The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-07

sums due by individuals, such property
shall not pass by this cession, but the
Danish government shall sell or dispose
of such property and remove its pro-
ceeds within two years from the date Of
the exchange of ratif1cationS of this
convention, the United States govern
ment being entitled to sell by public
auction to the credit of the Danish gov
ernment which may be sold before the
expira ton of the said term of two years.
Article 3-Danish subjects in said ISL
ands may remain therein or remove
therefrom at will; retaining in either
event all their rights of property, ,includ-
ing the right to sell or dispose of such
property its proceeds and in case
they remain in the islands they shall
continue until otherwise provided to en-
joy all the private municipal rights and
now in force. If the present laws are
altered these inhabitants shall not
thereby be placed in a less favorable
position in respect to the above men
toned rights and liberties then they
now enjoy. Those who remained
in the islands may preserve their allegi-
ance to the crown of Denmark by max
ing, before the court of record within
two years from the date of the exchange
of ratificationS of this convention a de-
claration of their decision to preserve
such allegiance, in default of which de-
claration they shall be held to have re-
nounced and have accepted allegiance
to the United States; but such election
of Danish allegiance shall not, after the
lapse of said term of two years, be q
bar to their remuneration of their pre-
served Danish allegiance and their cleo
ton of allegiance to the United States
and admission to the nationality thereof
ON the same terms as may be provided
according to the laws of the United
States for other inhabitants of the ISL
andS.
The civil rights and the political status
of the inha abitants of the islands shall
be determined by the congress subject
to the StipulationS contained IN the pres.
ent convention.
Danish subjects not residing in the isl
ands but owning property therein at
the time of the cession shall retain their
rights of property, including the right
to sell or dispose of such property, being
placed in this regard on the same basis
as the Danish subjects residing in the
islands and remaining therein or remoV-
ing therefrom to whom the first para
graph of this article relates
Article 4-Formal delivery of the ter
ritory and property ceded as aforesaid
shall be made Immediately after the
payment Of the United States of the
sum stinula ted in the fifth article here
of but the cesSion, with the right OF i'm
mediate possession is nevertheless to be
deemed complete on the exchange OF the
notifications of this convention and any
Danish troops which may be in the ISL
ands aforesaid shall be withdrawn as soon
thereafter as may be practicable, out
not later than six months after the said
exchange. 1t Del1S uOWSNSI, uhdCASboOA
that if those persons, after having ter
minated their Danish service, do not
wish to leave the islands they shall be
allowed to remain there as civilians.
Article Sin full consideration of the
cession of said islands in full soNe-
reignty entire ana unincumbered except
as stipulated in the present convention
the United States agrees to pay, within
ninety days from the date of the ex-
change of the ratifications of this con-
vention 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 $5,000,000 in gold
coin of the United States.
Article Sin case of differences of
opinion arising between the high con-
tracing parties in regard to the inter-
pretation or application of this conven-
ton such differences, if they can not
be regulated through diplomatic nego-
tiations shall be submitted for arbitra-
ton to the permanent court of arbitra-
ton at The Hague
Article THE ratifications 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 according to their respective
procedure.