Treaty Series No. 588.]
By the President of the United States of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas an Agreement between the United Sates of America and Italy extending, for a further period of five years, the arbitration convention concluded between them on March 28, 1908, was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington on the twenty-eighth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, the original of which Agreement, being in the English and Italian languages, is word for word as follows:
Agreement Extending the Duration of the Arbitration Convention of March 28, 1908.
The Government of the United States of America and the Government of His Majesty the King of Italy, being desirous of extending the period of five years during which the Arbitration Convention concluded between them on March 28, 1908, is to remain in force, which period is about to expire, have authorized the undersigned, to wit: the Honorable William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State of the United States, and His Excellency The Marquis Cusani Confalonieri, Commander of the Order of Saint Maurice and Saint Lazarus, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Italy, etc., etc., His Majesty’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Washington, to conclude the following agreement:
Article I.
The Convention of Arbitration of March 28, 1908, between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of His Majesty the King of Italy, 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 said Convention, which period will terminate on January 22, 1914, is hereby extended and continued in force for a further period of five years from January 22, 1914.
[Page 389]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 Italy, 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 Italian languages, at Washington this twenty-eighth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
| [seal.] | William Jennings Bryan |
| [seal.] | Cusani |
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 thirteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen;
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.
By the President:
W. J. Bryan
Secretary of State.