The times., 1899-08-27

Secretary Root has received from Major
General Otis a complete memorandum of
the treaties between the Spanish Govern
ment and the Sultan of Jolo. The state
ment recites the history of the negotiations
with the rulers of JoIo beginning as far
back as September %, 1886, when the first
treaty was made. The statement says:
1T appears that treaty was made be-
tween the Spanish Government and the Sui
tan OF Jolo on September %, 1886 The
terms of that treaty are not known as no
copy has been secured. Another treaty be-
tween Spain and the Sultan, together with
his Dattos. some eleven in number, was
entered into April 10, 1S51-forty-eignt
years ago. third treaty between the
same parties was entered into on July 20,
1S7S-twenty-on years ago. In the treaty
Of April 10, 1851, there were seventeen ar
iicles. The Sultan gave adhesion 10 Spain,
promising 10 assist in wiping out piracy, to
use the Spanish flag exclusively, agreed not
TO build fortihcations, and not TO buy or
use firearms without permission OF Spain.
Spain promised to respect their religion and
customs; TO confer royalty upon them, and
to conform rights of succession upon reign
ing families; also TO secure the authority
OF the Sultan and TO promote traffic between
him and the Spanish stations; allowed the
Sultan TO give passports and agreed TO pay
him $500 a year and $500 10 each of his
three Dattos yearly
In the treaty of July 20, 1878, the Sultan
and his Dattos acknowledged Spanish SOW
ereignty and promised to become loyal cit
| iZens. Spain was to give the Sultan year
ly 2,400, 500 to one Of his Dattos and 5000
to four others. The Sultan was authorized
to collect taxes from foreign commercial
vessels doing traffic in ports occupied by
| Spain; also 10 communicate directly with
the captain general; also 10 give licenses
for portable muzzle loading guns; also to
give passports; and promised 10 do what
he could TO stop piracy. Spain agreed that
he and his people should be permitted the
| free exercise of their religion and their
/ customs. There was a mutual agreement
that Catholic missionaries might reside in
any place in Jolo. and that the Moros
would give up all Christian prisoners. The
Sultan agreed 70 use the Spanish flag.
Spain endeavored to control the trade
Of foreign nations with the archipelago of
Sulu, established a port at Zamboango, and
/ issued decree that all vessels engaged in
trade in the archipelago should first touch
/ at Zamboanga. Under this decree trouble
arose between Spain, Great Britain, and
Germany, and the result was that on
March il, 1877, those Governments united
/ in protocol agreeing TO the complete free
dom OF trade for all foreign vessels in the
archipelago of Jolo, the vessels being nc
longer required TO touch at Zamboanga or
any other designated point for the purpose
OF taking out navigation permits; that Is
1 free trade and commerce were granted all
nations with the archipelago of Jolo.
''on March Z. 1885, another protocol was
entered into by the above named Govern
ments as the result OF negotiations carried
on between these respective Governments
dated March z. 1855. This protocol con-
sisted OF six articles. under the frst OF
which the Governments OF Great Britain
and Germany recognized the sovereignty
OF Spain, over the places effectively occu.
/ pied, as well as over those places not YET
occupied in the archipelago of Jolo. Ii
the second article the archipelago Of Jolc
Is defined as comprising all the island.
which are found between the western ex-
tremity of the Island Of Mindanao on til,