Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-12
The Treaty of Washington,

Article l. Whereas differences have arisen be-
tween the government of the United States and
the government of her Britannia majesty and
still exist, growing out Of the acts committed by
the several vessels which have given rise to the
claims generally known as the Alabama claims,
and whereas her Britannia majesty has author
lied her high commissioners and plenpoten-
tiaries to express in friendly spirit the regret
felt by her majestys government for the escape,
under whatever circumstances, of the Alabama
and other vessels from British ports, and for the
depredations committed by those vessels; now,
in order to 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 majes-
TVS government, the high contracting parties
agree that all the said claims growing out of
acts committed by the aforesaid vessels, and
generally known as the Alabama claims, shall
be referred to tribunal of arbitrationt Ito be com
posed of five arbitrator, to be appointed in the
following manner, that is to say: The first shall
DC named by the president of the United
States, one shall be named by her Britannia
majesty, his majesty the king of Italy shall be
requested to name one, the president of the
oWlss confederation shall be requested to name
one, and his majesty the emperor Of Brazil shall
De requested to name one. In case of DEATH alb
sence, or incapacity to serve, Of either of the
sald arDltrators, or in the event of either of the
SAID arbitrators emitting, or declining, or ceas.
ing to act as 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 emperor Of
Brazil, as the case may be, may forthwith name
another arbitrator in the place and stead of the
arbitrator originally named by said head O.
state; and in the event of refusal or omission
for two months after the receipt of the refusal
from either of the hgh-contracting parties, o.
his majesty the king OF Italy, or the president
OF the Swiss confederation, or his majesty the
emperor of Brazil, to name an arbitrator, eithel
TO ill the original appointment or in place o
one who may have died, be absent, ncapacitat
ed, or who may omit, decline, or from any cause
cease to act, as such arbitrator, his majesty the
king of Sweden and Norway shall be requested
toname one or more persons as the case may be
to act as such arbitrator
Art. 2. The arbitrator shall meet at Geneva
in Switzerland, at the earliest day convenient
after they shall have been named, and shall
proceed impartially and carefully TO examine
and decide all questions that shall be laid before
mem on the part of the governments of the
uhltcd states and her Britannia majesty re-
spectvely. All questions considered by the
tribunal, including the final award, shall be
decided by majority of all the arbitratols
Each OF all the high contracting parties shall
also name one person to attend the tribunal al
its agent to represent It generally In all matter
] connected with the arbitration,