The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-06-01
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KEN0SHA, WIS, JUNE |, 1871.
THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON-
FULL TEXT OF THE DOCUMENT
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS TO BE SETTLED BY
FIVE ARBITRAToRs WHEREOF THREE
SHALL BIZ 9HqSENs a EsPEGTIyE
LY, BY ITALY, SWITZER-
LAND, AND BRAZIL.
From the New York Tribute.

is the text Of the Treaty OF washington
ARTICLE 1. Whereas, differences have
arisen between the Government Of the
United States and the Government Of Her
Britannia Majesty, and still exist, grow
ing out of the acts committed by the sew
eral vessels which have given rise to the
claims generally known as the Alabama
claims and whereas Her Britannia Males
tv has authorized Her High Commission
ers and P,enipotentiares % express, in
friendly spirit, the regret felt by Her
MaiestHs Government for the escape,
under whatever circumstances, of the
Alabama and either vessels from Bri isb
ports. ana for he depredafions commit
ted by those Vessels; AoT, IL order 10
remove and adjust all complaints and
claims on the part of the United States,
and to provide for the speedy settlement
of such claims which are not admitted by
Her Britannia M3jesty's Government, the
high contracting parties agree that all
the said claims growing out of acts com
mitted by the aforesaid vessels, and gen
erallg known as the Alabama Claims,
shall BE- referred to Tribunal of ArDi,
tration, fo be composed oIfve arbitlaCors
to be appointed III he follow ng manner,
that ; tn saw: The first shall br named
by tile President Of fhe United States,
one shall he named ty Her Br tAnuic
Majesty, His Majesty the King OF italy
shat, be requested t. name one, the Presi
dent Of tire SWISS Confederation shall be
requested to name ore, and His Majesty
the Emperor Of Brazil shall be request ed
to name one. In case OF DEATH absence
of EI4f.r T. ~,
said arbirray0rs, or III the event OF either
of thc said arbitratorS emitting, or de-
Ciinlug, or casing to ncG us such, the
President of the United States, or Her
British Majesty or His Majesty the King
of Italy, or the President of the Swiss
Confederation, or His Majesty the Emper
or III Brazil, rs the. case may be, may
forthwith name another person to act as
arbitrator in the place and stead of the
arbitrator originally named by such head
Of State /; and iu The event Of the refusal
or omission, for two months after the rc-
ceipt OF he refusal, from either OF the
high contracting parties, Of HIS Majesty
the King Of Italy, or the President Of the
SWISS Confederation, or His Majesty the
Emperor 81 Brazil, to name III arbitra-
ment or IN place of one who may have
died. he absent, inca paci..etrd, or who
NAV omit, decline. or from any cause
cease to act, as SUCH arbitrator, his Maj
esty the King Of Norway nd Sweden
shall be I, quesfed TO name one or more
as the Case may he, to act as such arbi-
TRAITOR
ART. 2. The arbItrators shall! meet 1T
Geneva, in Switzerland, at the earliest
day convenient after they shall have
been named, and shall proceed impartial
" and carefully to examine and decide
all questions that shall BE- laid before
them on the part of the Governments OF
the United States and Her Britannia
Majesty respectively. All questions con
sidered by the Tribunal, including the
final award, shall be decided by a majori-
tv Of the arbitrator. Each Of all Of the
high contracting parties shall also name
one person to attend the Tribunal as It's
agent to represent it generally in all mat
ters connected with the arb itration.
ART g. The written or printed case
of each OF the two parties, accompanied
by the documents, the official correspon
dence, and other evidence on which each
relies, shall be delivered in duplicate
to each of the said arbitrators, and to
the agent of the other party as soon as
may be after the organization of the
Tribunal, but within period not exceed.
ing six months from the date of the ex
change OF the ratification OF he Treaty
ART 4. Within four months after the
delivery on both sides of the written OF
printed case, either party may, in like
manner, deliver in duplicate to each of
the said arbitrators, and to the agent of
the other party, counter case, and addi-
tiOnal documents, correspondence, and
evidence, SO presented by the other party.
The arbitrators may, however, extend
the time for delivering such counter case,
documents, correspondence, and evidence,
when in their judgment, it becomes
necessary. In consequence of the dis
lance Of the place from which the evi.
dence to be presented is to be procured,
if, in the case submitted, any report or
document in the exclusive possession of
any party be omitted, such party shall be
bound, if the other party sees fit to apply
for it, to furnish that party with copy
thereof, and either party may call upon
the other, through the arbitrators, to pro-
duce the original or certified copies of
any papers adduced as evidence, giving
in each instance such reasonable notice as
the arbitrators may require.
ART. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the
agent of each party, within two months
after the expiration of the time limited
for the counter case on both sides, to de-
liver in duplicate to each of the said ar
bitrators and to the agent of the other
party, written or printed argument,
showing the points and referring to the
evidence upon which his Government re-
lies; and the arbitrators may, if they de
sire further calculation with regard to
any point, require written or printed