22 THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON. 



the said claims, growing out of acts committed by the 

 aforesaid vessels, and generically known as the Ala- 

 bama Claims, sliall be referred to a Tribunal of Ar- 

 bitration to be composed of five Arbitrators, appoint- 

 ed irfthe following manner, — namely, one by the Pres- 

 ident of the United States, and one by the Queen of 

 the United Kingdom, with request to the King of 

 Ital}', the Pi'esident of the Swiss Confederation, and 

 the Empei'or of Brazil, each to name an Arbitrator ; 

 and, on the omission of either of those personages to 

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

 and Norway. 



The 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 impartially and cai'efully to examine 

 and decide all questions which shall be laid before 

 them on the part of either Government. 



In deciding the matters submitted to the Arbitra- 

 tors, it is provided that they shall be governed by 

 certain rules, which 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 diligence to prevent the fitting out, arm- 

 ing, or equipping, within its jurisdiction, of any vessel which it 

 has reasonable ground to believe is intended to cruise or to 

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

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



