22 THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON. 



the said claims, growing out of acts committed by the 

 aforesaid vessels, and generically kuown as the Ala- 

 havia Claims, shall be referred to a Tribunal of Ar- 

 bitration to be composed of five Arbitrators, a])point- 

 cd in the following manner, — namely, one by the Pres- 

 ident of tlie United Scates, and one by the Queen of 

 the United Kii-^gdom, with re(|uest to the King of 

 Italy, the President of the Swiss Confederation, and 

 the Enijieror of Brazil, each to name an Arbitrator; 

 and, on the omission of either of those personages to 

 act, then Avith a like request to the King of Sweden 

 and Norway. 



Tlie Treaty further provides that the Arbitrators 

 shall meet at Geneva, in Switzerland, at the earliest 

 convenient day after they shall have been named, and 

 shall proceed imjiartially and carefully to examine 

 and decide all questions which shall be laid before 

 tliem on the part of eitiier Government. 



In deciding the matters submitted to the Arbitra- 

 torsj it is provided that they shall be governed by 

 certain rules, whidh are agreed upon by the parties as 

 rules to be taken as applicable to the case, and by 

 such principles of international law, not inconsistent 

 therewith, as the Arbitrators shall determine to have 

 been applicable to the case, -which rules are as fol- 

 lows : 



"A neutral Government is bound — 



"First, to use due tliligcncc to prevent the littinrj out, arm- 

 inij, or equipping, -within itf. jurisdiction, of any vessel wliieh it 

 lias reasonable ground to believe is intended to cruise or to 

 carry on war against a Power Mith which it is at peace; and 

 also to use like diligence to prevent the departure from its ju- 



