The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-09-30
TERMS or THE SEPARATION.
Text of Protocol Between Sweden and
Norway Is Made Public.

Text or PROTOCOL Between sweden and
Norway Is Made Public.
Stockholm, Sept. 27.-The Associa-
ted Press has succeeded in securing
the text of the protocol signed at Karl
stad Saturday by the Norwegian
Swedish delegates appointed to ar
range the terms for the dissolution OF
the union of Norway and Sweden, sub
ject to the ratification of the riksdag
and storthing.
The historic document, which will
become treaty when ratified by the
two parliaments, consists of five main
articles and thirty-ive subclauses.
The first article deals with arbitra-
ton; the second with the neutral zone
and the demolition of the fortifica
tions; the third with reindeer pas.
lures, etc.; the fourth with inter.
traffic, and the fifth with common
waterways. The agreement provides
for the
Compulsory Arbitration
before The Hague court of all disputes
except matters Of vital interest, for
the period of a decade, with extern
sions for other periods of ten years
unless two years previous notice is
given of an intention to abrogate it
The treaty provides for a 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 portions of the Notifications
of Fredriksten, Glydenloeve and Over
bjerget, which may remain, but which
are not to be used as Notifications.
A headquarters staff and garrison
may be maintained at Fredriksten tC
the same extent as prior to the cree
ton of the new Notifications.
No extension of the Kongvinger
group of Notifications will be per.
mitted, nor of the new forts erected
within ten kilometers of the old fort
ress Of Kongsvinger.
What Are Vital interests?
The vent of a difference of opinion
between the two countries as to
whether a given question touches the
vital interests of one of them the mat
ter shall be submitted to the arbitra'
ton tribunal for decision.
Disputes in regard to the interpre-
tation of the method of carrying out
the agreement to be arrived at, in
connection with the dissolution of the
union, shall not, however, be submit
ted to The Hague court.
In Case of Foreign War.
Fortifcations, war ports or depots
for the army or navy must not be
maintained nor new ones established
within the neutral zone. This agree
ment is suspended in case the two
countries assist each other in war
against a common enemy, and also if
either goes to war with third power.
The demolition Of the forts shall be
carried out under the supervision of
a commission composed of three Off
GERS of foreign nationalities, neither
Swedish nor Norwegian, each coun-
try choosing one, and the third to be
selected by those two, or in case of a
disagreement, by the president of
Switzerland.
import and Export Laws.
Each country agrees neither through
prohibitory import or export laws to
in any way interfere with or make
a. &c two ciE of
goods. In case of war complications
with or between other powers or in
other extraordinary cases, arms and
ammunition and other war material
shall be deemed contraband. Explana-
tons may be made as demanded by
international laws or the security of
their own neutrality. Exceptions may
also be made for sanitary reasons.
Transit goods must not be taxed
with export duty or similar charges,
nor must any distinction be made in
charges of transit.
Norwegians Are Pleased.
Christiania, Norway, Sept. 27.-The
agreement reached at Karlstad was
published here last evening. The pa
pers got out extras and crowds
thronged the streets. The first i'm
preston formed was favorable to the
agreement.
No Discordant Voice in Sweden.
Stockholm, Sept. 27.-Almost with
out a. dissentent voice the people of
Sweden, so far as can be judged by
the opinions of the press here and
elsewhere, accept with satisfaction
the terms of the agreement between
Sweden and Norway reached at Karl
stad.
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