The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-04
BEFORE CUBAN SENATE
NAVAL STATIONS AND ISLE OF
 PINES TREATIES. r
United States Earthquakes Al Claim to Title of the Little Island
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Havana, July 3.-The United States ma. val station treaty and the Isle of Pinel treaty were today read in the Senate and lations without comment. The text Of both treaties is brief and simple. the na- val stations treaty containing seven ar. ticles and the Isle of Pines treaty four articles. The notifications of both are re. Quired to be exchanged at Washington within seven months.
 In the naval station treaty the United States agrees to pay 5000 annual rental as long as 1t occupies the stations. Ar ticle l provides that Cuba Is to acquire forthwith all private and other realty within the required areas. the United States agreeing to furnish the money necessary for the purchase of private property. such sums to be advance pay ments of the rent.
 Article requires the United States to mark the boundries of areas by perma- nent fences or other enclosures.
 Under article the United States agrees to prevent the establishment of commer- cial. industrial or other enterprises with in the areas. Article says fugitives from Justice who are amenable to Cuban law and who take refuge within the areas of the naval stations shall be delivered to the Cuban authorities on demand and fugitives charged with crimes and mis- demeanors committed within the areas who are amenable to the law of the United States shall be delivered to the United States authorities from Cuban territory.
 r According to Article 5, materials, all kinds of merchandise, stores and muni- tions of war imported into the areas for exclusive use and consumption therein shall not be subject to customs duties or other charges and the vessels carrying the same shall not pay port tonnage or other fees unless they discharge outside the limits of the areas. It is agreed that no material, merchandise, stores or mu- nitions are to be transported from the areas into Cuban territory.
 Article re-enacts that except as above provided, vessels entering or leaving the bays of Guantanamo and Bahia Honda shall be subject exclusively to Cuban laws and the Cuban authorities, and the United States agrees to place no obstacle in the way of their entrance or depart ure except In case of war.
 In the Isles of Pines treaty, the United States relinquishes to Cuba all claim of title to the Isle of Pines. which has been IT ade by virtue of the treaty of Paris.
 Article 3 says this relinquishment is in consideration of the grants of coaling and naval stations hereafter made to the United States by Cuba
 Article 3 says citizens of the United States who at the time of the exchange of notifications of this treaty are residing or holding property in the Isle of Pines shall suffer no diminution of the rights and privileges acquired prior to the date of exchange of the said notifications. They remain there or may remove there from, retaining in either event, all the rights and property, including the right to sell or dispose of such property or It's proceeds. and also the right to carry on their industry, commerce and professions. being subject in respect thereof to such laws as are applicable to other foreigners.