nley, President of the United States,
do, in accordance with the stipulations of the protocol, declare and
proclaim on the part of the United States a suspension of hostilities,
and do hereby command that orders be immediately Driven through the
proper channels to the commanders of the military and naval forces of
the United States to abstain from all acts inconsistent with this
proclamation.

"In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.

"Done at the city of Washington, this 12th day of August, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and of the
independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-third.

"William McKinley.

"By the President. William R. Day, Secretary of State."

It may be interesting to pause here for a moment and note what the
London press had to say as to this suspension of hostilities. It will be
observed that the comments were extraordinarily favorable to the United
States.

The Standard, commenting on the signing of the protocol by the
representatives of Spain and the United States, said: "Thus ends one of
the most swiftly decisive wars in history. Spanish rule disappears from
the West. The conquerors have problems of great difficulty before them.
Doubtless they will face them with patriotic resolution."

The Daily News said: "August 12, 1898, will be a memorable day in the
history of the world. It is the day which witnessed the death of one
famous empire and the birth of another, destined perhaps to more
enduring fame. It must be admitted that the results achieved are a
substantial record for four mouths of war."

The Morning Post said that the protocol leaves open the two questions
regarding which future difficulties that may not concern the United
States and Spain alone are likely to arise. It advises Spain, assuming
that the United States only holds Manila, to sell the Philippines.

The Daily Telegraph was impressed by the indifference of the bulk of the
Spanish nation to the sentiment of national pride, which seems to be
extinct. For this reason national life, in the true sense of the word,
must sooner or later cease to exist.

The paper discussed the decadence of Spain in connection with the
contention that France and Italy have become stationary, and predicts
the ultimate disappearance of the Latin race as a factor in the human
drama.

The Chronicle said that the American peo