Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-05-30
TREATY OF WASHINGTON.
Our Disputes with England-Full synopsis OF
the Treaty Arranged by the Joint
High Commission.

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known as the Treaty of Washington
for the adjustment of claims for injury
alleged by the Uuited States on ae
count of the escape of Confederat,
cruisers from British ports and dep
relations committed by those vessels
during the late rebellion in this coun
try" The following gives a full
synopsis of its provisions
ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Article l provides that the Ala
bama claims shall be referred to five
arbitrator, to be appointed as fol,
lows: The first to be named by the
President of the United States; one
by her Britannia Majesty His Maj
esty, the King of Italy, shall be re-
quested to name one +; the President
Of the Swiss Confederation shall be
requested TO name one, and His
Majesty, the Emperor of Brazil, shall
be requested TO name one.
Article 2 designates Geneva, in
Switzerland, as the place for holding
the arbitration, at the earliest day
convenient after the appointment OF
the members. All questions consid
cred by the tribunal, including the
final award, to be decided by ma
jority Of the arbitrators each of the
high contracting parties to name one
person to attend the tribunal as its
agent, and represent it generally on
all matters connected with the arbi-
tration.
Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6 prescribe the
mode of submitting the cases and ar
guments before the arbitration, and
provide that in deciding matters sub
mitted to the arbitrators, they shall
be governed by the following three
rules, to be taken as applicable to the
case, and. by such principles of inter-
national law not inconsistent there
withas the arbitrators shall determine
to have been applicable to the case !:
/. A natural government is bound, first, to
use due diligence to prevent the fitting out +,
arming or equipping, within its jurisdiction,
of any vessel which it has reasonable ground
to believe is intended to cruise or carry on
war against a power with which it is at
peace, and to use due diligence to prevent the
departure from its jurisdiction of any vessel
intended 10 cruise or carry on war as above,
such vessel having been especially adapted, in
whole or in part, within such jurisdiction to
warllke use.
2. Not TO permit or suffer either beligerent
TO make use of its ports or waters as base of
naval operations against the. other, OF for the
n Of mil IL
tary supplies or arms, or the recruitment of
men.
3. To exercise due diligence in its own
ports and waters, and as TO all persons within
its jurisdiction, to prevent a violation of the
foregoing obligations and duties.
Articles Z, s and 8 provide that
the decision Of the tribunal, in writ
ing, dated and signed by the arbitra-
tors asserting to it, shall, if possible,
be made within three months from
the close Of the argument on both
sides In case the tribunal find that
Great Britain has failed TO fulfill any
duty, or duties, as aforesaid, it may,
if it thinks proper, proceed TO award
a sum in gross, to be paid by Great
Britain to the United States for all
claims referred to it, and in such case
the gross sum so awarded shall be
paid in coin by the Government of
Great Britain TO the Government of
the United States, at Washington,
within twelve months after date of
award.
Article 10 provides That in case the
tribunal finds Great Britain has failed
to fulfill any duty, or duties, as afore-
said, and does not award the sum IN
gross, then Board of Assessors
shall be appointed TO ascertain and
determine what claims are valid and
what amount or amounts shall be
paid by Great Britain to the United
States on account of the liability
arising from such failure such board
to be designated as follows: One by
the President of the United States
one by Her Britannia Majesty, and
one by the Representative at Wash
ington Of the King of Italy. The
said board shall organize in Washing
ton, and hold their sittings there or
in New York or Boston.
Article IL provides that the result
Of the proceedings of the tribunal
of arbitration and of the Board OF
Assessors, should such board be APP
pointed, shall be ga full, perfect and
final settlement of all claims herein
before referred to and further en-
gage that every such claim, whether
the same may or may not have beer
presented to their notice, or made
preferred, or laid before the tribunal
or board, shall, from and after the
conclusion Of the proceedings of the
tribunal or board, be considered anC
treated as finally settled, barred, enc
henceforth inadmissibe."
CLAIMS OF BRITISH SUBJECTS.
By article II it is agreed that al
claims on the part of corporations
companies. or private individuals
subjects of Her Britannia Majesty
upon the Government of the United
States, arising out of acts committee
against the person or property o
subjects Of Her Britannia Majesty
during the same period, which ma,
have been presented to either gov
eminent for its interposition wit
the other, and which yet remain IN
settled, as well as any other sue
claims which may be presented with
in the time specified in article IA 9
this treaty, shall be referred to tire
commissioners, to be appointed i
the following manner: One by th
President of the United States on
By Her Britannia Majesty, and tn
third by the President of the Unite
States and Her Britannia Msjest
conformity and in case the thir
commissioner shall not have been 5
named within q period of tire
months from the date of exchange {
the ratification of this treaty, tn
third commissioner will be name
by the representative at Washingto
of His Majesty, the King of SpaiI
The commissioners to meet at Wasi
| ;rr,tor OF tba aarliast convenIent ne