The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-03
THE TREATY IS SIGNED,
Agreement Provides For Settlement
OF Venezuelan Dispute.
Provisions of the Completed
Document.


Washington, Feb. 3.-The Venezu-
elan arbitration treaty was signed at the
state department yesterday by Sir Ju-
lian Pauncefote and Minister Jose An.
drade, representatives of the British and
Venezuelan governments. Only the rat.
ification OF the Venezuelan congress Is
now necessary to complete the settle
ment OF the long standing boundary dis
rute, which, at times, threatened to in
volve the United States and Great Brit
ain In war. The text Of the treaty fol-
lows:
Her majesty. the queen Of the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland
and the United States Of Venezuela, be-
ing deslrous to provide for an amicable
settlement of the question which has
arisen between their respective govern
mcnts concerning the boundary be-
tween the colony q British Guiana and
the United States of Venezuela. have
resolved to submit to arbitration the
question involved, and, to the end of
concluding a treaty for that purpose,
have appointed as their respective pleni-
potentiaries:
Her majesty, the queen of the United
Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland.
the Rt. Hon. Sir Julian Pauncefote q
member Of her majesty's most honor
able privy council. knight grand cross
of the most honorable Order Of the Bath
and Of the most distinguished Order of
st. Michael and st. George and her ma
jesty's ambassador extraordinary and
plenipotentiary to the United States.
And the president of the United States
or Venezuela, Senior Jose Andrade. en-
voy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary of Venezuela to the United
States of America.
Who. having communicated to each
other their respective fnll powers. which
were found to be in due and proper
form. have agreed to and concluded the
following articles:
Article !. An arbitration tribunal shall
be Immediately appointed to determine
the boundary line between the colony of
British Guiana and the United States Of
Venezuela.
Art. 2. The tribunal shall consist of
five jurists; two on the part of Great
Britain, nominated by the members OF
the judicial committee of her majesty's
privy council; namely, the Rt Hon.
Baron Herschell, knight grand cross OF
the most honorable Order OF the Bath,
and the Hon. Sir Richard Hem Collins.
knight, one of the justices of her Britain
mic majesty's supreme court of judicia-
ture: two on the part Of Venezuela,
nominated, one by the president Of the
United States OF Venezuela, namely, the
Hon. Melville Weston Fuller. chief jus
tice of the United States Of America.
and one nominated by the justices OF the
supreme court Of the United States OF
America, namely, the Hon. David Josiah
Brewer, a justice of the supreme court
OF the United States of America; and of
a fifth jurist, tc be selected by the four
persons so nominated, or. in the event OF
their failure to agree within three
months from the date Of the exchange
or Publications of the present treaty. to
be- selected by his majesty, the king of
Sweden and Norway. The jurist so Sc.
lected shall be president OF the tribunal
In case of the death, absence or in
capacity to serve Of any Of the -four
arbitrators above named, or, in the
event of any such arbitrator omitting OF
declining or ceasing to act as such. an
other jurist Of repute shall be forthwith
substituted in his place. If such vacan-
cy shall occur among those nominated
on the part of Great Britain, the substi.
tute shall be appointed by the members
for the time being Of the judicial COM
inittee of her majesty's privy council.
acting by majority, and, If among
those nominated on the part Of Venezu-
ella, he shall be appointed by the justices
OF the supreme court of the United
States, acting by majority. If such va.
cancy shall occur in the case Of the fifth
arbitrator, a substitute shall be select
ed in the manner herein provided for
with regard TO the original appointment.
Art. 3. The tribunal shall Investigate
and ascertain the extent of the terrific.
RES belonging to, or that might lawfully
be claimed by the United Netherlands.
or by the Kingdom of Spain, respective
ly, at the time Of the acquisition by
Great Britain as a colony of British
Guiana, and shall determine the bound
ary line between the colony of British
Guiana and the United States of
Venezuela.
mitted. the arbitrators shall ascertain
all facts which they deem necessary &c
a decision OF the controversy, and shall
be governed by the following rules
which are agreed upon by the high con-
tracing parties as rules to be taken as
applicable to the case, and by such prin-
ciples of international law not inconsist.
termine to be applicable to the case
Rules:
(a) Adverse holding or prescription
during a period of SO years shall make
good ttle. The arbitrators may deem
exclusive political control Of district
flcient to constitute holding or to make
title by prescription.
(b) The arbitrators may recognize and
give effect to rights and claims resting
on any other ground whatever valid, ac-
cording to international law, and on any
principles Of internationai'iaw which the
may deem to be applicable
to the case, and which are not in con-
travention Of the foregoing rule.
(c) In determining the boundary line,if
territory of one party be found by the
tribunal to have been, at the date OF this
treaty, in the occupation Of the subjects
or citizens of the other party, such effect
shall be given to such occupation as rea-
son, justice, the principles of interna-
tional law and the equities Of the case
shall. in the opinion Of the tribunal. re-
quire.
Art. 6. The arbitrators shall meet In
Paris within so days after the delivery
OF the printed arguments mentioned i'm
Article 8, and shall proceed impartially
and carefully TO examine and decide the
questions that have been or shall be
laid before them, as herein provided on
the part of the governments of her
Britannia majesty and the United
States Of Venezuela, respectively.
Provided, always, that the arbitrators
may, II they shall think mt, hold their
meetings. or any OF them, at any other
place which they may determine.
All questions considered by the tri-
bunal, including the final decision. shall
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