respect impair existing rights of said States; therefore, it is declared by the Senate that in advising and consenting to the ratification of the said Convention as a ended such advice and consent are given with the understanding, to be expressed as a part of the instrument of ratification, that nothing in said Convention is intended to affect any existing right of any of the said named States; And whereas, the said understanding has been accepted by the Government of Nicaragua; And whereas, the said Convention, as amended by the Senate of the United States, has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two governments were exchanged in the City of Washington, on the twenty-second day of June, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen; Now, therefore, be it known that I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention, as amended, and the said understanding to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done in the City of Washington this twenty-fourth of June in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fortieth. By the President: ROBERT LANSING, Secretary of State. WOODROW WILSON NORWAY. 1913. AGREEMENT EXTENDING THE DURATION OF THE ARBITRATION CONVENTION OF APRIL 4, 1908. Signed at Washington June 16, 1913; ratification advised by the Senate February 21, 1914; ratified by the President April 9, 1914; ratified by Norway March 13, 1914; ratifications exchanged at Washington April 13, 1914; proclaimed April 15, 1914. (Treaty Series, No. 589; 38 Statutes at Large, 1771.) ARTICLES. I. Extends 1908 convention five years. II. Ratification. The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway, being desirous of extending the period of five years during which the Arbitration Convention concluded between them on April 4, 1908, is to remain in force. which period is about to expire, have authorized the undersigned, to wit: William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State of the United States, and H. H. Bryn, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Norway to the United States, to conclude the following agreement: ARTICLE I The Convention of Arbitration of April 4, 1908,1 between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway, the duration of which by Article IV thereof was fixed at a period of five years from the day of the exchange of the ratifications, which period will terminate on June 24, 1913, is hereby extended and continued in force for a further period of five years from June 24, 1913. ARTICLE II. The present Agreement shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by His Majesty the King of Norway, and it shall become effective upon the date of the exchange of ratifications, which shall take place at Washington as soon as possible. Done in duplicate in the English and Norwegian languages, at Washington this sixteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen. [SEAL.] [SEAL.] For text see Vol. II, p. 1306. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN 1914. TREATY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PEACE. Signed at Washington June 24, 1914; ratification advised by the Senate August 13, 1914; ratified by the President October 14, 1914; ratified by Norway September 18, 1914; ratifications exchanged at Washington October 21, 1914; proclaimed October 22, 1914. (Treaty Series, No. 599; 38 Statutes at Large, 1843.) ARTICLES. I. All disputes not settled by diplo- III. Reference to and initiative of commission; time and effect of report. IV. Effort to adjust dispute on basis of report; independent action reserved. V. Ratification; effect, duration. The President of the United States of America and His Majesty the King of Norway, being desirous to strengthen the bonds of amity that bind them together and also to advance the cause of general peace, have resolved to enter into a treaty for that purpose, and to that end have appointed as their plenipotentiaries: The President of the United States, William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State of the United States; and His Majesty the King of Norway, H. H. Bryn, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Norway to the United States; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in proper form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles: ARTICLE I. The High Contracting Parties agree that all disputes between them of every nature whatsoever shall, when diplomatic methods of adjustment have failed, be referred for investigation and report to a Permanent International Commission; provided, however, that treaties in force between the two parties do not prescribe settlement by arbitration of such dispute. The Commission shall be constituted in the manner prescribed in the next succeeding article. The High Contracting Parties agree not to declare war or begin hostilities during such investigation and before the report is submitted. ARTICLE II. The International Commission shall be composed of five members, to be appointed as follows: One member shall be chosen from each country by the Government thereof; one member shall be chosen by each Government from some third country; the fifth member, who shall be the chairman of the Commission, shall be chosen by common agreement between the two Governments, it being understood that he shall not be a citizen of either country nor a resident in either of them. If an agreement is not reached as to this appointment, the fifth member shall be chosen according to the rules laid down in Art. 87 of the Convention signed at The Hague on October 18, 1907,1 for the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes. The expenses of the Commission shall be paid by the two Governments in equal proportion. The International Commission shall be appointed within four months after the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty; vacancies to be filled according to the manner of the original appoint ment. Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, the procedure of the International Commission shall be regulated by the prescriptions contained in Chapter III of the Convention mentioned above. ARTICLE III. In case the High Contracting Parties shall have failed to adjust a dispute by diplomatic methods, and the dispute is not to be settled by arbitration, the Parties shall at once refer it to the International Commission for investigation and report. The International Commission may, however, spontaneously offer its services to that effect, and in such case it shall notify both Governments and request their cooperation in the investigation. The High Contracting Parties agree to furnish the Permanent International Commission with all the means and facilities required for its investigation and report. The report of the International Commission shall be completed as soon as possible and at the latest within one year after the date on which the Commission shall declare its investigation to have begun, unless the High Contracting Parties shall extend or limit the time by mutual agreement. The report shall be prepared in triplicate; one copy shall be presented to each Government, and the third retained by the Commission for its files. ARTICLE IV. The High Contracting Parties agree that, upon the receipt of the report of the International Commission, they will immediately endeavor to adjust the dispute directly between them upon the basis of the Commission's findings. They reserve, however, the right to act independently on the subject matter of the dispute after the report of the Commission shall have been submitted. ARTICLE V. The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the Unite States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by His Majesty the King of Norway. The ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington as soon as possible. The treaty shall take effect immediately after the exchange of ratifications and shall continue in force for a period of five years; and it shall thereafter remain in force until twelve months after one 1 For text see Vol. II, p. 2243. of the High Contracting Parties have given notice to the other of an intention to terminate it. In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the present treaty and have affixed thereunto their seals. Done in duplicate, in the English and Norwegian languages, at Washington, this 24th day of June, 1914. [SEAL.] [SEAL.] WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN AGREEMENT EFFECTED BY EXCHANGE OF NOTES EXTENDING THE TIME FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMISSION UNDER ARTICLE II OF TREATY OF JUNE 24, 1914. Signed at Washington January 7-12, 1915. (Treaty Series No. 5994.) [The Secretary of State to the Norwegian Minister.] My dear Mr. Minister. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Replying to your Government's telegram, of January 4th, 1915, and communicated to this Department on January 7th, 1915, I beg to suggest that the two Governments agree that unless the appointment of the Commission is completed by February 21st, 1915, the time be extended by mutual agreement until the contracting parties are able to complete the selection. If your Government agrees to this, a favorable answer taken in connection with this note will be regarded as an agreement. Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. W. J. BRYAN His Excellency Mr. H. H. BRYN, Minister of Norway. [The Norwegian Minister to the Secretary of State.] Mr. Secretary of State, LEGATION OF NORWAY, Washington, D. C., January 12, 1915. In the note Your Excellency addressed to me on the 7th. instant Your Excellency suggested that the Norwegian and the American. Governments agree that unless the appointment of the Commission mentioned in Art. II of the Treaty signed on June 24, 1914, is completed by February 21st., 1915, the time be extended by mutual agreement until the contracting parties are able to complete the selection. Your Excellency added that if the Norwegian Government agrees to this, a favorable answer taken in connection with the said note would be regarded as an agreement. |