ambassador" said he, Il will issue
my proclamation at once"
McI<inIey's Proclamation.
After the ceremony connected with the
exchange OF the ratification of the peace
treaty, President Mckinley issued the fol-
lowing proclamation:
Whereas treaty cf peace between the
United States OF America AMI her majesty
the queen regent of Spain, in the name OF her
august son, Don Alfonso Kill, was con-
cuded and signed by their respective pleni-
potentiaries at Paris on the 10th lay of De-
cember 1898 the original of which is in the
Spanish language and is word for word as
follows: (The full text of the treaty is here
included)
And whereas the said convention has been
duly ratified on both parts. and the ratlfica-
! lions of the two governments were ex-
I chaueed in the city of Washington on The
eleventh day of April one thousand eight
hundred and ninety nine,
Now, therefore, be it known thai l. Will
liam Mckinley, president of the United
states, have caused the said convention to
be made public, to the end that the same,
and every article and clause thereof nav he
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, this eley-
enth day of April in the year OF our Lord
one thousand, eight hunIred and ninety
nine, and of the independence of the United
States the one hundred and twenty third
WILLIAM M'KINLEY,
BY the President:
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
NJ. Cambon thanked the president for ths
promptness with which the proclamation fol-
lowed. This ended the formal ceremony and
after brief fluctuations the ambassador and
other officers withdrew. Secretary Hay took
with him the Spanish copy OF the treaty
received today and deposited It In the ar
chiyes of the State department. NJ Cambon
cabled the Spanish government OF the final
restoration OF peace and made known that
the American copy of the treaty would
be forwarded through the French foreign
office.
The effect OF the action taken today Ia
to completely renew the peaceful relations
trade, official, diplomatic consular and in
all other ways, between this country and
Spain, Following the appointment of a
United States minister to Madrid and a
spanish minister to Washington 1t Is ex-
pected that consuls will be sent to Bar
celona and the other large places in Spain
where our consular representations were
suspended by the war. Al the same time
Spanish consuls will be appointed through
this country.
For time the trade and navigation be-
tween the two countries will proceed without
treaty protection, as the war put an end
to the commercial treaty, but treaty OF
trade. navigation and commerce, suitable to
the new conditions and the needs OF both
countries, and also an extradtion treaty
will be negotiated soon.