2278 ARBITRATION TREATY-NORWAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1929. Febroary 20, 1929. Arbitration treaty between the United State8 and Norway. Signed at Washington, February 20, 1929; ratification advised by the Senate February 28, 1929; ratijied by the Pre8ident, March 8, 1929; ratijied by Norway, April 25, 1929; ratijications exchanged at Washington, June 7, 1929; proclaimed, June 7, 1929. By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Arbitration Norway. Preamble. with WHEREAS a Treaty of Arbitration between the United States of America and Norway was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington on the twentieth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, the original of which Treaty, being in the English and Norwegian languages, is word for word as follows: Contracting Powers. The President of the United States of America and His Ma- jesty the King of Norway Purpose declared. Determined to prevent so far as in their power lies any inter- ruption in the peaceful relatio1ll3 that have always existed between the two nations; Desirous of reaffirming their adherence to the policy of sub- mitting to impartial decision all justiciable controversies that may arise between them; and Eager by their examl?le not only to demonstrate theIr con- demnation of war as an instru- ment of national policy in. their mutual relations, but also to has- ten the time when the perfection of international arrangements for the pacific ~tt1ement of in- ternational disputes shall have eliminated forever the possibility of war among any of the Powers of the world; Have decided to conclude a new treaty of arbitration enlarg- ing the scope and obligations of Vol. 35, p. 1994. the arbitration convention signed at Washin~ton on April 4, 1908, which expIred by limitation on June 24, 1928, and for that pur- pose they have appointed as their respective Plenipotentiaries: Plenipotentiaries. The President of the United States of America: Presidenten for Amerikas Fo- rente Stater og Hans Majestet N orges Konge Som er fast bestemt pi. A . hindre, sa. vidt dct star i deres makt, enhver avbrytelse av de fredelige forbindelser 80m alltid har bestlitt melIem de to folk; Som pli nytt viI gi ~in tilslut- ning til den politikk som gar ut
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Joreise aIle rettslige tvister som matte opsta melIem dem; og Som onsker, ved sitt eksempel, ikke bare Ii tilkjennegi at de fordommer krig som middel for den nasjonale politikk i deres innbyrdes samkvem, men ogsa a arbeide for at den tid skal komme da de mellemfolkelige avtaler om fredelig losning av melIemfolkelige tvister er bhtt sa, fullkomme at de for alItid har fjernet muligheten av krig mel- lem noon av verdens makter; Har besluttet Ii inngli en ny voldgiftstraktat som utvider rek- kevidden av o~ forpliktelsene efter den voldgIftsoverenskomst som blev underskrevet i Wash- ington 4. al?ril 1908 og som utlop 24, jum 1928, o~ har i det oiemed opnevnt som sme respek- tive befullmektigede Presidenten for Amerik8$ Forente Stater:
