The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-12
Historic Event Witnessed by
Many Prominent officials.
Protocol OF Exchange Signed by the
Faench Ambassadors for Spain
and by Secretary Hay for the
United States-Ffnal Pledge OF
Peace Executed by President Nc.
kfnIey and NJ. Cambon-PrOcla-
PeOple-Consular Trade .Rela-
tiOns to BE Resumed At Once.

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE principal
ceremony In the exchange OF Publications
OF the peace treaty with Spain occurred in
the reception room at the White House.
lr anticipation of the event many msna-
bers OF the cabinet and officials prominent
In the administration gathered al the White
House. These included Secretaries Hay.
Wilson and Hitchcock. Senator Davis one
o. the peace commissioners who negotiated
the treaty; Assistant Secretaries Hill, Adee
and Cridler. of the state department: Act
ing Secretary of War Mekiejohn Adjt.
Gen. Eorbin, Solicitor General Richard Is.
Hon. Wayne MacVeagh and Sidney Smith.
chief of the bureau OF diplomatic CORE
spondence. state department, who had pre-
pared the American copy of the treaty.
Shortly before o'clock the French am
baesador NJ Cambon, arrived in company
with NJ Thiebau,. first secretary IF the
embassy. tho latter bearing the Spanish
ccry OF the peace treaty.
Formal Ceremony Begins.
President Mckinley cordially greeted the
ambassadors. and after a brief exchange of
wen wishes the formal ceremony began
The president stood back OF the large desk
presented to the government by Queen
Victoria. while Secretary Hay and Ansaas-
saflor Camhon occupied places at the desk
Around this central group were ranged the
cabinet officers and others already mem
toned, and officials OF the household The
powers OF 81. Cambon and Secretary Hay
were examined. protocol concerning the
days ceremony was signed and other for
raaii.iess concluded.
These prelirninarfes took some tina. 50
that II was nearly $50 before the actual
exchange began The signing of the proto.
col of exchange occurred az 3.ss r. IN.
Ambassador Carubon signing for Spain and
Secretary Hay for tho United States The
protocol Was In French and briefly re-
cited the circumstances leading UP 20 the
!. change.
Final Exchange Takes Place.
This cleared the wav for the exchange,
itself constituting the Anal act, The presi-
dent took from tae desk the American
eopy Of the treaty. handsomely engrossed.
hound in dark blue morocco and eneased In
n black morocco portfolio, and handed ~
70 NJ ca4mbon. A. the same time VI.
Csnfon handed 70 the president the Spar
ish copy of the treaty. alssa engros.csi.
beure in morocco ard encased IN s. nagoor,
eoiored morocco box. There were defer
entail bows a. each received from the other
this final pledge Of peace. TTaix exchange
os ra.itsca;ions occurred At as p, IN.
The president was The frs; So speak.
Mr. Ambassador" ne said. 81 viii issue
ms prociarsatton a. oaee"
NJ Cauoon thanked the president FOR the
pfompsncss with which tie p-oc3sFna, oa
followed
Tbs ended the formal ceremony. end
after tTtsf falcI;a;lons. the nnoassai5r a.
other officials wttsGcew SecresA<y Hay
took w.;h hl.n the Spanish copy Of the
treaty received today. ard deposited Il iu
the archives e she state department n
Cafgs-on cab1e4 the Spanish government ~
,he fnal restoration - peace and made
kroz,n thai the American c0py o. ;Ae
treaty wyuFd ~ forwarded through the
Frenca foreign css1ce.
fvrl9ow3gsx tsss appointment 9: United
SAFES ry.saisfer - Hsa-iH ard \ Spanish
sulngsse~ fy W&ss'ssetsr. - Is expected ths;
cessgilss w.5i se ssut 10 barcelona ard ths
ether large piaees s. SpaIn xhese ou~ csn-
r4ssar re1assagas were Sl2sps'fassess by thr wa
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appointed throsaghseat iris country f,or a
tire tbs trade and navigation between ;he
protection; As she war Yus an end 20 ,Ee
commercial treaty. bGt treaty cf tras~
navigation and rsxs-Es<ee. suitable - ths
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