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General Orders, ) HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, 
 [• Adjutant-General's Office, 
 
 No. 4. ) Washington, January 15, 1902. 
 
 By direction of the Secretary of War, the following acts of 
 The Hague Peace Conference which were proclaimed by the 
 President on November 1, 1901, are published for the informa- 
 tion and government of all concerned : 
 
 1. Convention between the United States and certain powers 
 for the pacific settlement of international disputes. 
 
 .'. Convention between the United States of America and 
 certain powers for the adaptation to maritime icarfare of the 
 principles of the Geneva Convention of August 22, I864. 
 
 3. Declaration to prohibit for the term of five years the 
 launching of projectiles and explosives from balloons, and 
 other new methods of a similar nature. 
 
 -CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CERTAIN POW- 
 ERS FOR THE PACIFIC SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL 
 DISPUTES. 
 
 Signed at The Hague July 20, 1899. 
 
 Ratification advised by the Senate February 5, 1900. 
 
 Ratified by the President of the United States April 7, 1900. 
 
 Ratification deposited with the Netherlands Govt i ntnt >it Septembt r U, 1900. 
 
 Proclaimed November 1, 1901. 
 
 By the President of the United Si a its of America. 
 
 A PROCLAMATION. 
 
 Whereas a Convention for the pacific settlement of international disputes was 
 concluded and signed on July 29, 1899, hy the Plenipotentiaries of the United States 
 "f America, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Belgium. China. Denmark, Spain, the 
 United Mexican States, France, Great Britain and Ireland, Greece, Italy. Japan, 
 Luxembourg, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Persia, Portugal, Etoumania, Russia, 
 
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- r^lo,, Bjam, Sweden and Norway, Switzerland, Turkey and Bulgaria, the original 
 
 of \*0i«li V"iiv<nu m.' iji the F 'ii b language, i- word for word as follows : 
 
 < w l s i I n POUB 11 K> ■.: > ^i \ : PA( I- 
 
 • • w<< Nii'-'v^Wri'-MMiiiwr-v aslation.1 
 
 Sa Majeste 1 rEmpereur" *d* Allfemtgne, His Majestj the Emperor of Germany, 
 
 Boi de l'i i.- 3 i ijeste* l'Empt reur 
 d'Autriche, Boi de Bohfime etc. et Boi 
 ilique de Hongrie; Sa Majeste* le 
 Boi dea 1'" Igea ; Ba Majesty I'Empereur 
 de Chine; Sa Majeste* le Boi de Dane- 
 mark : Sa Majr-t.' le Boi d'Espagne el 
 en Son Nom Ba Majeste* la Beine- 
 dn B iyaume : le President 
 d( - Etate-1 "nis d'Amerique ; le i'u si- 
 dent dea Etats-Unis Mexicains; Le 
 President de la Bepublique Erancaise; 
 Ba Majesty la Beine dn Boyaume-1 ni 
 de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande, 
 Imperatrice des Indes; Ba Majesty le 
 Boi des Hellenes; Sa Majeste le Boi 
 d'ltalie; Sa Majeste I'Empereur du 
 Japon; Son Altesse Boyale le Grand- 
 Due de Luxembourg, Due de Nassau ; 
 Bon Altesse le Prince de Montenegro; 
 Sa .Majeste la Beine des Pays- Bas ; Sa 
 Majeste* Imperials le Schah de Perse; 
 Sa Majeste le Boi de Portugal et des 
 Algarvea etc. ; Sa Majeste le Boi de 
 Boumanie ; Sa Majeste I'Empereur de 
 Toutes les Bussies ; Sa Majeste le Boi 
 de Serbie ; Sa Majeste le Boi de Siam ; 
 Sa Majeste* le Boi de Suede et de Nbr- 
 vege ; le Conseil Federal Suisse ; Sa 
 Majeste* I'Empereur des Ottomans et 
 Son Altesse Boyale le Prince de Bul- 
 garie 
 
 Animes de la ferine volonte de con- 
 courir au maintien de la paix generale ; 
 
 Besolus a favoriser de tous leurs efforts 
 le ri'glement aimable des conflits inter- 
 nationaux ; 
 
 Becounaisaant la solidarity qui unit lea 
 membrea de la societe* des nations civi- 
 
 lisees ; 
 
 Voulant etendre I'empire dn droit at 
 
 fortifier le sentimi-ut de la justice Inter- 
 nationale j 
 
 King of Prussia; Hi< Majesty tin- Em- 
 peror of Austria, King of Bohemia etc. 
 and Apostolic King of Hungary; His 
 Majesty tie- King of the Belgians; 
 His M:iji rtj ih>' Emperor of China; 
 His Majesty the King of Denmark ; Hie 
 Majesty the King of Spain and in Hie 
 Name Her Majesty the Queen Begent 
 of the Kingdom; the President of the 
 United States of America; the Presi- 
 dent of the United Mexican States ; the 
 President of the French Bepublic; Her 
 Majesty the Queen of the United King- 
 dom of Great Britain and Ireland, Em- 
 press of India; His Majesty the King 
 of the Hellenes; His Majesty the King 
 of Italy; His Majesty the Emperor of 
 Japan ; His Boyal Highness the Grand 
 Duke of Luxemburg, Duke of Nassau ; 
 His Highness the Prince of Monte- 
 negro ; Her Majesty the Queer of the 
 Netherlands ; His Imperial Majestj the 
 Shah of Persia; His Majesty the King 
 of Portugal and of the Algarves etc. ; 
 His Majesty the King of Koumania : 
 His Majesty the Emperor of all the 
 Kussias ; His Majesty the King of 
 Servia ; His Majesty the King of Siam ; 
 His Majesty the King of Sweden and 
 Norway; the Swiss Federal Council; 
 His Majesty the Emperor of the otto- 
 mans and His Boyal Highness the 
 Prince of Bulgaria 
 Animated by a strong desire to concert 
 
 for the maintenance of the general peace; 
 Kesolved to second by their best efforts 
 
 the friendly settlement of international 
 
 disputes ; 
 
 Kecognizing the solidarity which unites 
 
 the members of the society of civilized 
 
 nations ; 
 
 Desirous of extending the empire of 
 
 law, and of strengthening the apprecia- 
 tion of international justice ; 
 
Convaincus que l'institution perrua- 
 n. ute d'une juridiction arbitrale, accessi- 
 ble a tons, an sein des Puissances inde- 
 pendantes peut contribuer efficacement a 
 ce ivsultat ; 
 
 ConBiderant les avantages d'une orga- 
 nisation generale et reguliere de la pro- 
 cedure arbitrale ; 
 
 Estimant avec l'Auguste Initiateur de 
 la Conference Internationale de la Paix 
 qu'il importe de consacrer dans un accord 
 international les principes d'equite et de 
 droit sur lesquels reposent la securite des 
 Etats et le bien-etre des Peuples ; 
 
 Desirant conclure une Convention a cet 
 effet out nomine pour Leurs plenipoten- 
 tiaires, savoir : 
 
 Sa Majeste l'Empereur d'Alle- 
 HAGNE, Eoi de Prusse : 
 
 Son Excellence le Comte pe Munster, 
 Prince de Derneburg, Son Ambassadeur 
 a Paris. 
 
 Sa Majesty l'Empereur d'Autriche, 
 Roi de Boheme etc., et Roi Apostolique 
 de hongrie : 
 
 Son Excellence le Comte R. de Wel- 
 sersheimb, Son Ambassadeur extraordi- 
 naire et plenipotentiaire. 
 
 M. Alexandre Okolicsanyi d'Okoli- 
 csxa, Son Envoys extraordinaire et Minis- 
 tre plenipotentiaire a la Haye. 
 
 Sa Majeste le Roi des Belges : 
 
 Son Excellence M. Augusts Beer- 
 naert. Son Ministre d'£tat, President de 
 la Chambre des Representants. 
 
 M. le Comte De Grelle Rogier, Son 
 Envoye extraordinaire et Ministre pleni- 
 potentiaire a la Have. 
 
 M. le Chevalier Descamps, Senateur. 
 
 Sa Majeste l'Empereur de Chine: 
 
 31. Yam; Yi\ Son Envoye extraordi- 
 naire et Ministre plenipotentiaire a St. 
 Petersbourg. 
 
 Sa Majeste le Roi de Danemark : 
 
 Son Cbambellan Fr. E. de Bille, Son 
 Envoye extraordinaire et Ministre pleni- 
 potentiaire a Londres. 
 
 Convinced that the permanent institu- 
 tion of a Court of Arbitration, accessible 
 to all, in the midst of the independent 
 Powers, will contribute effectively to this 
 result : 
 
 Having regard to the advantages at- 
 tending the general and regular organiza- 
 tion of arbitral procedure : 
 
 Sharing the opinion of the august 
 Initiator of the International Peace Con- 
 ference that it is expedient to record in 
 an international Agreement the princi- 
 ples of equity and right on which are 
 based the security of States and welfare 
 of peoples ; 
 
 Being desirous of concluding a Conven- 
 tion to this effect, have appointed as their 
 Plenipotentiaries, to-wit : — 
 
 His Majesty the Emperor of Ger- 
 many, King of Prussia: 
 
 His Excellency Couxt de Munster, 
 Prince of Derneburg, His Ambassador at 
 Paris. 
 
 His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, 
 King of Bohemia etc., and Apostolic 
 Kixg of Hungary : 
 
 His Excellency Count R. de Welser- 
 sheimb, His Ambassador Extraordinary 
 and Plenipotentiary. 
 
