The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-04
CUBAN TREATIES
READ IN SENATE
Ratifcations Will Be Exchanged
in Washington.
NAVAL STATIONS ACQUIRED
WHAT THE UNITED STATES
AGREES TO DO.

II AVANA, July S.-The United
States naval stations treaty and
the Isle of Pines treaty were to-
day read in the senate and referred to
the committee on foreign relations
without comment. The text OF both
treaties is brief and simple. the naval
stations treaty containing seven arti-
cles and the Isle of Pines treaty four
articles. The Publications Of both were
required to be exchanged at Washing
ton within seven months.
In the naval stations treaty the Unit
ed States agrees to pay $1,000 annual
rental as long as it occupies the sta
tons. Article 1 provides that Cuba is
TO acquire forthwith all private ana
other realty within the required areas,
the United States agreeing to furnish
the money necessary for the purchase
OF private properties. such sums to be
advance payments Of the rent
Article . requires the United States
70 mark the boundaries of the station
areas by permanent fences or other
Enclosures.
Under article the United States
agrees 20 prevent the establishment OF
commercial, industrial or other enter
prises within the areas.
Amenable to Cuban Laws.
Article 4 says fugitives from justice
who are amenable to Cuban law and
Who take refuge within the areas Of
the naval stations shall be delivered 10
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
According to article 3. materials. all
kinds of merchandise. stores and mu-
nitiOns of war imported into the areas
for exclusive use and consumption
therein shall not be subject 20 Gus
toms duties or other charges. and tho
vessels carrying the same shall not
pay port tonnage or other fees unless
they discharge outside the limits of
the areas. 1t is agreed that no ma
terial. merchandise. stores or NUM-
lions are 20 be transported from the
areas into Cuban territory.
Article 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 Cuban authorities, and
the United States agrees TO place no
obstacles in the way o. their entries
or departures. excepting in case Of
war.
Isle of Pines Treaty.
In the Isle of Pines treaty the United
states relnQuiSneS 10 OuDa ali claim
Of title to the Isle of Pines which has
been made by virtue of the treaty of
Paris.
Article says this REIMBURSEMENT
D. y consideration Of the grants OF
.- ne and naval stations hereafter
ma0,S ~ the United states by Cuba.
Art, c,s3 says citizens of the United
States N,o,t at the time Of exchange Of
ratificati6ssN 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 ratt-
fications. They may remain there o.
may remove therefrOm. retaining in
either event all their rights and prop
erty. including the right TO sell or dis
pose Of such property or It's proceeds
and also the right TO carry on their
industry. commerce and professions be
ing subject I'm respect thereof to such
laws as are applicable 20 other foreign
ers.