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The umpire, when and however appointed, shall 

 be president of the tribunal of three, and the award 

 of a majority of the members shall be final. Un- 

 der these provisions, it may be expected that all 

 petty claims can be disposed of without unreason- 

 able delay, and with as little risk of unfairness as 

 one would find in any court whatever. 



Secondly, "all pecuniary claims or groups of 

 claims exceeding 500,000, and all other matters 

 in respect whereof either of the parties shall have 

 rights against the other, under the treaty or other- 

 wise, provided they do not involve territorial 

 claims," shall be dealt with as follows : Such claims 

 must be submitted to the tribunal of three, as 

 above described, and its award, if unanimous, 

 shall be final. If the award is not unanimous, 

 either party may demand a review of it, but such 

 demand must be made within six months from the 

 date of the award. In such case, the appellate 

 tribunal shall consist of five jurists of repute, no 

 one of whom has been a member of the tribunal 

 of three whose award is to be reviewed. Of these 

 five jurists, two shall be selected by each party, 

 and these four shall agree upon their umpire within 

 three months after their nomination. In case of 

 their failure, the umpire shall be selected (as in 

 the former case) by the members of the Supreme 



