The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-09-28
HISTORIC FORTS ARE
MERELY O|sMANTlED
:ext Of the Norwegian Sweden
Agreement Is made Known
to Associated Press.
A c COMPLETE
tn but the Most vital Differences Are
Ia % Arbisrsssd hereafter ey
Hague Tribuns'-s's
Neutral Zone.

stockholm. sent. 27.-The Associated
Press has aocceeded In securing the
ext OF the protocol signed nj karis,ad
Saturday by the Norwegian-swedish
delegates. The historic oocunnen.'
which will become n treaty Mnsa a..
led BY two parliaments. cons nh
main articles and thir's' SUI
~.,auscs. -
The articles deal with arbitration. n
,eutraI 1870 ssrnolitIon OF fertilization.
-clndecr pastures. inter-trainS anu "'
The agreement provides for compul-
ory arbitration before !he n
sourt OF all disputes except maeea.
atal interest for a pcriol VI .ana ~,
sither side Of the frontier which snail
forever be neutral and for demoii.lon Oh
fortresses within tina zone Win eNcsp-
lion Of old portions OF fortihcation OF
Eredricksten. ~Gyidenloeve y oNet-
hIerget which may remain but are NOT
o be used an Notifications.
Article I.
Article 1, relating TO arbitrator. Us suo'
llyidcd into eight clauses, as ioiioWs'
A. The two countries under'1 Tss NJ lsgnc
hit all matters OF dispute 20 Ins nasss ~
4rbltration court which do not an.c. tne
. r-depcndcncc, integrity or vital interests
~ either.
on between the two countries AZ TO wheth-
sra given question touches the VITAL IN
lercsts OF one OF them, tho matter snah oe
submitted TO the arbitration triouhai i"'
decision.
{. Disputes IN regard 20 the lnterpreta-
Hon OF the method OF carrying GUY tne
agreement 10 be arrived At IN connvcuou
aith the dissolution OF the union shan not
o,uay.r M. ,t,hmitted to The Hague
DE. + and q provide for the consti,n.
dou OF the court In accordance VIII W,
sainge OF documents and who are guam
aed 10 act aH arbitrators, etc.
u. This agreement u 20 remain IN gen.
raj force for a decade - from sn,ended FOR 4
similar period ~ II is not 10y
either party at least two years before th'
expiration OF the term OF ten years.
Article z.
Article .. dcaIing with the neutral zone
Is undivided into nine clauses:
A. In order TO secure peace between IN
two countries n zone Is TO be proNidee
on each aide OF the frontier which shal
forever be neutral and must not be usee
d either country for war purposes; MOI
can there he stationed or gathered withlr
the zone armed military forces except a.
prOviAcd in clause ~" and such AS ar,
rcccssnry TO maintain order TO cope Viii
accidents. This zone shall be ntteen kllo
Ectcrs wide on both sides OF the southern
portion % the frontier OF the two .coun'
trics. Islands and skerrics shall be In
cludcd In that zone. but portions OF TN
sea isscif. with the bays within the nen
to! Inc. shall not be considered as within
The Zone. IL either country construct
railroads through the rome. troops ma.
b. transported, and people Living w,Ihii
tngy duty. but must Immediately be trans
ro-ted away. Foriihcations, wal ports o.
depDts for the army and navy must not ~
maintained, nor new ones established with
In the gone. This agreement IN suspended
In case the two countries assist each 9th
or IN a war against a common enemy. ant
also u either goes TO wal with a thir'
n. Therefore the Notifications now ex
fstiug within the above neutral zone shat
be demolished. via. the Norwegian group
% fortiications nj Fredrikstcn. with Cyl
ieulocyc, Overbjerget and Wcden AM
Hjelmkolenocrjc. with krokSnnd AM
pingsrud.
shau 30 demolished as such. The old for
tlhcations at FredEtkStcn, Glydenloevc an,
Overbjcrget may remain, but not as fortt
hcations. Concerning the modern arrange
mcnt OF the last three and concerning IN
action taken 20 he In regard TO the othe
fortfncatIons. more explicit agrceT,ents ar
related In n separate treaty OF equal fore
ID. The measures mentioned In clause
must be completed within eight months O
tais treaty becoming effective.
=, Provided that the above measure
hal be carried out under the Supervision
~ a commission composed OF thee officer
" foreign nationality, neither Sfedish no
Norwegian. zach ccuntry choositg one IN
ease OF a disagreement. by thi prcsiden
OF switzerland. More explicit rules cor
corning tho control are TO be contained 4
the aforementioned separate t'enty' -,
quarters OF the stan Of the district and
place OF garrison and site OF be noncom
uissioned officers academy % the sam
fortincations. The Konsvinrers group o
fortincations may not be eithe
as regards the erection OF ornaments Q
the garrison, which latter NJ herto has no
exceeded 300 men. not couui hg conEcript
holding their yearly exercbfs. In conse
Tuencc OF the above agreenn hts new fort
locations may not be erectd within tc
Elomctcrs OF the oid torutfs OF hons
TS succeeding clauses pnvIde that I
ras, OF engagements as IL the meanin
81 ,hls clause which diplomacy may be ur
me 20 solve they shall be submitted TO a
arbitration tribunal Of tree member
ehoacn A. accordance with ha Hague cor
~vcntion.
The last clause reads;
Tht. agreement bccoscsEfective imm,
dI,feiy. IL annot be brgcn by only on
Marty 20 the agreement.
Article Z
Article 3 refers TO reindfr pastures. etc
"a follows:
tries agree 20 grant eachFountry's nomat
| MI Ianilndrrs PRIVILEGE I'm m
,~J.nendment Of 1888 TO Te treaty OF l75
s.t,tch smendmcut neltcr country Hha
Jcnsnd cancelled withat the consent {
, sSunerales The ,%oTi,iGn under while
LanlsneeF, ~, mS syd Of IN year isiT IN MOI
81 In ample time bore the end OF n
ve,r isiT negotiationffnre TO be openc
Concerning the above latter.
u ~stipuiatcs arbiir''"n IN case Of dii
Attic. 4.
Article 4 deals wit intertrafnc. as foI
iuNE: