The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-12
Bellamy Storer Made
Minister To Spain.
Full Diplomatic Relations Have
Been Restored.

of war which has existed between the
United States and Spain since April 81,
1898, terminated today, when the last for
maiities in the restoration of peace were
performed by the exchange Of ratitca-
tions of the peacs treaty. CJincident
with this, President Mckinley issued his
proclamation declaring that the wor was
at an end and the appointment Of Bellamy
Storer was determined upon as United
States Minister to Spain. The principal
ceremony OF the day occurred in the re-
ception room at the White House. In an
ticipation of the historic character OF the
event. many mem bers Of the cabinet and
officials prominent In the administration
gathered at the White House. They in
oluded Secretaries Hay, Wilson and
Hitchcock, Senator Davis, one of the
peace commissioners who negotiated the
| treaty; Assistant Secretaries Hill, Adee,
and Cridler Of the state depar tment. Act
ing Secretary of War Meiklejohn, Adm
tant General Corbiii. Solicitor General
| Rioha rds, Hon. Wayne MoVeah and MIR.
| Sidney Smith, chief Of the bureau OF dip
lomatio correspondence, state department
who had prepared the American copy of
| the treaty.
Shortly before three O'Clock the French
am mbassador, NJ. Cambon, arrived in COM
pany with NJ. Thiebaut. the first secretary
of the embassy, the latter bearing the
Spanish copy of the peace treaty. MIR.
Mckinley cordially greeted the ambasss-
dor and after a brief exchange Of well
wishes, the formal ceremony began. The
President stood back OF the large desk
presented to the government by Queen
Victoria. while Secretary Hay and Am
bassador Cambon occupied places at the
de X. Around this central group were
ranged the cabinet officers and others al.
ready mentioned and officials OF the
| and Secretary Hay were examined, pro-
| tocol concerning the days ceremony
signed and other formalities concluded.
| The signing OF the protocol Of exchange
occurred at 3.2S &. M, Ambassador Cam
bon signing for Spain, and Secretary hay
for the United States The protocol was
In French and briefly cited the circum-
stances 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 encassd In u
black morocco portfolio and handed 1t to
M. Cambon At the same time M. Cam
bon handed to the President the spanish
copy of the treaty also engrossed, b9nnd
| in morocco and encased in maroon
| oolored morocco box. There wers defer
entail bows as each recsived from the
other this final pledge Of peace. This ex-
change OF ratitcations occurred at $50 p
m. The President was the first to speak !:
| mir. Ambassador " said he. Il will Is
sue my proclamation at once.
| NJ Cambon thanked the President for
the promptness with which the proclama
tion followed, 1his ended the formal
| ceremony and after brief Fluctuations the
ambassador and other officials Withdrew.
| Secretary Hay took with him the
Spanish copy OF the treaty and uepoilted
| 1t In the archives of the state depar rtment.
| NJ Cambon cabled the Spanish govern
ment OF the final restoration of Pc sce and
made known that the American copy OF
the treaty will be forwarded through the
| French office.
| After the ceremony connected with the
exchange of the ratification of the pence
treaty, President Mckinley issued the
following proclamation:
Whereas, A treaty of peace between the
| United States OF America and Her
Majesty, the Queen Regent of Spain, in
4 the name of Her August son, Don Alton
SO XIII. was concluded and signed by
their respective plenipotentiaries at Paris
| on the tenth day of December, 1898, the
original of which convention, being in
the English and Spanish languages, il
word for word as follows:
| Here full text Of treaty is included)
| And, whereas, the said convention has
been duly ratified on 10th parts and the
ratificati ons of the two governments were
exchanged in the city of Washington, on
the eleventh day OF April. one thousand
eight hundred and ninetv-two;
| Now, therefore be 1t known, that l..
William Mckinley, President Of the
| United States of America, have caused
| the said convention to be made public, to
the end that the same and every article
and clause thereof may he observed and
| fulfilled with good faith by the United
| States and the citiZens thereof.
In witness whereof, | have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal or TIE
| United States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington, the
eleventh day of April, in the year of Our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred ana
ninety mine. and of the Independence OF
the United States, the one hundred and
twenty-third.
| William Mckinley.
By the President. John Hay. Secretary OF
State.
The effect of the action taken today j:
to completely renew the peaceful rela-
tious. trade, official, diplomatic, consular
and In all other ways between this
country and Spain.