The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-01-27
Treaties OF Guaranty.

The Pail Mall Gazette has been ex-
amining the subject of the number OF
treaties of guaranty, now in force, in
which Great Britain has entered. The
countries in reference to which these
treaties have been concluded, are Bel
gium, Greece, Sardinia, Switzerland,
Portugal, Prussia, Turkey and the
United States. By treaty dated April
10, 1889, Great Britain, in connection
with Austria, France, Prussia, Russia
aud the Netherlands, guaranty the in
dependence, integrity and neutrality of
Belgium, which had separated from
the Netherlands in 1881. In 1870, about
the time of the breaking out of the
Franco. German war, duplicate treaties
were negotiated with France and with
Prussia for the further protection of
Belgium, and to be terminable at the
close of the war; The joint convention
of May I, 1882, and April 80, 1888, be-
tween Great Britain, France, Russia,
and Bavaria, erected Greece into a
kingdom and settled the crown on
Prince Otbo, of Bavaria, and guaranteed
the succession to the Greek throne OF
certain princes of Bavaria in the direct
| line.
By revolution which took place in
1868, King Otho was expelled, and
Prince William of Denmark was called
to the Hellenic throne, under the title
of King George I. BY protocol OF a
/ hnt f.raut Rritnin.
grance and Russia, signed June 9Th,
1868, this chabsa was approved OF in
spite Of the demands OF f5SverIa, yirrrIr
power earnestly insisted that the guar
anty treaty should be enforced. No at
tention was paid to the protest of Ba-
varia. By treaty of May 26th, 1857,
between Great Britain, Austria, France,
Prussia, Russia and Switzerland, the
King of Prussia renounced his sover-
cign rights over the principality of
Neufchatel and the country of Nalen.
gin, and joined the other powers, in
guarantying the union of the ceded ter
ritory with Switzerland. By Il long
series of treaties running from 1873 to
1915, Great Britain and Portugal enter
ed into an engagement of guaranty OF
each others dominions. By the treaty
of Vienna of March Goth, 1915, Great
britain, France, Austria, Russia and
Prussia guaranteed to Pru ssia posses
sion in full property and sovereignty Of
her Saxon provinces.
Great Britain, with the other great
,o,,,o,,, bng n Loo aJ tho autro
ity of the provinces Of Chablais and
Faucigny, under tue treaty of Marci
16, 1916, between Sardinia and Switzer
land. The integrity of the Kingdom
Of Sweden and Norway against aggres
sion on the part OF Russia has beer
guaranteed by Great Britain and Franc
by the treaty of November 17th, 1855
and the two powers engaged to furnish
sufficient naval and military forces t.
cooperate in resisting Russia. TIL
perpetual independence, integrity an
neutrality of Switzerland are guarar
tied by the five great powers under tn
treaty of Vienna. The independenc
and integrity of Turkey are guarntie'
by Great Britain by the treaty of Mare
80, 1886, and the sovereignty of ii
r Sultan over the united principalities
Moldavia and Wallachia, by treaty
+ August 10Th, 1859. The Convention
April 10th, 1850, between Great Brital
aud the United States, guarantees II
neutrality Of a ship canal between I'll
atlantic and Pacific oceans. In con
menting upon the above information
obligations of England, the Pail Ma
Gazette says Great Britain has pleni
of irons in the fire, and some of thei
may, perhaps, one day become unplea
antly warm for handling, Ledger.