New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-26

CHhriStiaOia.
at Karstad was published here this evening,
1rho r,arors eot ont extras. and crowds thronged
the streets The first impression formed was
favorable to the agreement
Stockholm, Sept. 25.-The document when VIII
become treaty when ratified by the two Pal
ments consists of five main articles and thirty
five sub-cIauses. The first article deals Win
arbitration. the second with the neutral zone
and the demolition of the Notifications the thirn
with reindeer pastures, etc, the fourth with
intertrafic and tbs fifth with common water
ways.
The agreement provides for the compulsory
arbitration before The Hague court Of all DIS
putes except matters of vital interest for the
period of a decade with extensions for other
periods of ten years unless two years previous
notice is given of an intention to aorogate 1t
The treaty provides for zone on either side
of the frontier which shall forever be neutral
and for the demolition Of the fortresses WITHIN
that zone with the exception of the OLD parts
of the Notifications of Fredriksten' GyioehloeFe
and Overbjerget, which may remain, put are hoO
to be used as Notifications. headquarters
staff and garrison may be maintained at FREQ
Kristen to the same extent as prior TO the
erection of the new Notifications. No extension
of the Kongsv;nger group of Notifications Will
be permitted or of the new forts erected wlthlh
ten kilometres of the old fortress Of kongs-
vinger.
Article 1 is subdivided into eight clauses as
follows:
The countries qndertase to sqbna
Court, which do not effect the independence III
tegr or vital 1sdp af IF of opinion
tween the two countries as 70 %nSeiie ~ one OF
them. the matter shall be submitted to the arbi-
tration tribunal for decision. III. e A..
I'd IN
method Of oarTyGg out b the e Of the
reached in connecp p we he submitted to The
Hague court
Sections D. E, F and C provide for the constitu-
ton of the court in accordance with the rules VI
The Hague convention the exchanges OF oocuiiie"''
the qualifications of arbitrator, etc
H-This agreement is to remain in force Tor
decade from the date of its signature II may ne
Senounced Nv either party at least two years be-
fore the expiration of the term Of ten years
Article II, dealing with the neutral zone is
subdivided into nine clauses:
Ain order to insure peace between the two
the fronier AQ Which shall forever be and
must not be used by either country Ior war OPERA
tons, there be stationed or gatnered Wlth
the armed military forces, except as PROVIDED
order or cone with accidents This zone shall be
Is Kilometres wide on both sides of the southern
ands and skerries shall be included in this zone.
put portions or the sea se %I nd de S thn
the zone If either country constructs railroads
peoDe v ing within the zone may be Collected there
for military duty. but must Immediately be trans
ported away. Fortfcations, war ports or depots
for the army or navy must not be maIntained o or
ment is suspended in case the two countries assist
each other in a war against common enemy, and
B-Therefore the fortifcations now existing with
in the above neutral zone shall be demolished VIZ ;
The Norwegian groups Of Notifications at Fred
Kristen with Gyidenloeve Overbjerget and veden
and Hjelmkollen Oerje, with Kroksund and Dings-
C-The above mentioned forthcations shall be
Fredriksten Gyldenloeve and Overbierget may re-
main. but not as forh lea concerning tn, the
corning the action to be taken in regard to the
related in separate treaty of equal force with
1.-THE measures mentioned in Clause C must be
completed within eight months of this treaty be-
EGThe above measures shall be carried out under
the supervision OF commission composed of three
Norwegian each country Choosing one and the
third to be selected by those two. or, in case Of
More explicit rules concerning the control are to be
II the b
the staff of the district and a place of garrison
envy to the same extent as before the erection OF
the fortifcations. The Kongsyinger group of
Notifications may not be extended either as
gands the est9 blishment of ornaments or the gar
men. not counting conscripts holding their yearly
exercises.
tificatiors may not be erected within ten klo-
metres of the old fortress OF Kongsvinger
The succeeding clauses provide that in OF
disagreements to the meaning of this clause
which diplomacy may be unable to solve they
shall be submitted to arbitration tribunal of
three members chosen in accordance with The
Hague convention The last clause reads:
This agreement becomes effective Immediately
1t cannot be broken by only one party to the
agreement.
Article III refers to reindeer pastures. etc,
as follows:
A-For humanitarian reasons. both countries
agree to grant each country's nomadfc Laplanders
the privileges contained in the amendment of 1888
TO the treaty of 175l which amendment neither
country shall demand to be cancelled without the
consent of the ether
Section enumerates the conditions under which
LapIanders may pasture reindeer in Norway until
the end of the year 1al7 Section provides that
in good time before the end of the year 1917 negot
ations are to be opened concerning the above mat
ter Section D stipulatcs arbitration in case of
differences
Article " deals with traffic. as follows:
A-Each country agrees neither through pro-
hibitoIv import nor export laws In any way to in
terfere with make difficult the transport or
with or between other powers or in other exraordi
nary cases arms ana ammnnon ana other WAR
may be made S demanded by international laws
or the security Of Their own raasons Exceptions
B-Transit goods must not be taxed with i,h export
duty similar charges nor must any distinction
be made In charges of transit
Sections c. D and f contain rules concerning the
charges on transit goods. The principal effect is
that higher charges shall be made than in the
OF the country's subjects
F-This agreement is for thirty years from
January /, 1906 and may be prolonged for similar
period II notice OF caneeilat99h s pI ENSh al