 Mr. Alexander Okolicsanyi d'Oko- 
 licsna, His Envoy Extraordinary and 
 Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague. 
 
 His Majesty the King of the Bel- 
 giaxs : 
 
 His Excellency Mr. Auguste Beer- 
 xaert, His Minister of State, President 
 of the Chamber of Representatives. 
 
 Count De Grelle Rogier. His Envoy 
 Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten- 
 tiary at The Hague. 
 
 The Chevalier Descamps, Senator. 
 
 His Majesty the Emperor of China : 
 
 Mr. Yang Yi\ His Envoy Extraordi- 
 nary and Minister Plenipotentiary at St. 
 Petersburg. 
 
 His Majesty the King of Denmark : 
 
 II is Chamberlain Fr. E. de Bills, His 
 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- 
 potentiary at London. 
 
SaMajbstbli Roi d'Ebi ione ft en 
 - s N ■,8aMajbst£laBein] 
 
 . i a i mi : 
 
 Excellence le 1" o di Tin w. 
 Vncien Ministre des Affaires Btrangerea. 
 
 M. W. B LMIRSl Dl Vn i.\ UBBUTIA, 
 
 Son Kiivi'N.- extraordinaire el Ministre 
 plenipotentiaire , : i Brnxellee. 
 
 M. A 1:1 in it Dl BaGUXB, Son Envoy.'- 
 
 i straordinaire el Ministre plenipotenti- 
 aire a la Haye. 
 
 Lb Pb bidbmi dbs Etats-Uhis a-me- 
 riqub: 
 
 Bon Excellent e M. Andbew 1>. Whitb, 
 Ambassadeur des Etats-Unia . : i Berlin. 
 
 M. skim Low, President de I'Univer- 
 site "Columbia" h New-York. 
 
 M. Stanford Newel, Envoys' extraor- 
 dinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire a la 
 
 Hay.'. 
 
 M. Alfred T. Maiian. Capitaine de 
 \ aisseau. 
 
 M. William Cbozieb, Capitaine d'Ar- 
 tillerie. 
 
 LE President I'KS Etats-Unib MeXI- 
 
 cainb: 
 
 M. de MiF.u, Envoye" extraordinaire el 
 Ministre plenipotentiaire a Paris. 
 
 M. Zenil, Ministre-Besidenl a Bru- 
 xelles. 
 
 I.I PbBSIDBH i DE I \ Ui'l'l BLIQUE Fl;.\\- 
 \ i > i: : 
 
 M. I.'"N Boubgeois, Ancien Tresi- 
 dent <ln Conseil, Ancien Ministre des 
 Affairee btrangeres, Membre de la Cham- 
 bre des Depui la. 
 
 M. Gb< bobs Bihoubd, En voye extraor- 
 dinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire a la 
 
 Hay,-. 
 
 M.le Babos d'Ebtoubnelles de Cons- 
 tant, Ministre plenipotentiaire, Minis- 
 tre de la < hainbre 'Irs I >.'-]> 1 1 1 i-s. 
 
 6a Ma.ieste I. a RxiNE in Botaume 
 
 Chi I'F i.a Grande Bbetaqne et d'Ib- 
 
 LAHDB, IhpIbATRICE DES iM'F.s: 
 
 Bon Excellence le Tree HonorableBABON 
 Pauncifote dx Pbbbton, MembrednCon- 
 -••il Prive" de Ba Majeste, Sun Ambassa- 
 deur extraordinaire el plenipotentiaire a 
 Washington. 
 
 Hi- Majesty thi Kim; of Spain and 
 in His Name, Her Majesty tiif Queen 
 RXOEHT 01 i HE KlHGDOM : 
 
 Hi- Excellency the Duke of Ibtcah, 
 formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs. 
 
 Mr. W. Bahirez de Villa Cbbutia, 
 His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister 
 Plenipotentiary at Brussels. 
 
 Mb. Abthtjb di Bagver, His Envoy 
 Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten- 
 tiary at The Hague. 
 
 Tiif President of the United States 
 
 i America : 
 
 HlsExcellency Mb. Andrew I>. White, 
 Ainbassador of the United states at Ber- 
 lin. 
 
 Mb. Beth Low, President of Columbia 
 University, New York. 
 
 Mb. BtahfoRD NEWEL, Envoy Extraor- 
 dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at 
 The Hague. 
 
 i ' m'tain Alfred T. Mahah. 
 
 Captain William Cbozieb. 
 
 tlle pbe8ideht of the united mex- 
 ICAN States : 
 
 Mb. de MlEB, Envoy Extraordinary 
 and Minister Plenipotentiary at Paris. 
 
 Mb. Zbnil, Minister Besident at Brus- 
 sels. 
 
