Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-26

maintain order or cope with accidents.
This zone shall be u kilometres on
both sides Of the southern portion of
the frontier of the two countries. Is
lands and skerries shall be included i'll
this zone but portions of the sea itself
with the bays within the neutral line
shall not be considered as within the
zone. If either country constructs rail-
roads through the zone troops may be
transported and people living within
the zone may be collected there for mil
tary duty but must Immediately be
transported away. Fortifications, war
ports or depOts for the army or navy
must not be maintained nor new ones
established within the zone. This
agreement is suspended In case the Two
countries assist each other in war
against a common enemy and also IL
either goes to war with a third power.
B-Therefore the fortificat1ons now
existing within the above neutral zone
skaU be demolished. viz, the NorWe-
eian groups Of Notifications at Fred
riks+en. with Gyldenloeve. OverbJerget
and Veden and HjelmkOlln Oerje, with
Kroksund and Dingarud
C-The above mentioned fortifica-
tions shall be demolished as such. The
old Notifications at Fredriskten, Gyld-
enIneve and Overbjerget may remain
but not as Notifications. Concerning
the modern armament Of the latter
three and concerning the action to b.
taken in regard to the other fortifica-
tons, more explicit agreements are re-
lated in separate treaty of equal
force with this.
hA r11l in
clause must be completed within
eight months Of this treaty becoming
effective.
E-Frovides that the above measures
shall be carried out under the super
vision Of a commission composed Of
three officers Of foreign nationality.
neither swedish nor Norwegian. each
country choosing one and tn" third to
be selected by these two. or in case of
a disa grCement. by the President Of
Switzerland. More explicit rules CON
cern;ng the control are to be contained
IN the aforementioned separate treaty.
F-tredriksten may remain the
headquarters of the staff Of the district
and a place Of garrison ann site Of the
ron-Commissinncd officers academy to
the same extent as before the erection
of the a"w fOrtificatiOn. The k"nsVin-
gers group Of Qualifications may not BE-
extended either as regards the erection
CT arman.@ntS or III" garrison. which
latter hitherto has not exceeded 800
men, not counting c"nScriptS holding
| their Ee1rly exercises.
In consequence uf the above agree
lnents new fortiIic;ttiunS may not J."
erected within ten kilometres Of The
old fortress Of Knngsvingcrs.
The scceeding clauses provide that i'll
case Of disagreements AS to the lnean-
ing Of this clause which diplomacy may
be unable u solve they shall BE- SUI
mitted to al arbitration tribunal of
three members chosen in accordance
| With The Hague convention.
The last clause reads:
This agreement becomes effective inn
mediately. 1t cannot be broken by
| Cnly one party TO the agreement.
| Article three re fers TO reindeer pas
| lures, etc, as follows:
| A-t'or huma,litarlHn reasons, both
| countries agree to great each CLuntry's
nomadic IDapanders the privileges con-
| tanned i'll the amendment of 1885 to- thH
treaty of 1913, which amendment neith-
CT country shall demand to J." cancelled
without tie consent Of the other.
B-Enumerates tie conditions under
which Laplanders may pasture rein
Ceers in Norway until the end Of the
year Of 1917.
C-Plenty of time before the end of
the year 1917. negotiations are to be
openeI concerning the above matter.
| D-Stimulates arbitration in case Of
differences
Article four deals with inter-tratIic
rs follows:
A-Each country agrees neither
through prOhibitory import or export
laws to in any way interfere with or
make difficult the transport or transit
lCf gods. In case of war cOmplica-
ltionS with Of between other powers
Cr in other extraordinary cases War
material 81 all be deemed contrnband.
Exceptions may be made rs dpmarded
hy International laws or TIE security OF
their own neutrality.
Exceptions may also be made for
sanitary reasons.
| E-Transport goods must rot he
taxed with export duty of similar
charges, nor must any distinction be
made in charges cf transit.
| - -, anu FL ollIilf rules concern
ing the charge on transit goods. The
PRINCIPAL one is that no higher charges
|: ball be Irade than in the case of the
coun:ry's own subjects.
| F-Tlis agreement is for 80 years
rom Jan. /. 1906. ana may be pro-
longcd for Il similar period if notice o.
cancellation is not given at least five
years Irior to the end of that p-rioI.
q ana H-Cuntain special :tipula-
tion.' conc erning the Ofot,n railroad
and arbitration.
Article five. referring to common water
| ways is as follows:
| Aft a proposition i made for damming
waterways or similar work within un"
country that Cnuntry's laws shall decide
the matter. although the action may in
ttrfer" with tn" water of thu other CoUu-
/ try. the inhabitants of which have the
| same rights.
| BIN accordance with international
pres adeuCc il IL stipulated that >uch
works may not be carried on without
| the permission OF th" other country. ii
! Il change of water course should SuhStal-
| TALLY interfere with the of such Wa
| ter for commercial purposes "r caUs.
great changes within an extended area.