The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-03
venezuelan Arbitration
Treaty in Force.
The Names of Pauncef0te
and Andrade Attached.
Full Text Of Agreement - Long
Standing Dispute Settled.

Sir Julian Pauncefote. the British am
bassador, and Senor Jose Andrade. the
Venezuelan minister to Washingtoa, at
4:SO O'Clock yesterday afternoon, at the
state department signed 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 rup-
tured the relations between the princi-
pals and kept them apart, diplomatical-
Iy. 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 ell of the de-
. tails We're concerned. except the nser-
tion OF one name and blank was left TO
MI in with the name of British jurist.
Sume difficulty had been experienced In
finding the second member OF the Brit
ish supreme tribunal who was willing
10 assume the arduous task OF arbltra-
tor and wko could also be spared from
the bench. 1t was not until yesterday
morning that word came over the cable
that such a person had been found in
Justice Collins, and that his appoint
rent had been ratified by the British
prlyy council, a necessary formality.
SO ell was ready for the signatures.
The signatures were written with
special pen-a beautiful gold holder and
nib. tipped with en- eagle feather and or
namented with a gold heart. studded
with diamonds. This was sent from
Venezuela for the purpose, and will be
the property OF Senior Andrade. brother
of the minister. The text of the treaty
is as follows:
Her majesty. the queen of the United
Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland.
and the United States OF Venezuela. be-
Ing deslrous 10 provide for an amicable
settlement OF the question which has
arisen between their respective govern
mCnts concerning the boundary be-
tween the colony Of British Guiana and
the United States OF Venezuela, have
resolved TO submit TO arbitration the
question involved. and, to the end OF
concluding treaty for that purpose.
have appointed os their respective pleni-
potcntiaries:
Her majesty, the queen OF the United
Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland,
the Rt. Hon. Sir Julian Pauncefote, a
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
p.enjpotentiary To the United States.
And the president OF the United States
OF Venezuela. Senor Jose Andrade. en-
voy extraordinary and minister pleni-
1otentiary of Venezuela to the United
States of America.
Who, having communicated TO each
other their respective full 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. g 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 ma1esty'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,
snd one nominated by the justices OF the
supreme court of the United States OF
America, namely, the Hon. David Josiah
Brewer, Justice OF the supreme court
OF the United States of America: and of
q fifth jurist TO 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
OF ratifcations of the present treaty, to
be selected by his majesty. the king OF
Fwpden end Norway. The jurist so Sc
lected shall be president of the tribunal
In case Of the death. absence or i'm
capacity TO serve OF any of the four
arbitrators above named. or in the
event of any such arbitrator omitting or
declining or ing to act as such, an
other iuriSt 1ute shall be forthwith
substituted. = place. If such vacan-
cy shall occ 'ong those nominated
on the part at Britain. the substi-
tute shall be cinted by the members
for the time bting Of the judicial COM
inittee of her r1aiesty's privy council,
acting by n majority, and, IL 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 n majority. If such va
cancy shall occur I'm the case Of the fifth
arbitrator, n substitute shall te select
Cd i'm tho manner herein provided for
with regard TO the original appointment
Art 3. The tribunal shall investigate
and ascertain the extent Of the terrific
i1cs beionring TO. on that might lawfully
be claimed BY the United Netherlands,
OF by the Kingdom of Spain. respective
ly. at the tine OF the acquisition by
Great Britain as n colony OF British
Guiana. and shall determine the bound
nry line between the colony OF British
Guiana and the United States OF
Venezuela.
Art. 4. In deciding the matter SUBJ
niittcd. the arbitrGtors shall ascertain
oil facts hich they deem necessary 10
a decision of the coStroversy. and shall
be- governed by the following rules,
which arc agreed upon by tho high con-
tracing parties as rules 20 bc taken as
applicable % The case. and lJy such prn-
ciplss OF international law not inconsist- :
ent thCrcwifh ag he orbltrators shall de-
tcrmire 10 be applicable TO the case.
-ftries
(a) Adverse holding or prescription
during n period ~ 20 years shall make n
good tito The arbitrator may deem
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