ARTICLE X.

This Convention shall be rati-
fied;
and the ratifications shall be
exchanged at Washington or Gua-
temala within two years, or sooner
if possible.

The present Convention shall
remain in force until the end of
six months after either of the
High Contracting Parties shall
have given notice to the other of
its intention to terminate the
same, each of them reserving to
itself the right of giving such
notice to the other at any time.
And it is hereby agreed between
the parties that, on the expira-
tion of six months after such no-
tice shall have been received by
either of them from the other
party as above mentioned, this
Convention shall altogether cease
and terminate.

In testimony whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed these articles and have thereunder affixed their seals.

Done in duplicate, at Washington, the 3 day of December, 1918.

ARTÍCULO X.

Este convenio será ratificado, y sus ratificaciones se canjearán en Washington o Guatemala dentro de dos años después de esta fecha, o antes si fuere posible.

El presente convenio quedará en vigor hasta seis meses después de que cualquiera de las Altas Partes Contratantes haya dado aviso á la otra de su intencion de denunciar el tratado, reservandose cada una de ellas el derecho de dar ese aviso á la otra en cualquier momento. Queda ademas convenido entre las partes que trascurridos seis meses después de que cualquiera de ellas haya recibido de la otra el aviso mencionado, este convenio cesará y terminará.

En fe de lo cual los respectivos plenipotenciarios han firmado estos artículos y los han sellado con sus sellos.

Heco en dos ejemplares, en Washington, el día 3 de diciembre de 1918.

ROBERT LANSING. [SEAL.]
JOAQUÍN MÉNDEZ [SEAL.]

And whereas, the said Convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged in the City of Washington, on the twenty-fifth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen;

Now, therefore, be it known that I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done in the District of Columbia this twenty-seventh day of August
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
[SEAL.] nineteen, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the one hundred and forty-fourth.
WOODROW WILSON

By the President:

ROBERT LANSING,

Secretary of State.

Arbitration agreement between the United States and Spain, further extending the duration of the convention of April 20, 1908. Signed at Washington, March 8, 1919; ratification advised by the Senate, July 17, 1919; ratified by the President, July 29, 1919; ratified by Spain, August 5, 1919; ratifications exchanged at Washington, October 14, 1919; proclaimed, October 15, 1919.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas an Agreement between the United States of America and Spain extending for a further period of five years the time during Preamble. which the Arbitration Convention concluded between them on April 20, 1908, shall remain in force, was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington on the eighth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, the original of which Agreement, being in the English and Spanish languages, is word for word as follows:

Vol. 35, p. 1958.

Vol. 38, p. 1765.

Exchange of ratifica

tion.

Signatures.

Ratifications exchanged.

Proclamation.

of America and the Government
of His Majesty the King of Spain,
the duration of which by Article
III thereof was fixed at a period
of five years from the date of the
exchange of ratifications of the
said Convention on June 2, 1908,
which period, by the agreement of
May 29, 1913, between the two
Governments was extended for
five years from June 2, 1913, is
hereby renewed and continued in
force for a further period of five
years from June 2, 1918.

ARTICLE II.

The present Agreement shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by the Government of His Majesty, the King of Spain, in accordance with its Constitution and laws, and it shall become effective upon the date of the exchange of ratifications, which shall take place at Washington as soon as possible.

Done in duplicate, in the English and Spanish languages, at Washington, this eighth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen.

y el Gobierno de Su Majestad el Rey de España, cuya duración fijaba en un período de cinco años el artículo III del mismo, á partir de la fecha del canje de ratificaciones de dicho Tratado el 2 de Junio de 1908, cuyo período, por el Convenio de 29 de Mayo de 1913 entre los dos Gobiernos fué prolongado por cinco años más á partir de la fecha de 2 de Junio de 1913, se extiende por la presente y continuará en vigor por un nuevo período de cinco años, á partir del 2 de Junio de 1918.

ARTÍCULO II.

El presente Convenio será ratificado por el Presidente de los Estados Unidos de América con el consejo y consentimiento del Senado, y por el Gobierno de Su Majestad el Rey de España, de acuerdo con su Constitución y con sus leyes, y entrará en vigor en la fecha del canje de ratificaciones, el cual tendrá lugar en Washington lo antes posible.

Fecho por duplicado en lengua inglesa e española, en Washington el día 8 de marzo de mil novecientos diez y nueve.

[SEAL.] FRANK L. POLK

[SEAL.] JUAN RIAÑO Y GAYANGOS.

And whereas the said Agreement has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two governments were exchanged in the City of Washington, on the fourteenth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen;

Now, therefore, be it known that I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Agreement to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done in the District of Columbia this fifteenth day of October in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nine-
[SEAL.] teen, and of the Independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and forty-fourth.
WOODROW WILSON

By the President:

ROBERT LANSING,

Secretary of State.

Arbitration agreement between the United States and Italy, further extending the duration of the convention of March 28, 1908. Signed at Washington, March 20, 1919; ratification advised by the Senate, July 17, 1919; ratified by the President, July 29, 1919; ratified by Italy, August 18, 1919; ratifications exchanged at Washington, October 13, 1919; proclaimed, October 15, 1919.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas an Agreement between the United States of America and Italy extending for another period of five years the time during which the Arbitration Concluded between them on March 28, 1908, shall remain in force, was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington on the twentieth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, the original of which Agreement, being in the English and Italian languages, is word for word as follows: