Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-12
The TREATY
IS RATIFIED
Peace Prevails Between Amer
lea and Spain.
THE LAST FORMALITIES
Ambassador CambOn of France Acted
For the Spanish Government
in the Exchange.
THE LAST ~FORMALITIES

Washington, April 1.-THE conditions
OF war which have existed between
the United States and Spain since April
y, 1898, terminated when the last for
mailties in the restoration Of peace
were performed by the exchange of rati-
fications of the peace treaty. Coincident
with this President Mckinley issued his
proclamation declaring the war was at
an end, and the appointment of Bellamy
Storer was determined Uoon as United
States minister to Spain. The principal
ceremony of the day occurred in the re-
ception room at the White house, when
the exchange of notifications took place
at o'clock. In anticipation of the his
toric character the cabinet and officials
prominent III the administration gather
ed at the White house. These included
Secretaries Hay, Wilson and Hitchcock,
Senator Davis, one of the peace COM
mlssloners who negotiated the treaty of
peace, Assistant Secretaries Hill, Adee
and Chidler of the state department.,
Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn,
Adjutant General Corbin, Solicitor Cen
eral Richard, Hon. Wayne McVeigh and
~ NN'NAs NiiiNL "a NHN
of diplomatic correspondence of the state
department, who had prepared the
American copy of the treaty. Shortly
before 8 o'clock the French ambassador,
NJ. Cambon, arrived in compan with M.
Thiebaut, the first secretary of the en-
bassy, the latter bearing the Spanish
copy Of the peace treaty. Mr.. Mckinley
cordially greeted the ambassador and
after a brief exchange of we'll wishes the
formal began. The president
stood back of the large desk presented
to the government by Queen Victoria,
while Secretary Hay and Ambassador
Cambon occupied places at the desk.
Around this central group were ranged
the cabinet officers and others already
mentioned, and officials of the house
hold. The powers of M. Cambon and
Secretary Hay We're examined, a proto-
col concerning the days ceremony sign
ed, and other formalities concluded.
These preliminaries took some time, so
that it was nearly $3.50 before the actual
exchange began. The signing of the
protocol of exchange occurred at 1928
p. m, Ambassador Cambon signing for
Spain and Secretary Hay for the United
States. The protocol was in French, and
briefly recited the circumstances leading
up to the exchange. This cleared the
way for the exchange itself, constituting
the final act. The president took from
the desk the American copy of the treaty,
handsomely engrossed, bound in dark
blue morocco and encased in a black
morocco portfolio, and handle it to NJ.
Cambon. At the same time NJ. Cambon
handed to the president the Spanish copy
of the treaty, also engrOSsed, bound in
morocco and enCased in 81 maroon cOlOred
morocco boX There We're deferential
bows as each received from the other
this final pledge of peace. This exchange
of ratifications occurred at 1886 D. m.
The president was the first to speak.
Mr.. Ambassador" he said, Il will issue
my proclamation at once"
M. Cambon thanked the president for
the promptness with which the procla-
nation followed. This ended the for
NAL and after brief felicita-
Withdrew. Secretary Hay took with
him the Spanish copy of the treaty re-
ceived today, and deposited it in the
archives of the state department..
NJ. Cambon cabled the Spanish gov
ernment of the final restoration of peace,
and made known that the American copy
of the treaty would be forwarded through
the French foreign office. The effect of
the action taken today is to completely
renew the peaceful relations, trade,
official, diplomatic, consular and in all
other ways between this country and
Spain. Following the appointment of a
United States minister to Madrid and a
Spanish minister to Washington, it is eX-
pected that consuls will be sent to BARGE
Iona. and the other large places in Spain
where our consular representatives were
suspended at the beginning of the war.
At the same time Spanish consuls will be
appointed throughout this country. For
a time the trade and navigation be-
tween the two countries will proceed
without treaty protection, as the war
put an end to the commercial treaty, but
a treaty Of trade, navigation and COM
merce suitable to the new conditions and
the needs of both countries and also an
~extradition treaty will be negotiated
soon.
After the ceremony President McKin-
ley issued the following proclamation:
Whereas, A treaty of peace between
the United States of America and her
majesty, the queen regent Of Spain, in
the name of her august son, Don Alfonso
XIII, was concluded and signed by their
representative plenipotentiaries at Paris,
on the 10th day of December, 1898, the
original of which is in the Spanish lam
guage, is, word for word, as follows:
(Here full text of the treaty is included)
and,
Whereas, The said convention has
been duly ratified on both parts, and the
Publications of the two governments
were exchanged in the city of Washing
ton, on the 11th day of April, 1899, now
therefore,