e months after the exchange of ratifications
of the present treaty.

ARTICLE IV.--The United States will, for the term of ten years from
the day of the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty,
admit Spanish ships and merchandise to the ports of the Philippine
Islands on the same terms as ships and merchandise of the United
States.

ARTICLE V.--The United States will, upon the signature of the present
treaty, send back to Spain at its own cost the Spanish soldiers taken
as prisoners of war on the capture of Manila by the American forces.
The arms of the soldiers in question shall be restored to them.

Spain will, upon the exchange of the ratifications of the present
treaty, proceed to evacuate the Philippines as well as the island of
Guam, on terms similar to those agreed upon by the commissioners
appointed to arrange for the evacuation of Porto Rico and other
islands in the West Indies, under the protocol of August 12, 1898,
which is to continue in force till its provisions are completely
executed.

The time within which the evacuation of the Philippine Islands and
Guam shall be completed shall be fixed by the two Governments. Stands
of colors, uncaptured war-vessels, small arms, guns of all calibers,
with their carriages and accessories, powder, ammunition, live stock,
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. Pieces of heavy ordnance, exclusive of field
artillery, in the fortifications and coast defenses shall remain in
their emplacements for the term of six months, to be reckoned from
the exchange of ratifications of the treaty; and the United States
may, in the meantime, purchase such material from Spain if a
satisfactory agreement between the two Governments on the subject
shall be reached.

ARTICLE VI.--Spain will, upon the signature of the present treaty,
release prisoners of war and all persons detained or imprisoned for
political offenses in connection with the insurrections in Cuba and
the Philippines and the war with the United States.

Reciprocally, the United States will release all persons made
prisoners of war by the American forces and will undertake to obtain
the release of all Spanish prisoners in the hands of the insurgents
in Cuba and the Philippines.

The Gove