Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-07
TREATY WITH DENMARK
Full Text OF the Agreement for
Purchase OF the Danish
West Indies.
Price Fixed at $4,000, 900, to Be
Paid Three Months After
Ratification.
Danish Subjects on the Island
to Have All Rights Here.
tofore Enjoyed.

lOlOTE LuyOySO
/ washington. Feb. THE full text OF
the treaty between the United states
ora Denmark Tor the cession of the
fr,on;sb West Indian islands. st. Thom-
las ST. John ana st. CroiX, when was
recently negotiated between Secretary
uay on the part of the United states
ord Minister Brun for Denmark, was
made public yesterday.
Article | states that the king OF Den
mark agrees to cede to the United
] States Immediately upon the exchange
or the ratificatfons of the convention
the islands of st. Thomas, st. John and
st. Croix. in the West Indies with the
adjacent islands and rocks. comprising
In said cession all title and claims OF
| title to the territories in and about SAID
islands over which the crown OF Den
mark. now exercises, asserts or claims
jurisdiction.
| Article II conveys to the United
| States the absolute fee and ownership
| OF all public, government or crown
lands, public buildings. ports. haroors'
| fortifications, barracks and all other
public property of every kind and de-
scription belonging to the government
of Denmark. together with every right
and appurtenance thereunto appertain-
ling. 1t being agreed. however that the
arms and military stores existing in the
ielands at the time of the cession ana
| belonging to the government of Den
mark shall remain the property OF
that government and shall, MS soon as
circumstances shall permit, be removed
by it, unless they may before have been
bought by the government of the
United States upon special agreement
made with the government OF Denmark.
1t is also agreed that congregations be-
longing to the Danish national church
shall remain In possession of the
churches which are now used by them,
Several claims held by Denmark
against private companies and individ-
uals also are reserved by the Danish
government.
1t is agreed that any government ar
chives, papers and documents relative
u the islands ceeded and the dominion
OF the same, which may be existing
there shall pass by the cession. but an
authenticated copy of such documents
or papers as may be required will be at
all times given by the United States to
the Danish government.
Article III provides that the Danish
subjects residing in the islands may
remain or remove therefrom at will:
retaining in either event all the rights
OF property; and in case they remain in
the islands they shall continue. until
otherwise provided, to enjoy all the pri-
vate. municipal rights and liberties Sc
cured to them by the laws now in force.
Il the present laws are altered the said
inhabitants shall not thereby be placed
in less favorable position in respect
t.. the above mentioned rights and lib
critics than they now enjoy. Those who
remain in the islands may preserve
their allegiance to the crown of Den
mark by making, before n court of
record within two years from the date
CT the exchange of ratiflcations of the
convention, a declaration of their de-
cision to preserve such allegiance. in
default of which they shall be held to
have renowned it and to have accepted
allegiance to the United States.
The civil rights and the political
status of the inhabitants of the islands
shall be determined by the congress
subject to the stipulations contained in
the present convention.
Danish subjects not residing In the
islands, but owning property therein at
the time of the cession, shall retain
their rights of property on the same
basis as the Danish subjects residing
in the islands.
Article ~ declares that formal de-
livery of the territory and property
ceded shall he made Immediately after
the payment by the United States Of
the sum of money stipulated in the fifth
article hereof. but the cession. with the
right of Immediate possession. is, new
ertheless to be deemed complete on the
exchange of the Publications of the con-
vention, and any Danish troops which
may be in the islands shall be with
drawn as soon thereafter as may be
practicable, but not later than six
months after the exchange.
Article V reads as follows:
"In full consideration of the cession
Of said islands, in full sovereignty, en-
tire and unincumbered, except as stipu-
lated in the present convention, the
United States agrees to pay, within
ninety days from the date of the ex-
change of the notifications of this con-
ycntion, in the city of Washington, to
the diplomatic representative or other
agent of his majesty, the king of Den
mark, duly authorized to receive the
money, the sum of $5,000,00O in gold
coin of the United States.
ARTICLE vi. In case of differences of
opinion arising between the high con-
tracing parties in regard to the inter-
probation or application of this conven-
ton, such differences, II they can not
be regulated thru diplomatic negotia-
lions, shall be submitted for arbitra-
ton to the permanent court of arbitra
ton at The Hague.
article VII. The notifications of this
convention shall be exchanged at
Washington within six months from the
date thereof, after it shall have been
ratified by both the high contracting
parties"
THE INDIANS MUST FARM.
A Plan for Great Agricultural School
at ChIIocoo, Okla.
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