238 THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON. 
ers falling into them, and except fish preserved in oil, 
being the produce of the fisheries of the United 
States, or of the Dominion of Canada, or of Prince 
Edward’s Island, shall be admitted in each country 
respectively free of duty. 
Then follows: 
“ Article XXII. Inasmuch as it is asserted by the Govern- 
ment of Her Britannic Majesty that the privileges accorded 
to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII. of 
this Treaty are of greater value than those accorded by Arti- 
cles XIX. and XXI. of this Treaty to the subjects of Her Bri- 
tannic Majesty, and this assertion is not admitted by the Goy- 
ernment of the. United States, it is further agreed that Com- 
missioners shall be appointed to determine, having regard to 
the privileges accorded by the United States to the subjects 
of Her Britannic Majesty, as stated in Articles XIX. and XXI. 
of this Treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their 
opinion, ought to be paid by the Government of the United 
States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty in return 
for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States 
under Article XVIII. of this Treaty; and that any sum of 
money which the said Commissioners may so award shall be 
paid by the United States Government, in a gross sum, within 
twelve months after such Award shall have been given.” 
The Commissioners referred to ‘in this article are 
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. 
With this provision ends the list of Governments 
concerned in this truly international Treaty, which, in 
the interests of peace, engages the co-operation of 
