The deadline within which the evacuation of the Philippine Islands and Guams is to be completed is set by both Governments. Paint racks, uncaptured warships, handguns, rifles of all calibers, with their carts and accessories, powder, ammunition, livestock and materials and supplies of all kinds, belonging to the land and naval forces of Spain in the Philippines and Guam, remain the property of Spain. Heavy guns, other than field artillery, in fortifications and coastal defence will remain in their place for a period of six months to be paid from the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty; and the United States may, in the meantime, purchase such equipment from Spain if a satisfactory agreement is to be reached between the two Governments in this area. The panel of the Peace Commission also agreed that Spanish academic and literary works would only be admitted free of charge to the ceded territories for a period of ten years. This provision has been incorporated into Article XIII of the Treaty. The right of Spain to establish consular offices and agents in ports and certain areas of the ceded territories was provided for in article XIV. In the meantime, Article XV contained conditions similar to those of Article III, except that it emphasized that free fees and charges would only be met for ten years. The Government of the United States clarified in article XVI that its obligation to Cuba is limited only during its occupation and after its cessation; The government created in this country should assume its responsibilities. Finally, Article XVII stipulated that the treaty must be ratified by the U.S. President with the assistance of the U.S. Senate and the Regent of Spain. Ratification was to be exchanged six months after the conclusion of the treaty. The composition of the U.S.

commission was somewhat unusual in that three of its members were senators, which meant, as many newspapers pointed out, that they would later vote on ratifying their own negotiations. [14] These were members of the American delegation: Spain, following the exchange of ratifications of this Treaty, will continue the evacuation of the Philippines and the island of Guam under the same conditions as those agreed by the commissioners appointed to organize the evacuation of Puerto Rico and other islands of the West Indies. within the framework of the Protocol of 12. August 1898, which will remain in force until its provisions are fully implemented. And it is declared that the assignment or assignment to which the preceding paragraph refers will not affect in any way the property or rights which, according to the law, belong to the peaceful possession of property of any kind, provinces, municipalities, public or private institutions, ecclesiastical or civil bodies or other associations belonging to the aforementioned territories, who have been renounced or assigned, who have the legal capacity to acquire and possess property; or by individuals, regardless of their nationality. As the debate in the Senate continued, Andrew Carnegie and former President Grover Cleveland asked the Senate to reject the treaty. Both men strongly opposed such imperialist policies and participated in the American Anti-Imperialist League with other prominent members such as Mark Twain and Samuel Gompers. [9] The United States will decide and settle the claims of its citizens against Spain abandoned in this article. In view of what has been said, the United States cannot accept anything less than the surrender of the island of Luzon in full right and sovereignty. However, it is desirable that the United States acquire the right to enter ships and goods belonging to United States citizens into Philippine ports that are not allocated in the same favor as Spanish ships and goods, both in terms of port and customs fees and commercial and commercial tariffs. as well as other protective and commercial rights granted to citizens of one country on the territory of another country.

You are therefore asked to apply for such a concession by accepting in turn that Spain has rights similar to those of its subjects and ships in the ports of a territory ceded to the United States to the Philippines. [10] [11] The United States will pay Spain twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) within three months of exchanging ratifications of the current treaty. The Treaty of Paris consisted of thirteen articles that set out the conditions, obligations and benefits that the governments of Spain and the United States could enjoy on the ceded islands. The first three articles renounced Spain`s claims to its former colonies, including Cuba, Puerto Rico and other islands in the West Indies and the Philippine Islands. Article III states that after ratification of the treaty, the United States will pay an amount of US$20,000,000 to Spain. Meanwhile, the United States affirmed in Article IV that within a period of ten years after ratification of the treaty, it would authorize Spanish ships and goods under the same conditions as American goods and vessels. Judicial proceedings pending at the time of the exchange of ratifications of the present Treaty in the territories to which Spain surrenders or cedes its sovereignty shall be governed by the following rules: By article V, the United States Government has assured Spain, at its own expense, that all Spanish soldiers taken prisoner of war will be released and returned to their country. It also provided that Spain would leave the ceded territories after the ratification of the treaty, in accordance with the peace protocol signed on 12 August 1898. The same article also confirmed that the property of the Spanish naval forces in the ceded territories remains the property of Spain. Article VI contained assurances that both Governments would release prisoners of war, particularly insurgents from Cuba and the Philippines, at their own expense.

The Government of the United States shall return to Spain at its own expense, and the Government of Spain shall return at its own expense to the United States, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines, depending on the circumstances of their respective homes, prisoners who have been or will be released by them in accordance with this article. .