Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-11
TEXT OF THE TREATY.
Peace Agreement Between the
United States and Spain.
SENT TO THE SENATE.
President Mckinley Submits the
Copy OF the Document to the
Upper House.

the letter Of the secretary Of state trans
hitting to the Senate the treaty of peace
concluded at Paris between the United
States and Spain, together with the Off
clal text of the treaty, being an exact
copy of the document brought to the
United States by the American commits
SiOnerS:
To the Senate of the United States: l
transmit herewith, with Il view to its ratifi-
cation, treaty of peace between the United
states and Spain, signed at the city of Paris
protocols and papers Indicated in the list
accompanying the report Of the secretary
Of state.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Executive Mansion, Washington. Jan. 1,
1899.
To the President The undersigned,
secretary OF state, has the honor to lay be-
fore the President, with a view to it's sub
mission to the Senate, if deemed proper a
treaty OF peace concluded at Paris on De
cember 10, 1898 between the UniteI States
and Spain. Accompanying the treaty are tie
protocols 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 Respectfully submitted
JOHN HAY
Department of State, Washington, Jan 3,
1899.
Text of the Treaty.
majesty the queen regent of Spain, IN the
name of her august son, Don Alfonso XIII.
desiring to end the state Of war now exist
Ing between the two countries. have for
that purpose appointed as pIenipotentiaries
. The President of the United States, VIII
nam u X K. Day, Cushman K. Davis, William
r. Frye, George Cray and Whitelaw Reid
citizens of the United States
= Ana her majesty, the queen regent of
spain, Don Eugenio MonterO Rios, president
OF the senate; Don Buenaventura de AbaT-
nj III
lister OF the crown; Don Jose de Garnica
deputy to the corteS and associate Justice Of
the Supreme court; Don Wenceslao Ramirez
de llla-Urrutia, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenlpOtentiary at Brussels and
Don Rafael Cerrero, general of division;
Who having assembled in Paris aud having
exchanged their full powers, which were
found to be IL due and proper form, have,
after discussion of the matters before them,
agreed upon the following articles:
Article Spain relinqushes all claim of
sovereignty over and title to Cuba. And as
the island is, upon its evacuation by Spain
TO be occupied by the United States the
patton shall last, assume and discharge the
obligations that may under international law
result from the fact of its occupation, for
the protection Of life and property.
Cession of Islands.
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
MarlonaS, or LadrOneS
Article Spain Cedes to the United States
the archipelago known as the Philippine
islands, and comprehending the islands living
within the following line: line running
from west TO east along or near the goth
parallel of north latitude and through the
middle of the nayigable channel of Bachi
from the one hundred and eighteenth Q1Sth)
to the one hundred and twenty-seyenth
Q27th) degree meridian of longitude east
apt Greenwich, thence along the one hundred
and twenty-seventh Q27th) degree meridian
OF longitude east of Greenwich to the parallel
of four degrees and forty-ive minutes (4:45)
north latitude, thence along the parallel Of
Tour degrees and forty-tive minutes (4:45)
north latitude to its intersection with the
meridian of longitude one hundred and nine
teen degrees and thirty-ive minutes Q19:35)
east OF Greenwich, thence along the meridian
OF longitude one hundred and nineteen de-
grees and thirty live minutes Q19:35) east of
greenwich to the parallel OF latitude seven
degrees and forty minutes GAO north,
thence along the parallel of latitude seven
degrees and forty minutes G. 400 north to it's
intersection with the one hundred and six
teenth Q16th) degree meridian of longitude
east of Greenwich, thence by direct line
to the intersection of the tenth doth degree
parallel of north latitude with the one hun
dred and eighteenth Q1Sth) degree meridian
of longitude east of Greenwich and thence
along the one hundred and eighteenth
Q18th) degree meridian of longitude east of
Greenwich to the point of beginning.
TO Pay the Snm of $2O,OOO,OOO.
The United States will pay to Spain the
sum of twenty million dollars ($20, 600 OOO)
within three months after the exchange Of
the ratiticatiOnS of the present treaty
Article 1.-The United States will, for the
term of ten years from the date of the eX-
change of the notifications of the present
treaty, admit Spanish ships and merchandise
to the ports Of the Philippine islands on the
same terms as ships and merchandise of the
United States.
Article 5-The United States will, upon the
signature of the present treaty, send back to
Spain, at its own cost. the Spanish soldiers
hob r1NiCf Af ~
Manila by the American forces. The arms
of the soldiers il question shall be restored
to them.
To Evacrate Philippines.
Spain will, upon the exchange of the ratifi.
cations of the present treaty proceed to
evacuate the Philippines as we'll as the
island Of Guam, terms similar to those
agreed upon by the commissioners appointed
and other islands in the West Indies under
the protocol of August II, 1898, which is
to continue in force till its provisions are
completely executed. The time within which
the evacuation Of the Philippine islands and
Guam shall be completed shall be fixed by
the two governments. Stands Of colors, IN
all .calibers, with their carriages and acces-
series, powder, ammunition live stock and
materials and supplies of all kinds, belong
ing to the land and naval forces Of Spain
in the Philippines and Guam, remain the
property of Spain. Pieces of heavy ord
nance, exclusive of field artillery, in the
main in their emplacements for the term of
six months, to be reckoned from the eN-
change of ratifcatiOns of the treaty: and
the United States may, in the meantime,
purchase such material from Spain, if
satisfactory agreement between the two gov
ernments on the subject shall be reached.
Article 6-Spain will, upon the signature
Of the present treaty release all prisoners
Of war and all persons detained or i'm
prisoned Tor political offenses, in connection
with the instructions III Cuba and the
Philippines and the war with the United
States.
Release of Prisoners.
Eeciprocaly, the United States will release
oil persons made prisoners of war by the
American forces and will undertake to OBJ
tain the release Of all Spanish prisoners in
the hands Of the insurgents in Cuba and the
Philippines.
The government Of the United States will
at its own cost, return to Spain, and the
government of Spain will. at its own cost,
return to the United States, Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines. according to the
situation Of their respective homes prison.
ers released or caused to be released by them,
respectively, under this article.
Article THE United States and Spain
mutually relinquish ali CLAIMS for indemnity,
national and individual, of every kind of
either government or OF its citizens or SUBJ
jectS, against the other government that may
have arisen since the beginning of the late
instruction in Cuba and prior to the eX-
change Of notifications of the present treaty
including all claims for indemnity for the