23S 'i'lH' TKKATV OF WASlIINUTv)N. 



CVS falling into tlK'in,and except fish preserved iu oil, 

 Leing the i)n)(liie(! of the fisheries of the United 

 ^States, or of the Dopiinion of Canada, or of Prince 

 Edward's Island, shall be admitted in each country 

 respectively free of duty. 

 Then follows: 



"^Vrticle XXII. Iii.isniuch ns it is nsscrtcd l)y llic Govcrii- 

 incnt of Ilcr liritaiinic .Al.'ijcsty that lite ]nivilcgcs acronk-d 

 to till' citiziMis of liio Unitfd States under Article XVIII. of 

 lliis Tieaty are of -jfreater value than those accorded hy Arti- 

 cles XIX. and XXI. of this Treaty to the subjects of Her Uri- 

 taimic Majesty, and tliis assertion is not admitted b>^ the (lov- 

 erinnent of the United Stales, it is further aj^reed that Com- 

 missioners shall he ai)]iointed to determine, having re^^'aiil to 

 the ])rivileges accorded by the United Stales to the subjects 

 of Her r.ritannic ^lajesty, as stated in iVrlieles XIX. and XXI. 

 of this Treaty, the amount of any compensation >vhieh,in their 

 opinion, ou^ht to bo paid by the (Jovcrnmcnt of llie I'nited 

 Stalr-s to the (iovcrnm'ent of Her IJritannic Majesty in return 

 for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United Stales 

 under Article XVIII. of this Treaty ; and that any sum of 

 money uhich the said Commissioners may so award sliall be 

 ]>aiil by the United States (iovcrnment, in .1 giOss sum, wilhiu 

 twelve months after such Award shall have been given." 



The Commissioners referred to in this article arc 

 to be appointed, one by each of the two Govern- 

 ments, and the third by the two Governments con- 

 jointly, or, in case of disagreement between them, by 

 the ^Minister at London of the Emperor of Austria 

 and Hungary. The Commission is to sit at Halifax, 

 in the Province of Nova Scotia. 



AVith this i)rovision ends the list of Govcniineuts 

 concerned in this truly international Treaty, Avhich, iu 

 the interests of peace, engages the co-operatiou of 



