Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-04-20
Ratifications exchanged. .Apri

The formal exchange of notifications of
the peace treaty took place at 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 Nc
Kinley recognized that diplomatic consid-
Grafton of the Cuban question had 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 u, but the
end of peaceful relations between the
United States and Spain was on April IL,
1898, and the return to 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 1886 o'clock, completing the GER
emory. The Presidents proclamation an
nouncing the exchange of notifications,
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 Mt Paris ON the 10th day of De-
cember. 1903, the original Of which conven-
tion, being In the English and Spanish lam
g. 81 = =
Whereas, The said convention has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the ratin-
cation of the two governments were ex-
changed In the city OF Washington on the
eleventh day Of April, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-nine. Now, therefore,
be 1t known that
!, 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 aud 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
and ninety-nlne, and the independence of
the United States the one hundred and twen-
ty-third. WILLIAM M'KINLEY
BY the President:
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
The ceremony of exchanging the copies
of the treaty took place in the Presidents
office, which is the room between the cab
met and the war room" on the south
front of the executive mansion. There
were no formal speeches, the President
merely remarking to Ambassador Cambon
that the proclamation of peace would now
be issued.
The Secretary Of State and most of the
members of the cabinet were present. but
the only representative of Spanish inter-
ests were Ambassador Cambon and First
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 condition of war,
in which the actual hostiities were con-
fined to 112 days, the United States is
again at peace with Spain, and the MUIR
der Of the Names crew has been avenged