ARBITRATION TREATY-NETHERLANDS. JANUARY 13, 1930. 2769 Arbitration Treaty between the United Statu oj America and the Nether- lands. Signed at Washington, Jan'/Ul,ry 13 1930; ratification adtised by the Se1Ude, Jan'/Ul,ry 31, 1930; raiill.p .d by the President, February 6,1930; ratified by the Netherlands, J~~ 20, 1930; ratifirAt- tions exchanged at Washington, July 17, 1930; proclaimed, July 19, 1930. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION. January 13, 1930. WHEREAS a Treaty of Arbitration between the United States of Arbitration with the Netherlands. Amerie& and the Netherlands was concluded and signed by their Preamble. respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington on the thirteenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, the original of which Trea.ty, being.in the. English and Dutch languages, is word for word as follows: The President of the United States of America and Her Maj- esty the Queen of the N ether- lands Determined to p~event so far as in their power lies any inter- ruption in the peaceful relations that have always existed between the two nations; Desirous of reaffirming their adherence to the policy of sub- mitting to impartial decision all justiciable controversies that may arise between them; and Eager by their example not only to demonstrate their con- demnation of war as an instru- ment of national ~licy in their mutual relations, but also to hasten the time when the per- fection of international arrange- ments for the pacific settlement of international disputes shall have eliminated forever the pos- sibility of war among any of the Powers of the world; De President van de Verea- nigde Staten van Amerika en Hare Maiesteit de Koningin der Nederlanden; Besloten om, voor zoover het in hunne macpt ligt, elke onder- breking in de vreeCizame betrek- kingen, die altyd tusschen de beide volkeren hebben bestaan, te voorkomen; Wenschende opnieuw tot uitJng te blangen, dat zy als richtlyn van hunne staatkunde beschou- wen alle geschillen, die vatbaar zyn voor rechterlyke beslissing, welke tusschen hen mochten ryzen, te onderwerpen aan on- partydige bes1issing; en Verlangende door hun voor- beeld niet alleen te doen uit- komen, dat zy oorlog als een werktuig van. natiol;lale politiek in hunne wederkeerige betrek- ~en veroordeelen, maar ook het tydstip te verhaastenr waafOp internationale overeenkomsten tot vreeclzame regaling van inter- nationale geschillen een zooda- nigen graM van volkomenheid zullen hebben bereikt, dat voor altyd de mogelykheid van oorlog tUBSchen welke mogendheden der wereld ook, zal zyn verdwent'" : Contracting Powers.
