The record-union., 1899-04-12
Ratification Of the Treaty Formally
Exchanged.
The Ceremony Takes Place in the Recsp-
tiun Room Of the White House.
Proclamation Issued by the Presi-
dent, to the Effect That the
Convention is Now in Force, and
Also Announces the Appoint
ment of Bellamy Storrer as
Minister to Spain.

| WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE con-
Ldition of the war which has existed be-
tween the United States and Spain
since April l, 1898 terminated to-day,
when the last formalitiesi in the restora-
ton of peace We're performed by the
exchange of ratif1cations of the peace
treaty. Coincident with this, President
Mckinley issued his proclamation de-
claring that the war was at an end and
the appointment of Bellamy Storrer was
determined upon as United States. Min
lister to Spain.
! The principal ceremony of the day
occurred in the reception room at the
White House, when the exchange of
Qualifications took place at 3 O'Clock. In
anticipation of the historic character
of the event, many members of the
Cabinet and officials prominent in the
Administration gathered at the White
House. These included Secretaries Hay,
Wilson and Hitchcock; Senator Davis,
one of the Peace Commissioners who
negotiated the treaty; Assistant Secre-
taries HILL Adee and Cridler of the
State Department; Acting Secretary of
War Meiklejohn, Adjutant General Cor
bin, Solicitor General Richards, Hon.
Wayne MacVeigh and Sidney Smith,
Chief of the Bureau of Diplomatic Cor
respondence, State Department, who
had prepared the American copy Of the
treaty.
Shortly before 3 o'clock the French
ambassador, NJ. Cambon, arrived in
company with NJ Thiebaut, the Secre-
r. L Iot ri 20.
the Spanish copy of the peace treaty.
President Mckinley cordially greeted
the ambassador, and after a brief ex-
change of well wishes the formal cere-
mony began.s The President stood back
of the large desk presented to the Gov
eminent by Queen Victoria, while Sec
retary Hay and ambassador Cambon
occupied places at the desk. Around
| this group were ranged the Cabinet
officers and others already mentioned
and officials of the household
| The powers of NJ. Cambon and Secre
tary Hay We're examined, a protocol
concerning the days ceremony signed
and other formalities concluded. These
preliminaries took some time, so that it
was nearly $3.50 o'clock before the act
ual change began. The signing of the
protocol of exchange occurred at 3:2S
| p. m, ambassador Cambon signing for
Spain and Secretary Hay for the Unit
ed 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 Amer
lean copy of the treaty, handsomely en-
crossed, bound in dark blue morocco
and incased in black morocco port
folio, and handed it to NJ. Cambon. At
the same time NJ. Cambon handed to the
President the Spanish copy of the
treaty, also engrossed, bound in mo-
rocco and incased in maroon colored
morocco box. There were deferential
bows as each received from the other
this final pledge of peace. This ex-
change of ratifications occurred at 1855
p. m.
The President was the first to speak
Mr. ambassador" he said, 81 will
issue my proclamation at once"
M Cambon thanked the President for
the promptness with which the procla-
nation followed.
This ended the formal ceremony, and
after brief Fluctuations the sEmbassa-
dors and other officials withdrew.
Secretary Hay took with him the
Spanish treaty received and deposited
it in the archives of the State Depart
ment.
NJ. Cambon cabled the Spanish Gov
ernment of the final restoration of
peace, and made known that the Amer
lean copy of the treaty would be for
warded through the French Foreign
Office.
The following is the. proclamation is
sued by the President:
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 AL
fonzo Kill, was concluded and signed
by their respective plenipotentiaries at
Paris on the 10th day of December,
1898, the original of which is in the
Spanish language, is word for word as
follows:
Here full text of treaty is included);
and
whereas, The said convention has
been duly ratified on both parts, and
the ratiffcations of the two Govern
ments were exchanged in the city of
Washington on the 11th day of April,
1899.
Nov, therefore, be it known that I,
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 be OBJ
served and fulfilled with good faith by
the United States and the citizens
thereof.
I'm witness whereof I have hereunto
set nv hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
11th day of April, in the year of our
Lord 1899, and of the independence of
the United States the one hundred and
twenty third.
"WILLIAM M'KINLEY,
"By the President: JOHN HAY,
Secretary of State'
Following the appointment of a Unit
ed states Minister to Madrid and a
Spanish Minister to Washington, it is
expected that Consuls will be sent to
Barcelona and the other large places in