24: Tilt: TREATY OF WASHINGTON. 



Arbitrators and to tlie agent of tlie otlicr Party, as 

 soon as may "be after the organization of tlie Tribu- 

 nal; that ^vitllin four months after the tlelivery on 

 both sides of the ^v]•itteu or printed case, either I'arty 

 may, in like manner, deliver in duplicate to each of 

 tlic said Arbitrators and to the agent of the other 

 Party a counter-case, and additional documents, cor- 

 respondence, and evidence, in reply to the case, docu- 

 ments, correspondence, and evidence so presented by 

 the other Party; that it shall be the duty of the 

 agent of each Party, within two months after the ex- 

 piration of the time limited for the delivery of the 

 counter-case on both sides, to deliver in duplicate to 

 each of the said Arbitrators and to the agent of the 

 other Party a written or printed ai'gument showing 

 the points and referi'ing to the evidence upon which 

 Lis Government relies. 



No express provision for the appointment of coun- 

 sel ai»pears in the Treaty ; but they are recognized 

 in the clause which declares that the Arbitrators 

 may, if -they desirq further elucidation with regard 

 to any point, requiro a wi-itten or printed state- 

 ment or argument, or oral argument, by counsel npon 

 it; but in such case the other Party shall be enti- 

 tled to reply either orally or in writing, as the case 

 may be. 



Finally, with reference to procedure, it is stipu- 

 lated that the Triljunal shall first determine as to 

 each vessel separately, whether Groat Britain Las, by 

 any act or omission, failed to fulfill any of the duties 

 set forth in the Treaty rules, or recognized by the 



