Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-12
TEXT OF TREATY OF PEACE.
THE COMPACT BETWEEN SPAIN AND
CHE UNITED STATES.
Complete Copy of tho Famous Document
Together with President McKinlcy's
Message and Secretary Hays Lott
ter Transmitting the Treaty
to tho Senate.


transmitting to the Senate the treaty OF
peace concluded at Paris between the
United States and Spain, together with
the official text of the treaty, being an ex-
act copy of the document brought to the
United States by the American commits
eioners:
10 the Senate of the United States:
Il transmit herewith, with a view to It's
ratification. a treaty of peace between the
United States and Spain, signed at the
city of Paris on December 10, 1NS; to-
geNher with the protocols and papers in
Dictated in the list accompanying the re-
port of the secretary of state.
(Sigued) civilian MKINLEI.
Executive Mansion, Washington, Jan.
4. 1899:
TO the President: The undersigned,
secretary OF state. has the honor to lay
before the President. with view to its
submission to the Senate If deemed proper,
Il treaty of peace concluded at Paris on
December 10, 1898, between the United
States and Spain.
accompanying the treaty are the pro-
toCols of the conferences of the peace
commission at Paris together with copies
Of statements made before the United
States commissioners and other papers in
Dictated in the inclosed list.
"Respectfully submitted.
(Signed) JOHN HAY
Department of State, Washington, Jan.
3, 1899.
The United States of America ana her
Majesty, the Queen Regent of Spain. in
the name Of her august son, Don Alfonso
XIII, desiring to end the state of war
now existing between the two countries
have for that purpose appointed as pleni-
potentiares
THE PRESIDENT OF TIE UNITED
States:
WILLIAM r. DAY.
CCSHMAN X. DAVIS.
A
GEORGE GRAY.
WI1lTELAW REID, citizens of the Unit
$50. 90 St9tGS' r,,e..r1, ,r,t,, ,,,,rrN
RECENT OF SPAIN:
DON EUGENIO MONTERO RIOS, Piesi-
dent of the Senate.
Don EUENAVENTURA DE ABARZU-
IA, Senator of the Kingdom and eX-
Minister Of the Crown' ..
Cortas and Assistant Justice of the
supreme Court.
Don WENCESLAO RAMIREZ DE VIII
LA-JRRUTTA Envoy Extra ordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary at Brus-
sells. and
DON RAFF'EI, CFRERO. General of Di-
Vision.
Who. having assembled in Paris. and
having exchanged their fun powers which
were found to be in due and proper form.
Lave after discussion of the matters be-
fore them. agreed upon the following arti-
clos.
ARTICLE l.
Snain re,inouiebes all claim of sover-
eighty ,,va. nn1 title To ,,uha
And ns Tho island ;e uno, its o,,cu,
tion bv Snnin to no occunie, NV the
United Statns tho Irnitod SCOT. viii en-
lone as such occun,tion sbau l,st as
sun,e and discharge tbn obIiyations that
may under international law result from,
the fact Of it's OCCUPATION. for the protec-
lion of life and nronertv
ARTICLE H.
cn,in oodos +o tho 1-pitod ctotos tho
island of porto Rico ord other LA,
now under Sr,nish eovaroigntv in me
wet Trdies Ina Tho leland Of Guam, in
Tho No,ianos nv Jadronas
ARTICLE III
Spain ce1es to the United States the
archipolAco known as tho Philippin.
Islands and COMMUNICATING the islands
living within the following line:
"A line running from west TO east along
or near the twentieth parallel of north
latitude and through the middle of the
hundred and eighteenth Q1sth) to the one
hundred and twenty-seventh Q27th de.
gree meridian of longitude east of Green.
wlcn thence along the one hundred and
twenty-seventh n27thD degree meridian OF
longitude east of Greenwich to the par
allel of four degrees and forty-flve min
u.e' uf' nj ia1 ,,. ~ W. ih,eisec,
hundred and nineteen degrees and thirty.
five minutes l19-35) east of Greenwich
thence along the meridian of Longitude
one hundred and nineteen degrees anc
thirty-nve minutes U1a-35 cast of Green
witch to the parallel of latitude seven de.
grees and forty minutes 7-4O) north
thence along the parallel of latitude sew.
en- degrees and forty minutes GAO NORTH
to it's intersection with the ore hundred
and sixteenth Ql6th) degree meridian OF
longitude east of Greenwich, thence by &
direct line to the intersection of the tenth
U0th) degre, parallel of north Iatitud,
with the one hundred and eighteenth
nlsth) degree meridian of longitude cas-
Of Greenwich, and thence along the on,
hundred and eighteenth 01Sth) degre,
meridian Of longitude east of Greenwich
TO the point of beginning
The United States will pay to Spain tn,
sum of twenty million dollars $50 100 900
within three months after the exchang,
Of the Publications Of the present treaty
,,1.r
ANilN~E w.
The United States will for the term n
ten wears from the day of the exchane
Of the Publications of the present treaty
admit Spanish ships and merchandise /,
the ports of the Philippine Islands on TN
same terms as ships and merchandise d
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