CONVENTION——SAMOA. Novnmnnn 7, 1899. 1877 viously obtained in every hende Zustinimung der an- viously obtained in every - case, submit to the King deren Regierungen erlangt case, submit to the King for for arbitration, similar hat, gestattet sein, dem arbitration, similar claims claims of persons not being Schiedsspruche des Kiinigs of persons not being nanat1ves,who are under the auch iihnliche Anspriiche tives, who are under the protection of that- Govern- von solchen nicht eingebo- protection of that Government, and who are not in- renen Personen zu unter- ment, and who are not cluded in the_above men- breiten, weiohe unter dem included in the above mentioned categories Schutze der betreifenden tioned categories. ‘ Macht stehen und nicht den oben erwiihnten Kategorien nngehiiren. ARTICLE IV. Axrumn IV. Arrrrcrn IV. The present Convention Das gegenwiirtige Ab- The present Convention Rariacggiom shall be duly ratified by kommeu soll von dem Prii- shall be duly ratided by the President of the United sidenten der · Vereinigten the President of the United States of America, by and Staaten von Amerika unter States of America, by and with the advice and con- Zuziehung und mit Zn- with the advice and_consent of the Senate thereof, stimmung des Senates der sent of the Senate thereof, and by His Majesty the Vereinigten Staaten, von and by His Majesty the German Emperor, King of Seiner Majestiit dem Deut- German Emperor, King of Prussia; and by Her schen Kaiser, Kiinig von Prussia; and by 'Her Majesty the Queen of the Preussen und von Ihrer Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Maiestiit der Kiinigin des United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and Vereinigten Kiinigreichs Britain and Ireland; and the ratitications shall be von Grossbritannien und the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington Irlandi ratiiizirt werden; exchanged at Washington four months from the date und die Ratiiikationsur- four months from the date hereof§orearlier ifpossibie. kunden sollen in vier Mo- hereof, orearlier if possible. naten von dem hentigen Tags an gerechnet o er wenn miiglich friiher in Washington ausgetauscht werden. . In faith whereof, we, the Zu Urkund dessen haben In faith whereof, we, the signatures, respective Plenipotentia- wir, die unterfertigteu respective Plenipotentiaries, have siglnedthis Ecu- Bevollmiichtigten, diesos ries, have signed this Convention and ave here into Abkommen unterzeichnet ventiou and have hereunto aiiixed our seals. und unsere Siegel beige- ailixed our seals. · driickt. Done in triplicate at = So geschehen in drei- Done in triplicate at Washington the seventh f acher Ausfertigung zu Washington the seventh day of November, one Washington,deu siebenten day of November, one thousand eight hundred November eintausend acht- thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. hundert neunundneunzig. and ninety-nine. JOHN HAY [satin.] * A V MUMM [SEAL.] REGINALD TOWER [sean.] And Whereas the said Convention has been duly ratiiied on the three rmitmsnou. part and the ratiiications of the three Governments were exchanged in the City of Washington on the seventh day of March, one thousand nine hundred: ‘ ‘ _ Now, Therefore, be it known that I, William McKinley, President of the United States of America, have caused the said convention_ 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 Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be anixed. _ Done at the City of Washington this eighth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand mne hundred, and of the [SEAL.] Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-fourth. WILLIAM MCKINLEY By the President: J om: HAY Secretary of State. I
