The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-02
WILL SETTLE THE
NORTH SEA AFFAIR
Translation Of Russo-British Dec
laration Made Public.
AMERICAN ON COMMISSION
Impression Prevails 1bnt Admiral
o-ors" Dewey win lie l. 10
lie IA American i~t~pr.srntA-
tive ON the Commission.

London. Nov. ss-The foreign omc.
has issued the follow ing English trans.
lailon Of the declaration signed Of St
Petersburg By Sir Charles Hiardlnge.
the British am~haasaloF. and Count
lamsiorf the Russian foreign minis.
ted.
His Britannia ma.~lys. s%oyornmeat
and tha impcriab KJss,an ge!arnmont
having agreed 70 enter into an Inter-
national commission Of Enquiry. assem-.
bod comforrnabfy 90 ArtIcics.iX ~
to XIV OF The Hague convention Of
July -. ispi, FOR the pac.ac settlement
OF International disputes. the task Of
.lucldai'ng BY means % impartial and
cancellations lnvcsflcaHonf. the ques-
tlous Of fact connected with the Incl
dent which occurred on the uight OF
October q. i91i. Ia the North sea Goa
which occasion tho firing u nm on
ihr Russian acci caused the loss o. q
toa' and the death OF two por- NJ bc-
longing 20 a BRUSH Gshiug feet. Is
veil as damages OF rome of those
boats tie undersigned beiar duly au-
thor.f0d thereto. have agreed upon the
fu.i0w.rr provisions.
Provisions 81 the i~Hr-.mcnt.
Article I. The international COM
m.s0iIn ~ Inquiry hail be- cpmpoa I'd
o. nsc members commissioners. Of
whom two shall b. Officers of hirh rank
In The BRUSH and Imperial Russian ma
yios. respectively. Tho governments
~ France and ~ The United States
shall each be- roGno Ic1 10 select une
~ their naval Officers ~ hirh rank as
q member uf tho commission. The 18th
m,uicr shall ho chosen by agreement
between the four members above mem
TONED. In The event OF no agreement
being arrived between 10. four CON-
missioner a. tu the selection ~ tho
hith member Of commission his in.
irrlal and royal majesty. the emperor
u Austria and alug ~ ilungary. will
b. Invited to select him. Each 10 the
two high contracting parties shall like
Dlse appoint o leaAl assrssor to advise
ihc commissioner. and an ageat on
oialiy empowered 10 take part In the
!aturs Of The commission =.
Article n. Tho commission shall Ia.
ptirc into and report on all circnm-
stanocs relative Ia the North sea in
eident. and particularly on the question
as "a where the responsibility lies and
the degree of blame attaching 20 sub
iecis % the Two hlgh contracting par.
ties. or to subjects o. other counties
10 IA" event of thelr fesYJnaiblllty 10.
iug established ly he Inquiry.
Article M The commission shall
fot'l" the details 81 procedure which
I, viii follow fof thc purpose OF ac~
completing The tack With which IL
To-. t.en entrusted
Article ~. The tao high contract.
ing parties unleriat, 20 supply the
commission 20 the utmost ct their
ability VIII an DE msaus and facill.
urre.sa-y in order fu ie able to
lcgu4iat its.lf taofalshly with and APP
r~rec.a'e correctly The matters IN dis
pu'c
Article v IT. commission shali a..
sefat'" IN Paris a. soon a. possible AZ
ter the signature NJ this asreoment
Article VI The commission shall
.u report 60 the tVo hish coa-
'leurs rarucl sgu"d by an the
me'shers u tho commission
Article VII The commission shall
take an its decisions hy a majority o;
he votes o. the dye commissioner.
Artio.e VIII The Two h!sh contract
me parties undertake each 20 bear on
reciprocal terms 'he expense OF the IN
mate by q previous 10 the as
Of the commission. the ex-
'susc incufF"i hy the International
commission after the date q Us a.
IN Organizing ~ s,an and SON
luc;lng the in~yes'iglt.ons which q will
- make shall be equally shared
y the Two snyrrnnsuis.
>n"'h-r FaothaiI Fatality.