1 The treaty is printed in the Supplement to this Journal, p. 97.

2 The obligations of the United States mentioned in Paragraph 3 refer to those in the Treaty of Peace of 1898, and apparently mean that the rights therein granted to Spain in respect of Cuba shall be carried out by the Cuban Government; such as, obtaining the release of Spanish prisoners in the hands of insurgents in Cuba, allowing Spain to obtain copies of official documents in the archives, allowing Spanish subjects to acquire nationality under certain conditions, granting them rights of religion, access to the courts, continuation of judicial proceedings, and continuation of property rights, free importation of scientific, literary and artistic works for ten years, establishment of consular offices, etc.

3 Act approved May 9, 1934, and proclamation of same date reducing the duty on sugar.

4 Compare the reservations of the U. S. to the Montevideo Antiwar Treaty and the Convention on Rights and Duties of States.