Evening star., 1915-05-14

Article 3.
No priority or preference shall be
given. directly or indirectly. by either
of the contracting parties, nor by any
company, corporation, or agent. acting
on their behalf or under their author
ity. in the purchase of any article of
commerce. lawfully imported. on ac-
count of or in reference to the charac-
ter of the vessel. whether II be of the
one party or of the other, in which such
article was imported; it being the true
intent and meaning of the contracting
parties that no distinction or difference
whatever shall be made in this respect.
Article 8.
II either party shall hereafter grant
to any other nation any particular ia
yor in navigation or commerce It shall
other party. freely. where it is freely
granted to such other nation, or on
yielding the same compensation when
the grant is conditional
Article 10.
The two contracting parties have
granted 10 each other the liberty of
having, each in the ports of the other
consuls, vice consuls, agents and COM
missaries of their own appointment.
who shall enjoy the same privileges
and powers as those of the most ia
vored nations. But if any such con-
sui shall exercise commerce, they
shall be submitted to the same laws
yiduals of their nation are submitted in
the same place.
The consuls. vice consuls and com
mercial agents shall have the rights. as
,,11,
in such differences as may arise be-
tween the captains and crews of the
vessels belonging to the nation whose
interests are committed to their charge
without the Interference of the local
authorities. unless the conduct of the
crews or of the captain should disturb
the order or tranquility Of the country.
or the said consuls. vice con suls or
commercial agents should require their
assistance to cause their decisions to
be carried into effect or supported. 1t
is. however. understood. that this spe-
cies of judgment or arbitration shall
not deprive the contending parties of
the right they have to resort. on their
return, to the judicial authority of their
counry.
Article IL.
The said consuls, vice consuls and
commercial agents are authorized to re-
quire the assistance of the local au-
thorities for the search, arrest and i'm
prisonment of the, deserters from the
ships of war and merchant vessels of
their country. For this purpose they
shall apply to the competent tribunals.
judges and officers and shall. in writ
ing, demand said deserters. proving by
the exhibition of the registers of the
vessels. the rolls of the crews or by
other official documents that such in
dlvlduals formed part of the crews, and
on this reclamation being thus sub
stantiated, the surrender shall not pe
refused. Such deserters. when arrest
ed. shall be placed at the disposal of
the said consuls. vice consuls or COM
mercial agents. and may be confined In
the public prisons at the request and
cost of those who shall claim them, in
order to he sent to the vessels to which
they belonged, or to others of the same
country. But If not sent back within
three months from the day of their ar
rest they shall be set at liberty and
shall not be again arrested for the
same cause. However, if the deserter
should he found to have committed
any crime or offense, his surrender may
he DELAYED until the tribunal before
which his case shall be depending shall
sentence shall have been carried into
effect
Article 12.
The twelfth article Of the treaty of
amity and commerce. concluded be
tween the parties in 1855. and the arti-
cles from the thirteenth to the twenty
fourth. inclusive. OF that which was
concluded at Berlin in 1899. with the
exception of the last paragraph in the
nineteenth article. relating to treaties
with Great Britain. are hereby re-
ytved with the same force and virtue
as If they made part of the context of
the present treaty. 1t being, however.
tained in the articles thus revived shall
be always considered as in no manner
affecting the treaties or conventions
concluded by either party with other
the expiration of the said treaty of
1893 and commencement of the opera
ton of the present treaty.
The parties still desirous. in conform
itv with their intention declared in the
twelfth article of the said treaty of
1899. to establish between themselves.
or in concert with other maritime pow
ers. further provisions to insure just
protection and freedom to neutral navi-
cation and commerce, and which may,
at the same time, advance the cause Of
civilization and humanity. engage to
treat on this subject at some future
and convenient period.
Article 13.
Considering the remoteness of the re-
spective countries of the two high con-
tracing parties. and the uncertainty
resulting therefrom. with respect to
the various events which may take
place. il is agreed that a merchant
vessel belonging to either of them.
which may be bound to a port sup
posed AT the time of it's departure to
be bIockaded. shall not, however. be
ca ptured or condemned for having at
tempted first time to enter said port.
unless il can be proved that said vessel
could and ought to have learnt, during
its voyage, that the blockade of the
place in question still continued. But
all vessels which. after having been
warned off once shall. during the same
voyage, attempt second time to enter
the same blnckaded port during the
continuance of the said blockade, shall
then subject themselves to be detained
and condemned.
Article IA.
The citizens or subjects OF each party
shall have power to dispose of their
personal goods within the Jurisdiction
Of the other. by testament, donation or
otherwise. and their representatives, be
ing c'tizens or subjects of the other