Evening star., 1899-04-11
PEACE WITH SPAIN
Exchanging Notifications Of the
Treaty of Paris.
CEREMONY At THE WHITE house
A Year Ago Today the First Step
Taken Toward War.
REORGANIZING THE ARMY
REORGANIZING THE ARMY


upon at the White House at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. While there has been literal
peace since last August technically there
has not been this desired condition. The
war did not actually end until today.
The ceremony was simple one. 1t con-
sisted of the mere exchange of ratifcatons
of the treaty of Paris The engrossed copy
| made in Spain was handed to President
Mckinley by Ambassador Cambon, acting
for Spain. In turn the President handed
to Ambassador Cambon the American copy
of the treaty. This copy was finished yes
terday and signed by President Mckinley
and Secretary Hay. 1t will be sent to
Spain to become part of her archives,
while the Spanish copy will become the
permanent property of the United States
and will find a resting place in the archives
of the State Department.
Just before the ceremony the protocol of
exchange was sigred by Secretary Hay and
| NJ Cambon for the respective governments.
Formal Proclamation.
Following the ceremony was the procla-
| nation announcing that peace exists. Tel
egraphic messages to the same effect We're
sent to all diplomatic representatives of the
United States.
1t is now expected that Spain and the
United States will resume diplomatic rela-
tions, and President Mckinley and Secre-
tary Hay are giving consideration to the
appointment of minister to Madrid and
the reappointment of consuls. II is said
| that Spain will probably designate Due
d ARGOS minister to this country. Law
| renee Townsend, now minister to Portugal
may be designated to the Madrid mission.
The Proclamation of the President
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| ion in official quarters as to when the Presi-
dent will issue his proclamation officially
announcing that the war between Spain and
the United States is at an end as a result
of the exchange of ratificat tions of the
treaty of peace today. At the State De-
partment it is said that the proclamation
will be issued this afternoon, while at the
War Department, which department is
equally, if not more directly interested in
the, matter than any other department of
the government, it is said positively that
the proclamation will not be issued before
tomorrow. The matter is important, as the
date of the issue of the proclamation will
mark the close Of the war and the resump-
ton of peace for all official purposes. In
spite of this apparent conflict of opinion on
the subject there is the best reason for the
belief that the proclamation will be issued
this afternoon or evening.
DIsuahu"cht Ot
One of the most important effects of this
action on the part of the executive will be
the disbandment of the volunteer army of
the United States organized specially for
the with Spain. In anticipation of this
result the officials of the War Department
have for some time past been engaged in
the muster out of all the troops enlisted for
the war, and this work has SO far progress
ed that there are only four volunteer regi-
ments on duty in Cuba. These are the So
called immune regiments. There are no
volunteer troops in Porto Rico and Hawaii.
There are about 1900 volunteer troops in
the Philippines. They have rendered most
gallant and efficient service in the cam
paigns against the Filipino insurgents and
their immediate muster out would seriously
interfere with the successful prosecution of
the military operations now in progress.
1t is said at the War Department that no
such embarrassment is apt to occur in con-
sequence of the Presidents proclamation,
as arrangements will be made under aXiSO
Ing laws for the continuance in Service of
all these volunteer troops who may elect
to remain in the Philippines. The law
which called the army into existence will
be construed at the War Department to
mean that the muster out of the troops in
the Philippines will be upon the orders of
the executive, and that in TIL, natural
order of things such a result cannot be ac-
complished within less than two or three
months.
In the law for the promotion of the ef-
ficiency of the army, passed Just b. fore the
adjournment of Congress, there was a pro-
vision authorizing the President "to enlist
in the Philippines officers and men, indiyid-
ually or by organization, now in those
islands and about to be discharged, pro-
vid4d their retention shall not extend be-
yond six months"
Retained for Six Months
Some high officials in the War Depart-
ment say that under this provision there
need be no further re-enlistment but that
the different volunteer organizations can
be retained for six months as this tempo
rary force, and some intimation has been
given that this was to be done. The legal
opinion is directly contrary to this view,
and holds that to secure this force there
must be a re-enlistment. Further than this
it is said that the enlistment cannot be
by organization, enlistments are con-
tracts and contracts cannot be made with
regiments When a volunteer regiment is
mustered out and 300 of 1000 decide to
come home, it will return as the regiment
and be mustered out in this country as
such. Those remaining may re-enlist and
organize if they choose another regiment
of the same name. but the old organization
as such will have to be mustered out in
the United States.
The same state of affairs applies to about
5000 regular soldiers now in the Philip
with the distinct understanding that their
services should end with the close of the
war.
Inducement to Re-Enlist.
AS a special inducement for the re-enlist-
ment of these regulars and volunteer troops
in the Philippines the War Department has
decided, in case of such re-enlistments,
that the men will be allowed full travel
pay on their return to the United States,
including the trip by sea as well as by
land, to the place of their original enlist
ment.
1t is calculated that this travel pay al
lcwance will amount to between $50 and
5000 in the case of each soldier who re-
enlists in the Philippines. Besides this they
will get credit for the service already rem
dered and will also receive the two months
extra pay provided for soldiers who rem
dered service outside Of the United States
These special Inducements, 1t is hoped, will
have the effect of inducing most of the
troops to continue in the military service
for the next six months, at least
At the Close of the Civil War
In support of the statement that the exc
cution of the law for the disbandment of
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