A history of the United States . tates; (3) that it should transfer to theUnited States one of the Caroline Islands; and (4) that thefuture of the Philippine Islands should be determined by a jointcommission of the two powers appointed to arrange the detailsof the treaty. According to the provisions of this protocol,the joint commission met in Paris, on the 1st of October, 1898,and, after long discussion of different points, signed the finaltreaty on the 10th of December, 1898. This was ratified by theUnited States on the 6th of February, and by Spain on the17th of March, 1899. By the terms of
A history of the United States . tates; (3) that it should transfer to theUnited States one of the Caroline Islands; and (4) that thefuture of the Philippine Islands should be determined by a jointcommission of the two powers appointed to arrange the detailsof the treaty. According to the provisions of this protocol,the joint commission met in Paris, on the 1st of October, 1898,and, after long discussion of different points, signed the finaltreaty on the 10th of December, 1898. This was ratified by theUnited States on the 6th of February, and by Spain on the17th of March, 1899. By the terms of the treaty, the UnitedStates assumed a protectorate over Cuba; came into completepossession of Porto Rico; received all right and title to thePhilippine Islands, in consideration of twenty million dollars;and received the island of Guam in the Ladrones Islands. 672. The Annexation of Hawaii. — In the summer of 1898it became apparent to the government that certain navaladvantages would be derived from the annexation of
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