Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-26
TERMSOF THE TREATY
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negotiations are to be opened concerning
the above matter. 80 -
D-stipulstes arbitration in cases Of diff
ferences.
Article Nv deals with international traffic,
as follows:
A-Each country agrees neither through
prohipitory import or export laws 70 IN any
way Interfere with or make diticun tne
war complications with or between powers
or in other extraordinary cases arms and
ammunition and other war material shall
be deemed contraband. Explanations may
be made as demanded by international laws
OF the security Of their own neutranty:
reasons.
B--Translt goods must not be taxed with
export duty or similar charges, nor must
any distinction be made in charges of
transit.
c, d and E-Contain rules concerning the
charges on transit
The principal effect is that no higher
charges shall be made other than in the
case of the country's own subjects.
Agreement for Thirty Years.
E-This agreement is for thirty years
from January l. 1906 and may be pro-
longed for a similar period IL notice OF
years prior to the end Of that period.
G and H-Contaln stipulations concerning
! the ofoten railroad and arbitration.
Article " referring to common water
| ways, is follows;
II a pIopOSitlOH IL Iildut lOI uhlilillihb
waters or similar work within one country
! that country's laws shall decide the mat
ter although the action may interfere
with the water of the other country, the
| inhabitants of which have the same rights
BIN accordance with International pre-
cedence. it is stipulated that such works
may not be carried out without the per-
mission of the other country II change
| OF water course should substantially inter-
| fere with the use of such water for COM
mercial purposes, or cause great changes
4 within an extended area.
! G and D-Concern matter of detail.
E-This agreement is valid for fifty years
| from January l. 1906, and is prolonged for
an equal period II notice Of cancellation
| is not given FIVE years previously.
| F-Provides for an arbitration agreement.
| The protocol was signed for Sweden by
| Christian Lundeberg, the premier; Count
| A. F. Wachtmeister, minister of foreign af-
fairs; Hjalmar Hammarskjold, minister of
education, and Karl Staaff, and for Nor
| way by Christian Nicholson, the premier;
Carl d. Berner, president of the Storthingi
J. Loevland, minister of foreign affairs.
and Benjamin Vogt, former minister OF the
interior.
Future order of Business.
The delegates agreed on the following Or
der OF business:
First-To each country's Parliament the
above treaty shall be submitted for ratihca-
ton. subject to the ratification of the other
country. to. be mutually binding when. as
way as an independent country dissolved
from the union with Sweden.
have osssd Identical NH aldo lion Ellis
proposition will be laid before the Riksdag
asking the Riksdag: % on Swedens part
! to cancel the riksakt, or charter of 1872
establishing new fundamental laws on the
terms that the union of Norway and Swe-
den be indissoluble and irrevocable; ~. to
consent that the king may recognize Nor
way as n separate country from Sweden
a., when such recognition is given treaties
! will be made in accordance with the Riks-
days and Storthing's decision consenting 10
the above agreement in compliance with the
usual international procedure; 90. after
these treaties are signed Sweden shall imme-
diately notify all the foreign powers with
/ which diplomatic relations are maintained
of it's recognition of Norway as an indie
pendent country; o. each country shall
then request the foreign powers with whom
common treaties exist to so remedy such
remains responsible for the acts OF the
other; (6), when Sweden recognizes Nor.
ways Independence and the above treaties is
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.
Comment of Norwegian Press.
CHRISTIANA, Norway, Sept. 25-Tht
agreement reached at Karlstad was pub.
lished here today. The papers got out
extras and crowds thronged the streets
The first impression was favorable to tbs
agreement.
The Intelligenssdlern, says that the result
is disappointing and the advantages which
the arbitration treaty should yield can.
not be equal to the concessions made by
Norway
That the convention will undoubtedly bC
ratified by the Norwegian Storthing and ir
all probability by the Swedish Riksbag II
the belief of the Aftenposten. which adds
The independence OF Norway has beer
won at the cost of some sacrifices which
all of would like to have been spared
but II must not be forgotten that the
principal condition demanded by Norway
the dissolution OF the union, has beer
attained.
/FavOrabIy Received in sweden.
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 2s.-Almost without
dissenting voice the people of Sweden
so far as can be judged by the opinions OF
the press here and elsewhere. accept witt
satisfaction the terms of the agreement be
tween Norway and Sweden. The genera
sentiment is voiced by the Demokraten
which in Its leading editorial says
Our principal objects, arbitration and tho
demolition of the frontier fortihcations, hAv.
ing been obtained we trust that everybody
in both countries will recognize that the
two Scandinavian people each need each
others friendship and the agreement will