ARBITRATION CONVENTION—JAPAN. MAY 5, 1908. 2051 special Agreement denning clearly the matter in dis ute, the soo e of the powers of the Arbitrators, and the periods to he fixed for the formation of the Arbitral Tribunal and the several stages of the procedure. It is understood that such s ecial a reements will be made on the art of the United States by the President of the United States by and) with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof. Such agreements shall be bindin only when confirmed by the two Governments by an Exchange of Notes. A1z·rrcu: III. The present Convention shall remain in force for the period of five D“'•“°’*· years from the date of the exchange of the ratifications. _ ` Arrrionm IV. The present Convention shall be ratified by the High Contracting °* "““' Parties, and the ratifications thereof shall be exchanged at Washington as soon as possible._ In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed S‘*"“"“`°“· the present Convention, and have thereunto afiixed their seals. Done at the City of Washington, in duplicate, this nfth day of May, one thousan nine hundred and eig t, coirevonding to the fift day of the fifth month of the forty-first year of eiji. · Emmy Roor [sun.} K. Taxmrn [sun. And whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified on both Rquaesuoni parts, and the ratifications of the two governments were exchanged m the City of Washington, on the twenty-fourth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and eight; N ow, therefore, be it known that I, Theodore Roosevelt, President P¤>¤1¤¤¤¤¤¤¤- of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and eve article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good lfhith 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 afiixed. Done at the City of Yltashington this first day of Se tember in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundredp and eight, and [sun,] of the Inde ndence of the United States of America the one hundredximd thirty-third. Tmconomc Roosmvmr By the President: A1.vmr A. Anna Acting Secretary of State. [Japanese text not printed.]
