William McKinley actually said...

All ports and places in Cuba which may be in the actual possession of our land and naval forces will be opened to the commerce of all neutra...

The native constabulary will, so far as may be practicable, be preserved.

Private property, whether belonging to individuals or corporations, is to be respected, and can be confiscated only for cause.

All churches and buildings devoted to religious worship and to the arts and sciences, all schoolhouses, are, so far as possible, to be prote...