The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-01-14

/ GUIDED 1T idrlS between the | nltet states
and Spain
ARTICLE l.
Spain relinquishes all claim Of sovereign
ty ovex and tide To Cuba
And as the island Is upon it, evaca-
ton by Spain to be occupied 10y the
United State, the United States will 50
long as such occupation shall last assume
and discharge the obligations that may.
under international law, rsxIt from the
fact Of its occupation, for the 'Atection OF
life and property.
Spain cedee to the United states the
Island Of Porto Rico-,nd other glands ROW
under Spanish sovereignty in Che West
Indies, and the Island Of Gu.m. in the
Mariana> OF l.adroaes
ARTICLE III
spain cedc> To the United States the
archipelago known as the Philippine
Islands
/ The United States will payto Spain the
sum of $50, 00O. 000 within three mouth,
after the exchange Of the ratification, ua
! the present treaty.
ARTICLE ~.
The United States will. for the term ur
ten year- from the date Of the exchange
/ at .hc ratid@tions of the present treaty.
admit Spanish ships and merchandise to
the pori, of the Philippine Islands on the
same terms As ships and merchandise rf
the Initei State.
ARTICLE y
I The United States will. upon the sigma
tgre II che present treaty. send hle. 4.
spain. at It's own c,>t the Spanish ,olii,r,
taken ss prisoner, az war on the capture
Of Manila by the American forces. The
arms Of the soldier. in question shan De-
restored to them
I Spain VIII. upon the exchange ~ the
ratification, Of the present treaty rrses,.i
to evacuato the Philippines, a, well a. the
Island oi Guam, on terms similar On those
agreed upeu by the commissioners au.
pointed O. arrange tor the evacuation of
Porto Rico and ether islands in The West
Indies under the pratvcgl nf August >
l~9~ which j. 90 continue IN ialce ,iIl ID,
pun H@f..lsN s+EA Na'-a t'as.aa.aH f.Af'httt-A
The time within which the evacuation
Of the Philippine island, snJ tsuam shall
b. completed shall be- fixei by ihe Two
7 governments Stands uf color uuesr.
nrgsl sar vessels. small arms gun, vi al
( ealhcr- wJth thsJr carriage. and aez,,-,-
.srr- powder ammunition, live s3urk and
materials and supplies &c al kind, belong
/ ia- Up the land and naval farrt, % Spain
f an ihv Philippines aud Guam nsmsia the
/ properly os Spaia Pieces at heavy arj
+ uanee. exclusive SC selI artillery ia che
F iar,ihea,ion- snd ooa,s detrn>c- .hAli ne
us4.a in thesr r0plaeemeuts for thc term
I at -iv months g. b. yr,koaci ir.m ihr
eSghau., ~ rltitsaI.su. % che 'rr4ty and
+ the ni:ci state, NAV. jn the meauamr.
! pgrrHa~c such material from ~.asiu 81
{ satisfactory agreement ietwceu the tea
Z e,vcTnmcnl, "a thy ,abjeg; shall hy
reached
ARTICLE vi
. Npa.a viii upau the signature uf fhy
present treaty. release a'i prisoner, ID usF
. AMI all persons detained ur imprisoned t.r
. Ie!ii.zal a.ieH>s- ig connection ,ith che a
~lIra-g.a iH Cgts a-J be- Philippine,
anl ,hc war vuh lhe t'nlt,I ~iase- r..
,lpgs,4iis ;he nirsl >fa,r- viii release 90
. persons made lr,-lass, .f war hs tbc
+ Amegsr7u tirg,~ and sljl undertake ,a a3-
TAIN ,h- release at al Spanish pFi, aneI, ln
T sb- hands si the Insurgents ju Cuba ana
. the Philippine
+ The EprcTam.nt - ,be u.sri ~ga,,>
Fii aI i'- 9wu ea,E. rrlnru tl Spain. and
. The government 81 Spain viii az us own
ta.i rviura ip fh- United State Cabl
Porto Eiea ana the Philippine. sc,ar.liug
&C. 'he situation of 'hesr respective hamy-.
. pr.-.uer, released .F yag>eI Co Il released
g, ihe,n. respectively audy5 'ni- aujaie
ARTICLE tlL
IHs ai,rl state, and >raip masuait
. rel,uqai>h 80 claims fir indemnity nati.nd
aui ufdissIasi uj vscr, kind uf either
governments rr ot n, rj,jzeu- IL subject,
a-ain,. the other government that mnv
have arisen since The he-nsin 81 tho hate
n~usr,.EieH iu Cuba and PRIOR fo the rN
change ~ ratiticss,i1n- nf The present treaty.
Including AL claim, flr indemnity ;ag .he
c.-t # the war
The United S.s,c, Uilf .luair..r .gl
,a.f}r rbe claim, AZ jl, citizens s...in.r
Sp.in relrnlai,h,I in hi, article
ARTICLE vtu
In conformity vi,h the provisions ~ tl-
ti,l,> II and III oF ,bi> treat. S,s.ip IA.
EDg.i-he. IN gubs ami ,,,l., in P.r..
Rice and g,hcr ISLANDS in the We, indies.
IN the Island ui Gusm aud in the phiiip
pine arelii.ela-a Oh the buildings wharvr,.
bsrrack, fort, structure, pubEc hi,h
WAYS and other imnioyable property which.
IN conformity with lay. belong To the pub
lc domain and a, such belong, 20 the
Crown of Srsin
And it i hereby declared that the re
Iinqui-h,neut or c,.,~ion. ~ the ease NAV
be. t. which the preceding paragraph rr-
fer, cannot in any respect impair the prop
erty ar ri.hts which by law belnu., to the
pearef,l possession uf property If an kinds. .
nf province, municipali,ie, public or mi
vate establishments. ecclesiastical or civic
bo,iias ar any other as.,ei,ti,us bavips,