The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-03
FOUR ARBITERS SELECTED.
JUSTICES FULLER AND BREWER,
BARON HERSCHELL AND SIR
RICHARD COLLINS.
Tribunal VIII Render u Verdict I'm
Three Months After the Case
Closes If Possible.

r6Sentat1VeS or their respective govern
ments, Sir Julian Pauneefote, the Brit
ish ambassador, and Henry Jose An
drade, Venezuelan minister to Wash
ington, at 4:30 o'clock today at the
state department, signed a treaty pro-
viding for the settlement by arbitration
of the long standing dispute over the
boundary between Venezuela and Brit
ish Guiana, which has not only ruptur-
ed the relations between the principals
and kept them apart, automatically,
for years, but has threatened to in
volve the two great English-speaking
nations in hostilities.
The treaty was really complete sew
eral days ago, so far as all Of the de-
tails were concerned, except the in
sertion of one name, and there was a
blank left to fill in with the name Of
British jurist. Some difficulty had been
experienced in finding the second MEM
Der Of the British supreme tribunal
who was willing to assume the arduous
task of arbitrator and also could be
spared from the bench. It was not I'M
til this morning that word came over
the cable that such a person had been
found in Justice Collins, and that his
appointment had been ratified by the
British priVy council, q necessary for
maIity. So all was ready for the sig
nature Of the treaty, and Mr.. StorrOw,
for Venezuela, calling at the state de-
partment about neon, arranged that the
signatory persons should meet about
o'clock at the state department for
the purpose of signing. Mr.. Cridler
- ~
the state department, had prepared the
copies Of the treaty for signature, both
being in English and, unlike the gen.
eral arbitration treaty, printed ON thick
red-edged paper.
Sir Julian came to the state Depart
1nent just before 4 o'clock in company
with his attache, Henry Outram Bax-
Ironside. Senior Andrade followed in
a short time with Mr.. Storrow, and the
parties were shown at once into Sec-
rotary Olney's private Office where the
secretary was awaiting them. A few
minutes delay occurred before Senior
Ponte, the attache Of the Venezuelan
legation, came in and then the party
proceeded at once to the business Of
the day. Mr. Cridler and Mr.. Bax-
Ironside made a careful comparison Of
the two copies, and then Sir Julian
signed both Of them. Senior Andrade
placed his name after Sir Julian's and
Mr. Cridler affixed the seals, with the
aid Of Mr. Blankford, the private sec
rotary to Secretary Olney, and the
treaty was an accomplished fact save
the single act Of ratification by the
Venezuelan congress.
The signatures were written with
special pen, beautiful gold holder and
tipped with an eagle feather and orna-
mented with q gold heart studded with
diamonds This was sent from Vene-
zuela for the purpose and will be the
property of Senior Andrade, brother of
the minister.
PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY.
The treaty provides that the tribunal
shall consist of five jurists, two on
the part of Great Britain, nominated
by the members Of the judicial commit
tee of her majesty's privy council,
namely, the Rt Hon. Baron Her
schell and the Hon. Sir Richard Hem
Collins, one Of the justices Of her Bri-
fannie majesty's supreme court of jul
dicature; two on the part of VeneZue-
Ia, nominated. one by the president Of
the United States, namely, the Hon.
Melville Weston Fuller, chief justice
Of the United States Of America, and
che 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 fifth justice to be selected by the
four persons so nominated; or, in the
event of their failure to agree within
he dot Of Ioo x-o1,o
of notifications Of the present treaty,
to be selected by his majesty the king
of Sweden and Norway. The jurist
50 selected shall be president Of the tri-
bunal.
In case Of DEATH the supreme judi
cial council of England or the United
States supreme court shall, by major
ity vote, fill the vacancy. In deciding
the matter of dispute, the tribunal
shall be governed by the following
rules:
(a)-Adverse holding of prescriptions during
period of fifty years Shall make good title
(b)-The arbitrators may recognize and give
effect to rights and claims resting on any
ether ground Whatever, valid according to
international law.
(c)-In Determining the boundary nne II
territory Of one party be found by the trl-
bunal to have been at the d@te of this treaty
in rine occupation of the subjects or citizens
of the other party, such effect shall be given
to such occupation reason justice the
principle of international law and the equities
of the case shall, In the opinion of the
tribunal require.
The arbftrators shall meet In Paris
within sixty days after the printed ar
guments shall be delivered to them.
1t is left with the discretion of the
tribunal to change the place Of meet
ing.
All questions considered by the tri-
bunal, including the final decision,
shall be determined by a majority OF
all the arbitrators.
Each Of the high contracting parties
shall name one person as it's agent TO
attend the tribunal and to represent #
generally on all matters connected
with the tribunal.
Provision is made for the presenta-
ton of printed arguments and counter
arguments, and all documents and re-
ports shall be available to both sides.
The decision Of the tribunal shall if
possible, be made within three months
from the close of the argument on
both sides.
The high contracting parties engage
to consider the result of the proceed
ings of the tribunal of arbitration IL
full, perfect and final settlement OF
all the questions referred to the arbi-
traitors.
The arbiters chosen on each side are
to be paid by the governments they
represent.
TREATY CHANGES.
Text of the Notifications Made by
the Senate Committee.
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