2050 ARBITRATION CONVENTION—JAPAN. MAY 5, 1908. M¤Y5·1°°¤- Ooneention between the United States and Japanfor settlement of di.~~ putes by arbitration. Signed at Washington, May 5, 1908; ratgication advised by the Senate, May 13, 1908; ratijied by the Ibesi ent, Au ust 19, 1908; ratified by Japan, Jah] 20, 1908,* ratifoations ewobanged at Wrasliington, Augwst 24, 1.908; proclaimed September 1, 1.908. BY rum Pmzsrnnnr or rim U1~rrrr-in Srarms or Amuruca. _ A PROCLAMATION. · ,,",{',§f"“"°“ ‘"“‘ Whereas a Convention between the United States of America and preamble- the Empire of Japan, providing for the submission to arbitration of all questions of a legal nature or relating to the interpretation of treaties, which may a.rise between the two countries and which it ma not have been possible to settle by diplomacy, was concluded and, signed by their respective Plenipotentraries at Washing:on on the fifth day of May one thousand nine hundred and eig t, the priginal of whicrl:1§}onverli:{on,fli¢fing in the English and Japanese a €S,1SW0 orwo as o ows: °°”°”°'*"”°"°"* wxresident of the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of Ja an, taking into consideration the fact that the , High Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Ifpacific settlement of international disputes, concluded at The ague on the V0]- 31 P- 1789- 29th July, 1899, have reserved to themselves, by Article XIX of that Convention, the right of concluding Agreements, with a view to referring to arbitration all questions which the shall consider possible to submit to such treatment, have resolver? to conclude an Arbitration Convention between the two countries, and for the purplose have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: P¤¤¤iP¤¤¤¤¤{¤¤¤¤- T e President of the United States of America, Elihu Root, Seeretagy of State of the United States of America; and His ajesty the Emperor of Japan, Baron Ko oro Takahira, Shosammi, Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of gre Risin Sun, gis Ampgssador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United tates o merica; Who, after havindg communicated to each other their Full Powers, found to be in goo and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles:- Arvrronn I. 8¤¤¤¤i¤i <=¤r¢¤i¤ Differences which may arise of a le al nature or relatin to the gi;fil °Zl)°:iiiiZ interpretation of treaties existing bgtween thi; two Coniracting . °"“°"“°“°H“"‘°· Parties, and which it may not have been possible to settle by diplomacv, shall be referred to the Permanent Court of Arbitration vox. a2, p. me. established at The Hague by the Convention of the 29th July, 1899, provided, nevertheless, that they do not affect the vital interests the independence, or the honor of the two Contracting States, and do not concern the interests of third parties. - ARTICLE II. d;;g;l ;¢:g,;*;°¤,: In each individual case the High Contracting Parties, before disvuteetc. appealing to the Permanent Court of Arbitration shall conclude a
