The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-12

claims shall be submitted to O. tribunal
of six members, three of whom, subject
to the provisions of article s, shall be
judges of the supreme court Of justices
OF circuit courts to be nominated by
the president The other three men,
bers shall be judges of the British su-
preme court or members of the judicial
committee of the privy council to be
nominated by the queen. Their award
by majority of not less than five to
one shall be final. If there is less than
the prescribed majority the award
also shall be final unless either party
within three months protests that the
award is erroneous. If the award is
protested or the members of the tribu-
nal are equally divided there shall be
no recourse to hostile measures of any
description until the mediation of one
or more friendly powers shall have
been invited by one or the other party.
Article 7-Objectibns shall not be
made to the jurisdiction of the tribu-
nal except thus: If before the close of
the hearing of the claim the tribunal
shall decide upon the motion of either
party that the determination of claim
involves decision of a disputed ques-
tion Of principle Of grave general i'm
portance affecting the national rights
of such party as distinct from its pri-
vate rights Of which 1t is merely an in
ternational representative, the juris-
diction of the tribunal over the claim
shall cease and the same shall be dealt
with by arbitration under article s.
Article S-Where the question involv-
cd q norfipI1iar state fer
ritory of the United States the presi-
dent may appoint judicial officer of
each state to be one of the arbitrators.
Similarly in the case of British col
ony her majesty may appoint an Off
Ger thereof to be one Of the arbitrators.
Article 9-Territorial claims shall in
clude all claims to territory and all
other claims involving questions of
servitude, rights of navigation ac-
| cess of fisheries and all rights and in
| terests necessary to control the enjoy
| ment of either's territory.
Article 10-If the nominating bodies
| designated by articles 8 and do not
agree upon an umpire the latter shall
| be appointed by the king Of Sweden.
| Here follows paragraph which the
| Chronicle is unable to furnish accu-
rately. 1t seems to provide for the
withdrawal Of the treaty in the event
of either party notifying the other
that changes in existing conditions
make such withdrawal desirable.
Article 12 provides for each party
paying it's own counsel and arbitrators,
but in the event of essential matters
of difference it is the right of either
party to receive disavoWals or apollo
gies for acts Of the other not resulting
in substantial pecuniary injury, the
tribuntal finally disposing of the mat
| ter direct whether the unsuccessful
party bears any other expense.
| Article 1S-The time and place of
meeting and all question of procedure
shall be decided by the tribunal itself.
This article also deals with the keeping
| of the records and stipulates that de-
cision shall be made if possible within
three months from the close of the ar
guments.
| Article ID provides that the treaty
shall remain in force for five years
| from the date 1t becomes operative and
until a year after either party shall
have notified the other of its wish to
terminate it.
| Article 15-The treaty shall be rati-
fled by the president and the queen, the
ratifications to be exchanged at Wash
ington or London within six months of
the date thereof.