The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-26

terms as to the transport or transit of goods. in case of war, complications with or between other powers or in other ex- traordinary cases, arms and ammunition and other war material shall be deemed contraband. Explanations may be made as demanded by international laws or the security of their own neutrality. Excep- lions may also be made for sanitary rea- sons.
 B. Transit goods must not be taxed with export duty or similar charges of transit.
 C, D and E contain rules concerning the charges on transit goods. The princi- pal effect is that no higher charges shall be made than in the case of the countries own subjects
 F. This agreement is for thirty years from January 1, 1906 and may be pro- ionged for period. if notice of cancella- tion is not given at least five years prior to the end of that period. and H contain special stipulat tions concerning the Ofoten railroad and arbi- tration.
 Article 5, referring to common water ways. is as follows
 A. If a proposition is made for dam ming water ways or similar work within one country, that connty's laws shall de- eide the matter although the action may interfere with the water of the other country, the inhabitants of which have the same rights.
 B. In accordance with international pre- cedence, 1t Is stipulated that such works may not be carried out without the per mission of the other country if 8 change of water course should substantially in- terfere with the use of such water for commercial purposes or cause great changes within an extended area
 c and D concern matters of detail.
 D. This agreement Is valid for fifty years from January 1, 1906, and is pro longed for an equal period If notice of cancellation is not given five years pre- viously.
 F. Provides for an arbitration arrange ment.
 The protocol was signed for Sweden by Christian Lundeberg, the premier; Count A. F. Wachtmeyter, minister of foreign affairs; Hialamar Hammarshkjild,' min ister of education, and Karlstaf, and for Norway by Christian Michelsen, the pre- mier; Carl D. Berner, president of the storthing: J. Loevland, minister of foreign affairs, and Benjamin Vogt, former min ister of the interior.
 Agree on Order of Business. The delegates agreed on the following order of business:
 1. To each country's parliament the above treaty shall be submitted for rati- f1caton subject to the ratification of the other county, to be mutually binding when, as SIaleu 1erelHdlleTt 0WeueH cognizes Norway as an independent coun- try dissolved from the union with Sweden.
 g. When tho riksdag and storthing have passed identical ratification bills a propo- sition will be presented the riksdag ask ing the riksdag
 1. On Swedens part to cancel the riks- dag, or charter of 1915 establishing new fundamental laws on the terms that the union of Norway and Sweden be indis- soluble and irrevoeable.
 2 To consent that the King may recog- nize Norway as a separate country form Sweden.
 3. When such recognition is given, treat les will in accordance with the riksdag and storthing decision consenting to the above agreement be signed in accordance with the usual International procedure.
 4. After these treaties are signed Swed- en shall notify all the foreign powers with which diplomatic relations are main- tained of her recognition of Norway as an independent country. 1. Each country shall then request the foreign powers with whom common trea- ties exist to so modify such treaties that no one country in no manner remains responsible for the acts of the other. G. When Sweden recognized Norways 8 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 l betw cen the two countries.