Name/Title
Famous documents, Treaty With SpainEntry/Object ID
95.01.539Description
This is a 2 sided color document made of paper measuring 6" x 9" titled "Famous Documents, TREATY WITH SPAIN" A photograph of McKinley surounded by the American flag is on the right hand side, and below him is a a depiction of the Battle Ship Maine being sunk. The caption reads: "DESTRUCTION OF BATTLE SHIP MAINE."
A copy of the "TREATY WITH SPAIN" is located on the reverse side. It reads as follows:
TREATY WITH SPAIN.
President McKinley, in his message to Congress, December 5, 1898, gave the following account of his reception of overtures from Spain for the termination of the war and the ncgotiations which resulted in a treaty of peace: "The annihilation of Admiral Cervera's
fleet followed by the capitulation of Santiago, having brought to the Spanish Government a realizing sense of the hopelessness of continuing a struggle now become wholly unequal, it made overtures of peace through the French Ambassador, who with the assent of his
government had acted as the friendly representative of Spanish interests during the war."
Spain accepted the treaty unconditionally but appeared to seek to introduce inadmissable reservations in regard to our demand as to the Philippine Islands. On the afternoon of August 12th, M. Cambon as the plenipotentiary of Spain and the Secretary of State
as plenipotentiary of United States signed a protocol providing: I, Spain will relinguish all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba. Art II, Spain will cede to the United States the Island of Porto Rico and other Islands under Spanish sovereignty in the West Indies, and also an Island in the Ladrones to be selected by the United States. Art III, United States will hold and occupy the city, bay and harbor of Manila pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall
determine the control, disposition and government of the Philippines. The three remaining articles provided for the carrying out of and restricting of these provisions.
Immediately upon the conclusion of the protocol President McKinley issued a proclamation suspending all hostilities and soon after.our soldiers were mustered out, thus ending America's War For Humanity.Collection
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