The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-06
THE TREATY OF PEACE.
FIN Iext II me Fsasss Dscumeut Is Pub
llshed 70 TIE World.
rHtPulLlpnsts ctDID TousTfD STATES
Also Guam, Porto Rico and Others OF
Mcst Indsrn IsIands-Privilcge
GRATED spain I'm Islands. ,S

Washington, January 5.--The following
Is the presidents snesssse and the Letter
81 she secretary OF state ifsnsmis,ing ste
peace treaty concluded in Parts be.~s u
the United States and Spain, together with
the Official text OF the treaty. belns al
exact copy Of The dDcumen, brought TO the
United States by the American cotifnIs-
tioners
TIE American Senate.
transmit herewith With d view TO US
ratification. a treaty Of peace between the
United States and Spain. signed IN Tho city
OF p4;is OF December 70, isasl together
with Tie protocols and papers indicated in
Ire list accompanying the report OF the
secretary OF SKATE (signed)
William Mckinley.
Executive Mansion. Washington. Jaauagy
4. 1923.
E To the President.
Tho undersigned. secretary Of state. hiss
the houos TO lsy before the president, with
ysew cf lis zucgnsssioa 81 tie selaie, II
deemed prorei ;eaty 81 peace coa,lndsd
at Paris on Deccinteg 80. 1855, between the
insta3 States and Spain.
Accompanying Inc treaty arc the pro,o-
co.s Of shs eonttTees o; the peace commits
zion at Paris, together with copies Of
statement made before the uci.ea S7alsa
in enclosed list. Respectfully admitted,
John Hay.
Depsrlmen, o. STATE. Washington, Jaa-
uary . 1879.
Tho Unites States Of America ard hof
majesty the queen regeai Of Spain, n the
name Of her august saa. Den Aifonso XIII,
desiring 70 md the sa'e Of war now cx-
listing between tEs two coUb5i hes, has ior
taat pNrfo,se sppoaa1sd as pissas potential
risz ~ she preseeni % Ae United States
MilllAta r. Day. Cushnea * Davis. VII
.ss1n 7. Frge. George Gray ana Wbigciaw
ReIa. os;meos OF the un.ted States, sni
~ her majesty. tnr queen OF Span. boa
kEssn.1 Mon,ero RIOS, lres.gsnt o. the
senate. Don Rnf neyeisra De Abaruza
sfsA;oT ~ the k.agd7ln aud eX-ninsier Of
III cscNu, Don 5@Ss De Gar nic deputy 10
Sne cartes and assocItc justice OF thu sU-
p,gne colri. bcn Mencei6o RAMIREZ he
Villa HuEfsa,s envoy extraordinary an4
minister potet tsary al Brslsseis, and
boa Rs.as3 9'ersrp. general af tho diyis.
Ton. "h5 having llVei 81 Paris aud having
Exchanged ihe.a t4sl powers. wA!ch wers
fund 20 be IN d'le ard proper form. have.
afssr discussion o. he matters before
them. sgrsE nson tan 193lowing articles
Aflies+ J. saSsu rs!inghEhaS al cla.n of
sovereignty over ana tit.c 70 Cubs.
AID as the Island is. up11 its evacuation
by Spain, TO he ocssp4ci By tAc Ualed
States. me Upited States aili. 80 long as
sIeh occupation shaiI last, assume and Dis
charge toe obligations iha. may und II in
terastaousl law result from the tax OF $50
oap1Fatioa for ire protection Of life and
properly.
Article IT, Spain ce-5s 10 the United
Stairs the island OF Porto Rico and other
Islands now under Spanish sovereignty h
tae WrS1 Indies and the island of Guam
in the Asrianaos or Lsdrones
Artine Ill Spain cedes to the United
sia;&s The archipelago known as the Phil
lpp4ne lSlanda and comprehendng the ia
lsnis lying within the following line A
!fse running from wat TO east along
CT near THO 2ofh parallel 81 north lati-
tuee ana through toe middle Of the novi-
gahls channel Of Bach. from the one hun
fred and eighteenth Hlsthj to the ous
nundfe4 ami twenty seventh n27ibl de-
gre II merGian OF longitude. est OF
Sreensich, thence along the on. ftpd,ed
and twenty -savenE1 li27thl degree merid-
ban lhusiinde esst OF Gresawieh 10 the
parallel OF four degrees and forty-nye
tnint'es north latitude TO It's Intersection
With She meridian Of longituds ore hun
cSed and nineteen degrees and thirty five
!EinNes east 81 Gceen wlch 10 ire pArai-
- Of iaistuae seven degrees aud forty
nlA minutes north; thence along tho mar
ehes OF latitude eevcn degrees and forty
A+.hs.Nts hpFNI 70 us intersection with thq
one hundred and sixteenth Glsth1 sgrfe
msi-dien of longitude cast OF Greenwich
thence by dtrecet llne 20 tho innsrse,,lo,,
OF the tenth tiothl degree parallel OF nor
iu'l,ude with the o1a hundred ANA
e'Fnieenth 1isth) degree meridian OF
Of beginning '''
The United States will pay t, Spain the
sum Of tweaty million dollars ,s2o Oo0
cvol within three months after Tho az
treaty. P'eSo"'
Article ". The United States will for ,ba
term OF ten years from the dats NJ ,hs
rat'ho2tion OF the present treaty n ,n,,t
spanish hhips AMI merchandise 10 the porr.
OF the Philippine Islands on the same
Uniiei States. VI TUG
Article V. The United States will. ON tho
signatnne OF the present treaty, send back
70 spain at It's own cot tho Spanish sol,
drefs taken az prisoners OF war nv tho
capture OF Manila by the American forces.
me arms Of the soldiers In question
snail be restored TO them Spain will unon
the ratincatlon OF the present treaty pro-
ceed 70 eyacuate the Philippines, as well
- e islans OF uuhtn' on terms similar 10
tnose agreed upon by the ecn,n,ls sioners
appointed TO arrange for the ,,v,cua,Inn
81 Porto Rico and other Islands IN tbo
VEST lncies. un5er the protocol OF August
y. lsss. which is TO continue in force until
i'e provisions are completely executed
me lime within which the evacuation OF
the Philippine Islands and Guam shall be
completed shall be fixed by the TWO gov
ernmsnis Stands OF coiors. uncaptured war
wxeis. small arms, gums OF all oaiibers.
VIM ,heir carriages and accessories pow.
ees; ammunition. live stock api materials
~ 40 tn2pNes OF all kinas. belonging 10
me land aud naval forces OF Spain In tho
tniEppines and Guam, remain the prop
city OF Spain. Pieces OF heavy ordnance.
sxcinslve OF field artillery In the fortified
,,ons ana coast dsfenses, shall remain In
.neIr empiacements for the torn OF six
- sI.,. % oe reckonsd from the exchange
o. ratihca,ions Of tho treaty: and The
ynnysed States mar, In the meantime. pur-
49, such material from Spain. II a satis-