The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-09-28
HISTORIC FORTS ARE
MERELY DISMANTLED
ext Of the MMo;rw~eeggi;an-s~#eeddesn
Agreement Is made Known
to Associated Press.
all but the Most Vital Differences Are
to Be Arbitrated Hereafter by The
Hague Tribunal-Bia
q Neutral Zone.

Stockholm, Sept. 27.-The Associated
Press has succeeded in securing the
ext of the protocol signed at Karlstad
Saturday by the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
delegates. The historic document.
which will become a treaty when rati-
led by two parliaments, consists of five
main articles and thirty-five sub
clauses.
The articles deal with arbitration. a
neutral zone, demolition Of fertilization,
non waterways.
The agreement provides for compul-
sorry arbitration before The Hague
court of all disputes except matters of
vital interest for a period of decades.
The treaty provides for a zone on
either side of the frontier which shall
forever be neutral and for demolition of
fortresSes within that zone with eXcep-
ton of old portions of fertilization OF
F'redricksten, Gyldenloeve ard Over
ojerget which may remain but are not
20 be used as Notifications.
Article 1.
Article 1. relating to arbitration, is sub
divided into eight clauses, as follows:
A. The two countries undertake to sub
nit all matters of dispute to The Hague
. arbitration court which do not affect the
Of either.
3. In the event of a difference of opin-
ion between the two countries as to Wheth-
era given question touches the vital IN
ierests of one of them, the matter shall be
submitted to the arbitration tribunal for
decision.
c. Disputes in regard to the interpreta-
lion of the method Of carrying out the
agreement to be arrived at in connection
with the dissolution of the union shall not,
however, be submitted to The Hague
court.
D L, f and G provide for the constitu-
ton of the court in accordance with the
Cules of the Hague convention, the eX-
change of documents and who are quail
lied to act as arbitrators, etc.
H. This agreement is to remain in gen.
eral force for a decade from the date. OF
its signature. 1t may be extended for a
similar period if it is not denounced by
either party at least two years before the
expiration of the term of ten years.
Article 2.
Article 2, dealing with the neutral zone,
is subdivided into nine clauses:
A. In order to secure peace between the
two countries a zone is to be provided
OH each side of the frontier which shall
forever be neutral and must not be used
by either country for war purposes, nor
can there be stationed or gathered within
the zone armed military forces except as
provided in clause If and such as are
necessary to maintain order to cope with
accidents. This zone shall be fifteen kilo-
meters wide on both sides of the southern
portion of the frontier of the two coun-
tries. Islands and skerries shall be in
Guided in that zone, but portions of the
sea itself, with the bays within the neu-
trail line, shall not be considered as within
the zone. If either country constructs
railroads through the zone, troops may
be transported, and people living within
the zone may be collected there for mill
tary duty, but must Immediately be trans
ported away. Fortifications, war ports or
dcpots for the army and navy must not be
maintained, nor new ones established with
In the zone. This agreement is suspended
IN case the two countries assist each 9TH
nrr in a war against a conmon enemy, and
also If either goes to war with a third
power.
B. Therefore the Qualifications now ex-
listing within the above Neutral zone shall
be demolished, viz, the Norwegian groups
Of Notifications at Fredriksten. with CYL
lenloeve. Overbjerget and Weden and
acknowledgements, with Kroksund and
G. The above mentioned Qualifications
shall be demolished as such: The old for
tifcations at Fredriksten, Glydenloeve and
OverDjerget may remain, but not as forti-
ficationS. Concerning the modern arrange
inent of the last three and concerning the
action taken to be in regard to the other
Notifications, more explicit agreements are
with this.
D. The measures mentioned in clause c
must be completed within eight months Of
this treaty becoming effective.
e. Provided that the above measures
shall be carried out under the supervision
Of D. commission composed of three officers
of foreign nationality, neither Swedish nor
Norwegian, each country choosing one, the
third to be selected by those two, or in
case Of a disagreement. by the president
of switzerland. More xplici rules con-
corning the control are to be contained in
the aforementioned separate treaty.
+. Fredriksten may remain the head
quarters of the staff OF the district and a
place of garrison and site Of the noncom-
missioned officers academy to the same
extent as before the occupation of the new
fortifications The Konsvingers eroun of
Qualifications may not be extended either
as regards the erection of ornaments of
the garrison; which latter hitherto has not
exceeded 3o men, not counting conscripts
holding their yearly exercises. In conse-
uuence OF, the above agreements new forti-
tications may not be erected within ten
kilomcters of the old fortress of Kons-
vingers.
The succeeding clauses provide that in
case of disagreements as to the meaning
of this clause which diplomacy may be UNI
able to solve they shall be submitted to an
arbitration tribunal of three members
chosen III accordance with The Hague con-
v%cntion.
The last clause reads:
This agreement becoSaes effective imme-
diately. 1t cannot be broken by only one
party to the agreement.
Article 3.
Article 8 refers to reindeer pastures, etc,
as follows:
A. For humanitarian reasons both coun-
tries agree to grant each country's nomad-
ic ~Laplanders privileges contained in the
amendment OF 1853 to the treaty of 1751,
which amendment neither country shall
demand cancelled without the consent Of
the other.
B enumerates the condition under which
~Laplanders may pasture roindeers in Nor
way until the end of the year 1917.
c. In ample time before the end of the
year 1917 negotiations are to be opened
concerning the above matter.
D stipulates arbitration in case of diff
fercnces.
Article q.
Article 4 deals with intertraffc, as fol-
ioAs:
A.. Each country agrees neither through