New-York tribune., 1897-01-13

TERMS OF THE GENERAL ARBITRATION
CONVENTION.
THE SELECTION OF An Rl-SETTLEMENT OF
LARGE PECrNIARY CLAIMS AND BOUND
AIRY DrspIrTEs-TlIE AGREEMENT TO
Re IN EORCE For FIVE YEARS


The United States Of America and Her MAJESTY
the Queen of the United Kingdom or Great
Britain and ireland. being desirous ol cohsoni
dating the relations of amity which so napP,ly
exist between them. and of cOnsecratng py
treaty the principle OF international arbitration'
have appointed for that purpose as thelr re-
speclive Plenpotentiaries:
The President of the United states OF America.
the Honorable Richard Olney. Secretary OF state
Of the United States and Her Majesty the Queen
of the United Kinsdom of Great Britain 1i;n ana
Ireland the Right Honorable Sir Juilan
Pauncefote member Of Her Majestys most
honorable Privy Council. Knight Grand Cross
of the Most Honorable Order OF the i'a,n ana
and St. George, and Her Majesty's Ambassador
Extraordinary and Penipotentiary to the
Tinted States who. after having communl-
Gated 10 each other their respective full powers,
which were found to he in due and proper form,
have. agreed TO and concluded the following
articles:
TERMS OF THE TREATY.
Article THE high contracting parties agree
to submit To arbitration in accordance WIN tne
provisions and subject TO the limitations OF this
treaty all questions in difference between them
which they may fail to adjust by diplomatic
negotiation.
Article II.-An pecuniary claims or groups of
pecuniary claims which do not in the aggregate
exceed 100000 in amount and which 90 not
involve the determination Of territorial claims
shall be dealt with and decided ny an arHltrai
tribunal. constituted as provided in the next
following article.
groups of pecuniary claims means pecuniary
claims by one or more persons arising out OF
the same transactions or involving the same
issues of law and of fact
Article III.-Each Of the high contracting
parties shall nominate one arbitrator, who snail
be jurist Of repute. and the two arhltratols
named shall within two months OF the date
OF their nomination select an umpire. In case
they shall fail to do so within the limit or time
above mentioned the umpire shall be appointed
by agreement between the members for the time
haip nf
States and the members for the time being or
the judicial Committee of the Privy Council IL
Great Britain each nominating body acting py
a majority In case they shall fail 10 agree
upon an umpire within three months Of the
date of an application madh to them in that be-
half by the high contracting parties or either
Of them. the umpire shall be selected in the
manner provided FOR in Article y.
The person selected shall he president OF
the tribunal and the award of the majority of
the members thereof shall be final.
TO SETTLE LARGER CLAIMS.
Article IV.-An pecuniary claims or groups of
pecuniary claims which shall exceed tlOO.UO0 in
amount. and all other matters in difference in
respect Of which either of the hign contracting
parties shall have rights against the other, under
treaty or otherwise-prOv vided that such matters
in difference do not involve the determination of
territorial claims-shall be dealt with and de-
cded by an arbitral tribunal constituted as pro-
vided in the next following article.
Article N.-Any subject of arbitration de-
scrlbed in Article " shall be submitted to the
tribunal provided for by Article III. the award
Of which tribunal if unanimous shall be final
II not unanimous. either of the contracting par
ties may within six months from date Of the
award demand review thereof. In such case
the matter In controversy shall be submitted to
an arbitral tribunal consisting Of five jursts Of
repute. no one of whom shall have been men,
Der of the tribunal whose award is to be
viewed. and who shall be selected as follows
viz: Two by each of the high contracting parties
and one. to act as umpire. by the four thus NOM
mated. and to be chosen within three months
after the date Of their nomination. In they
shall fail to choose umpire within the limit of
time above mentioned the umpire shall be ap-
pointed by agreement between the nominating
bodies designated in Article H. acting in the
manner therein provided In case they fail to
agree upon umpire within three months Of
the date of an application made to them in that
behalf by the high contracting parties. either
Of them, the umpire shall be selected in the man.
ner provided for in Article X
The person so selected shall be the president Of
the tribunal. and the award Of the majority Of
the members thereof shall be final
HOW BOUNDARY DISPUTES WILL BE
SETTLED.
Article VIA controversy which shall involve
the determination of territorial claims shall be
submitted To a tribunal composed Of six men,
bers. three Of whom--subject to the provisions of
Article NIII-shall be Judges of the Supreme
Court of the United States or Justices Of the Cir
cult Courts to be named by the President Of the
United States. and the other three OF whom
subject to the provisions of Article VTII-shalI be
Judges Of the British Supreme Court Of Judica-
ture members of the Judicial Committee OF
the Privy Council. to be nominated by Her Brit
annie Majesty. whose award by majority of not
less than five to shall be final. In case of
an award made by less than the prescribed ma
tority. the award shall also be final unless either
Power shall, within three months after the
award has been reported. protest that the same
ts erroneous in which case the award shall he
Of no validity.
In the event Of ar award made By less than
the prescribed majority and protested as above
provided. or IL the members Of the arbitral tri-
bunal shall be equally divided there shall be no
recourse 10 hostile measures of any descrntinn