The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-03

with the provisions and subject to the
limitations of the treaty, all questions
in difference between them which they
may fail to adjust by diplomatic negoti-
atiOnS."
The senate committee to this adds the
following:
But no question which affects the foreign or
domestic policy Of either Of the high contract
ing parties or the relations of either to any
other state or power, by treaty or otherwise,
shall be subject for arbitration under this
treaty, except by special agreement.
Article Is amended by giving each
government two instead Of one jurist
of repute and the following is stricken
from the article:
In case they Shall fail to agree upon an
umpire within three months of the date OF
an application made to them in that behalf
by the high contracting parties, or either of
them, the umpire shall be selected in the
manner provided fer in Article x.
In article 8, the same clause is
stricken out and where the word
person" is used, meaning the fifth
member Of the tribunal umpire" is
substituted.
Article in the original treaty reads
as follows:
Objections to the jurisdiction Of an arbitral
tribunal, constituted under this treaty, shall
not be taken, except as provided in this ar
ucIe. II before the close of the hearing upon
q claim submitted to an arbitral tribunal
constituted under Article III. or Article ",
either Of the high contracting parties shall
move such tribunal to decide and there
upon snail a3ai decide that the determination
OF such claim necessarily involves the de-
clsion or disputed question of principle or
grave general Importance affecting the ma
tfonal rights Of such party, distinguished
from the private rights whereof 1T is merely
the international representative the jursdic-
ton of such arbitral tribunal over such claim
shall cease, and the same shall be dealt with
by arbitration under Article VI.
d<a5 no
lows:
Objections to the Jurisdiction of an arbttral
tribunal constituted over this treaty shall
not be taken except as provided in this
article. If at any time before the close Of
tne nearing, upon any matter except terri
torial claims, submitted 10 an arbttral tribu-
nal constituted under this treaty either of
the high contracting parties shall declare that
pne determination of such matter necessarily
involves the decision of a disputed question
which is excluded from. arbitration except by
special agreement by the operation of Article
l., then the Jurisdiction of such arbitral tr.i-
bunal over such matter shall cease.
Article 10 which reads as follows was
stricken out and nothing inserted in
its place
II in any case the nominating bodies des-
igHated in Articles III. and v. shall fail to
agree upon an umpire in accordance with
the provisions Of the said article, the umpire
shall be appointed by his majesty, the King
Of Sweden and Norway. Either of the high
contracting Parues, however, may at any
time give notice to the other that, by rea-
son OF material changes in conditions as ex-
listing at the date of this treaty, it is Of the
opinion that substitute for his majesty
should be chosen either for all eases to arise
under the treaty or for a particular specified
case already arisen, and thereupon the con-
tract1ng parties shall at once proceed to
agree upon such substitute to act either in
oil eases to arise under the treaty or in the
particular specified case as may be indf-
Gated by said notice, SO provided, however,
llqf T1Th .lfNlf n1sa-oI
arbitration already begun by the constitution
OF an arbttral tribunal under Article III. The
nigh contracting parties shall also at once
proceed to nominate a substitute for his
majesty in the event that his majesty shall at
any time notify them Of his desire to be re-
deved from the functions graciously accepted
by him under this treaty, either for all cases
TO arise hereunder or for any particular
specified case already arisen