The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-26

pI tnTSe EHeHfUtES Cuuctu th accordance with The Hague conven- tion.
 The last clause reads:
 In Immediate Effect.
 This agreement becomes effective immediately. It cannot be broken by only one party to the agreement.
 Article 3 refers to reindeer pastures. etc, as follows:
 A.--For humanitarian reasons both countries agree to grant each coun- try's nomadic Laplanders the prtvi- leres contained in the amendment of 1883. to the treaty of 1751, which amendment neither country shall de- sent of the other.
 R.-Enumerates the conditions un- der which Laplanders may pasture reindeers in Norway until the end or 1917.
 C,-In ample time before the end of the year 1917 negotiations are to be opened concerning the above matter; differences.
 Article 4 deals with inter trafic as follows;
 A.-Each country agrees neither through prohibitory import or export laws to in any way interfere with or make different terms as to the trans, port or transit of goods. In case or war. complications with or between other powers or in other extraordinary cases. arms and ammunition and other war, material shall be deemed contra band Explanations may pc maoe as demanded by international laws or Ihe security of their own neutrality. FIX captions may also pc maoe A't tary reasons.
 R-Transit goods must not be taxed with export duty or similar cnarses ot transit.
 ing the charges on transit goods; Lhs principal effect IS that no .ha sasa charges shall be made than Tn the case of the countries own subjects
 FEThis agreement is for thirty vears from January i, 1905, and may be nrolonged for a period If notice of cancellation Is not given, at isas. five years prior to the end or 'na' period. .,,rulations o,ncerninr the Ofoten railroad and ar bitration. .-,., ,,a.
 Article 5, referring to common terways, is as follows:
 If a proposition is made for dam ing waterways or similar work witnh' one country and that countrys laws sha1l decide the matter although the snt,or nav interfere with the water or Inc other country. the inhabitants oI which have the same rights.
 In accordance with internatiohai nrccedence. 1t is stipulated that such works may not be carried out without inc permission of the other country ti a change of water course snould sup stantIaily interfere with the use OK s,'ch water for commercial purposes or cause great changes within an extend ed area. u,
 q and D concern matters of detail
 Fifty Years' Validity.
 E This agreement is valid for nrty years from January 1, ls06, ana IS pro- ionRed for an equal period If notice or cancellation is not given i've years V'Ts Provides for an arbitration ar engagement.
 The protocol was signed for Sweden hv Christian Lundeberg, the Premier; {; Count A. F. Wachtmeyter. Minister or Foreign Affairs; HJalamar Hammar. shkjoid, Minister of Education ana Karlstaf, snt for Norway by Christian Mlchelsen. the Premier: Carl D. Berner, President of the Storthing; J. LoeV- Iand, Minister of Foreign Affairs. and Benjamin Vogt, former Minister or the Interior.
 The delegates agreed on the follow ing order of business:
 First-To each country's ParIament the above treaty shall be submitted
  tion of the other country, to be mutu- ally binding when, as stated hereinaf- fer Sweden recognizes Norway as an independent country dissolved from the union with Sweden.
 Second-When the Riksdag anu Storthing have passed identical raul hcation bills a proposition will be pre- Sented the Rlksdag, asking the Riks- dag.
 FIrst-On Sweden's part to cancel inc RiksdaR or charter of 1915 estab- fishing new Fundamental laws on the terms that the union of Norway and Sweden be indissoluble and irreVoca- ble. .s
 seconc-To consent that the King may recognize Norway as separate country from Sweden. ::.
 Third-When such recognition IS given treaties will in accordance with the Riksdag and Storthing decision consenting to the above agreement De signed in accordance with the usual international procedure. Fourth-After these treaties are signed Sweden shall notify all the for eiSn powers with which diplomatic re- lations are maintained of her recogni- tion of Norway as an independent country.
 FIfth--Each country shall then re- quest the foreign powers with whom common treaties exist to sQn modify such treaties that no one country in no manner remains responsible for the acts of the other.
 SIxth-When Sweden recognized Nor ways independence and the above treaties are signed, negotiations shall Immediately be opened, concerning the settlement of such matters which must cease or be changed on account of the dissolution of the union between the two countries.
 Swedes Are Pleased.
 Stockholm. Sept. 25.-Almost with out a dissenting voice the people of sweden, so far as can be judged by the opinions of the press here and else where, accept with satisfaction the terms of the agreement between Sweden and Norway reached at Karl stad. The general opinion is voiced by The Social Demokraten. which in It's leading editorial this morning says:
 "Our principal objects, arbitration and the demolition of the frontier for tifications, having been attained, we trust that everybody in both countries will recognize that the two Scandina- vian peoples mutually need each oth- CTS friendship and that the agreement will bring more happiness to both."
 In an interview with the Associated Press, Christian Lundenberg, the pre- mier, who was one of the Swedish com mIssioners at Karlstad. said:
 T am satisfied that the result of the conference will be satisfactory to Swe- den as, with certain notifications, we gained almost everything asked for by tba RikRdaR The result also ought