The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-06
Full Text of the Document Signed
at Paris.
COVERS MANY SUBJECTS
UNDERTAKINGS OF EACH Ma
TIoN CLEARLY SET FORTH.
Terms of Cession of the Islands, Ex-
change of Prisoners, Rights of
Spaniards, and Other Matters
Religious Freedom Guaranteed
Commercial Concessions Granted.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Following is
the full text of the treaty of peace:
The United States of America and
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 ap-
pointed as plenipotentiaries:
The president of the United States,
! William r. Day, Cushman K. Davis,
William P Frye, George Gray and
Whitelaw Reid, citizens Of the United
States; and
Her majesty, the queen regent of
Spain, Don Eugenio Montero Rios,
| president of the senate; Don BuenaVen-
tura de AbarZuZa, senator OF the KING
dom and eX-miniSter of the crown; Don
Jose de Garnica, deputy to the Cortes
and associate justice of the supreme
court; Don Wenceslao Ramirez de
Villa Urrutia, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary at Brussels,
| and Don. Rafael Cerrero, general of
division; who, having assembled in
! Paris, and having exchanged their full
powers, which were found to be in due
and proper form, have, after discussion
of the matters before them, agreed
upon the following articles:
ARTICLE I.
Spain relinquishes all claim of SOW
ereignty over and title to Cuba. And,
as the island is, upon its evacuation by
Spain, to be occupied by the United
States, the United States will, 50 long
as this shall last, assume and discharge
he oh a IInHoT intar-
national law result in the fact of its
occupation for the protection of life
and property.
ARTICLE II.
Spain cedes to the United States the
island of Puerto Rico and other islands
now under Spanish sovereignty in the
West Indies, and the island of Guam,
in the Marianas, or Ladrones.
ARTICLE III.
Spain cedes to the United States the
archipelago known as the Philippine
islands, and comprehending the islands
lying 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 navigable channel of Bachi,
from the one hundred and eighteenth
G1Sth) to the one hundred and twenty
seventh (127th) degree meridian of
longitude east of Greenwich, thence
along the one hundred and twenty
seventh Q27th) degree meridian of
longitude east of Greenwich to- the par
allel of four degrees and forty-five min
utes (4.45) north latitude, thence along
the parallel of four degrees and forty
five minutes (4.45) north latitude to it's
intersection with the meridian of longi-
tude one hundred and nineteen degrees
and thirty-five minutes 019.35) east of
Greenwich, thence along the meridian
of longitude one hundred and nineteen
degrees and thirty-five minutes 11S35)
east of Greenwich to the parallel of
latitude seven degrees and forty min
uteS G.40) north, thence along the par
allel of latitude seven degrees and
forty minutes GAO north to its inter-
section with the one hundred and six
teenth (116th) degree meridian of longi-
tude east of Greenwich thence by di-
rect line to the intersection of the tenth
Q0th) degree parallel of north latitude
with the one hundred and eighteenth
C1Sth) degree meridian of longitude
east of Greenwich, and thence along
the Ole hundred and eighteenth Q1Sta)
degree meridian of longitude east of
Greenwich to the point of beginning.
The United States will pay to Spain
the sum of S20,0OO,00O within three
months after the exchange of the rati-
fication Of the present treaty.
ARTICLE ".
The United States will, for the term
of ten years from the date of the ex-
change of the notifications of the pres
ent treaty, admit Spanish ships and
merchandise to the ports of the Phil
ippine islands on the same terms as
ships and merchandise of the United
States.
ARTICLE V.
The United States will, upon the sig
nature of the present treaty, send back
to Spain at its own cost, the Spanish
soldiers taken as prisoners of war on
the capture of Manila by the American
forces. The arms of the soldiers in
question shall be restored to them.
Spain will, upon the exchange of the
notifications of the present treaty, pro-
coed to evacuate the Philippines, a well
as the island of Guam; on terms similar
to those agreed upon by the commits
sionerS appointed to arrange for the
evacuation of Puerto Rico and other
islands in the West Indies, under the
protocol of Aug. u. 1898, which is to
continue in force till it's provisions are
completely executed. The time within
which the evacuation of the Philippine
islands and Guam shall be completed
shall be fixed by the two governments.
Stands of colors, uncaptured war ves-
sells, small arms, guns of all calibres,
with their carriages and accessories,
powder, ammunition, live stock and
materials and supplies of all kinds be-
longing to the land and naval forces of
Spain in the Philippines and Guam, re-
main the property of Spain. Pieces Of
heavy ordnance, exclusive of field ar
tillery, in the Notifications and coast
defenses shall remain in their emplace-
ments for the term of six months, to be
reckoned from the exchange Of ratifica-
tons of the treaty, and tlAe United
States may, in the meantime, purchase
such material from Spain, if a satisfac-
tory agreement between the two gov
ernments on the subject shall be
reached.
ARTICLE VI.
Spain will, upon the signature of the
present treaty, release all prisoners of
war and all persons detained or i'm
prisoned for political offenses in connec-
ton with the instructions in Cuba and
the Philippines and the war with the
United States.
Reciprocally, the United States will
release all persons made prisoners of
war by the American forces and will
undertake to obtain the release of all
Spanish prisoners in the hands of the
insurgents in Cuba and the Philippines.
The government of the United States,
viii at it's own cost, return to SPIN
and the government of Spain, will at its
own cost, return to the United States,
Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines,
according to the situation of their re-
spective homes, prisoners released or
caused to be released by them respect |
lively, under this article.