Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-09-19
THREE PEACE TREATIES.
Formalities in Which We Have En-
gagged Heretofore.

The treaty OF 1914 between the
United States and Great Britain was
lengthy document. 1t was divided
into eleven articles containing total
Of 5000 words. The preamble pro-
vides for the appointment Of the
representatives of the king of Great
Britain and the president Of the
United States, which in this case
were Lord Gambler, admiral of the
red squadron; Henry Goulburn, a
member of the imperial parliament
and undersecretary Of state, and Will
liam Adams, doctor of civil laws;
John Quincy Adams, James A. Bay
ard, Henry Clay, Jonathan Russell
and Albert Gallatin on the part
of the United States.
Article 1 provides FIR a firm and
universal peace between the two
countries their territories, cities,
towns and people; the cessation of
hostilities by sea and land; the res
toration of territories, places and
possessions whatsoever, excep' those
hereinafter provided for; the re-
turn of archives, records, deeds and
papers belonging to public and prl-
vate persons.
Article 2, which is the most I'm
portant of the eleven articles in this
instance, provides for immediate
orders to be given, after the ratifica-
ton of the treaty by beth parties, to
the armies, squadrons, officers, sub
jects and citizens of the two powers
to cease from all hostilities.
In order to prevent causes of COM
plant which might arise on account
Of the prizes which may be taken at
sea after the said notifications are
made, the powers also agree that all
vessels and effects which may be
taken after the space of twelve days
from the said Publications, upon all
parts of the coast of North America,
to the latitude of so degrees north,
and as far eastward in the Atlantic
ocean as the thirty sixth degree of
west longitude from the meridian of
Greenwich, shall be restored on each
side. In all other parts of the
Atlantic ocean thirty days is the
limit; forty days in the North sea,
the Baltic and all parts Of the Medi-
terranean; sixty days for the Atlantic
ocean south of the equator, as far as
the latitude of Good Hope; ninety
days for every other part of the
world south of the equator, and 120
days for all other parts of the world
without exception.
Such latitude is no longer neces-
sary, on account of the quickened
manner of sending the news by
cable all over the world.
Article provides for the rest0ra-
ton of war prisoners, debts which
they have contracted during their
captivity to be paid by their res.
pective countries.
Article ratifies the boundaries
of the countries as existing before
the war
Articles and further describe
boundaries and the cession of ter
ritory.
In article Z commissioners are APP
pointed to survey and mark certain
territories mat have been coded.
Article describes the officials
which shall be employed under the
surveying commission and the pay
ment Of these parties.
Article provides for the cessation
of hostilities with all Indian tribes
on the part the United States and
Great Britain.
Article 10 provides for the con-
tinued efforts on the part of both
the contracting powers to abolish
the slave trade.
Article II limits the time OF the
peace ratification to four months from
the date of conclusion.
The document is then signed by
all the peace arbitrators and their
seals attached thereto.
1t will be seen in this case that,
while four months time was given in
which the peace treaty must be rati-
fed, only two months elapsed before
this was done.
On the 18th Gav If Nav 1876 con-