 The President of the French Re- 
 public: 
 
 Mb. Leon Bourgeois, formerly Presi- 
 dent of the Council, formerly Minister of 
 Foreign Affairs, Member of the Chamber 
 of Deputies. 
 
 Mb. Georges Bihoubd, Envoy Extraor- 
 dinary an f Minister Plenipoteniary at The 
 Hague. 
 
 The Baron d'Estournelles de Con- 
 si \vr, Minister Plenipotentiary, Member 
 of the Chamber of Deputies. 
 
 Her Majesty the Queen of the 
 United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
 I i;i i and, Empress of India : 
 
 His Excellency the Bight Honorable 
 Baron Pauncjefote of Preston, Member 
 of Her Majesty's Privy Council, Her 
 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- 
 tentiary at Washington. 
 
Sir Henry Howard, Son EnvoyS ex- 
 traordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire 
 a la Have. 
 
 Sa Majeste le Roi des Hellenes : 
 
 M. N. Delyanni, Ancien President du 
 Conseil, Ancien Ministre des Affaires 
 £trangeres, Son Envoye extraordinaire 
 et Ministre plenipotentiaire & Paris. 
 
 Sa Majeste le Roi d'Italie: 
 
 Son Excellence le Comte Nigra, Son 
 Ambassadeur k Vienne, Senateur du 
 Royaume. 
 
 M. le Comte A. Zannini, Son Envoye 
 extraordinaire et Ministre plenipoten- 
 tiaire a la Haye. 
 
 M. le COMMANDEUR Grino Pompilj, 
 Depute au Parlement Italien. 
 
 Sa Majeste l'Empereur du Japon : 
 
 M. I. Motono, Son Envoye extraordi- 
 naire et Ministre plenipotentiaire k 
 Bruxelles. 
 
 Son Altesse Royale le Grand Due 
 de Luxembourg, Due de Nassau : 
 
 Son Excellence M. Eyschen, Son Minis- 
 tre d'etat, President du Gouvernement 
 Grand-Ducal. 
 
 Son Altesse le Prince de Monte- 
 negro : 
 
 Son Excellence M. le Conseiller Prive 
 Actuel de Staal, Ambassadeur de Russie 
 a Londres. 
 
 Sa Majeste la Reine des Pays-Bas : 
 
 M. le JONKHEER A. P. C. VAN KAR- 
 
 nebef.k, Ancien Ministre des Affaires 
 FJrangeres, Membre de la Seconde 
 Chambre des tftats-Generaux. 
 
 M. le General J. C. C. den Beer 
 Poortugael, Ancien Ministre de la 
 Guerre, Membre du Conseil d'Etat. 
 
 M. T. M. C. Asser, Membre du Conseil 
 d'etat. 
 
 M. E. N. Rahusen, Membre de la Pre- 
 miere Chambre des Etats-Gt'neraux. 
 
 Sa Majesty Imperiale le Schah de 
 Perse : 
 
 Son Aide de Camp General Mirza 
 Riza Kuan, Arfa-ud-Dovleh, Son Envoy6 
 extraordinaire et Ministre plenipoten- 
 tiaire a St. Petersbourg et a Stockholm. 
 
 Sir Henrt Howard, Her Envoy Ex- 
 traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 
 at The Hague. 
 
 His Majesty the King of the Hel- 
 lenes: 
 
 Mr. N. Delyanni, formerly President 
 of the Council, formerly Minister of 
 Foreign Affairs, His Envoy Extraordinary 
 and Minister Plenipotentiary at Paris. 
 
 His Majesty the King of Italy: 
 
 His Excellency Count Nigra, His 
 Ambassador at Vienna, Senator of the 
 Kingdom. 
 
 Count A. Zannini, His Envoy Ex- 
 traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 
 at The Hague. 
 
 Commander Guido Pompilj, Deputy 
 in the Italian Parliament. 
 
 His Majesty the Emperor of Japan : 
 
 Mr. I. Motono, His Envoy Extraor- 
 dinary and Plenipotentiary at Brussels. 
 
 His Royal Highness the Grand Duke 
 of Luxemburg, Duke of Nassau: 
 
 His Excellency Mr. Eyschen, His 
 Minister of State, President of the Grand 
 Ducal Government. 
 
 His Highness the Prince of Mon- 
 tenegro : 
 
 His Excellency the present Privy Cottn- 
 cillor De Staal, Ambassador of Russia 
 at London. 
 
 Her Majesty the Queen of the 
 Netherlands: 
 
 jonkheer a. p. c van karnebeek, 
 formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs, 
 Member of the Second Chamber of the 
 States-General. 
 
 General J. C. C. den Beer Poor- 
 tugael, formerly Minister of War, Mem- 
 ber of the Council of State. 
 
 Mr. T. M. C. Asser, Member of the 
 Council of State. 
 
 Mr. E. N. Rahusen, Member of the 
 First Chamber of the States-General. 
 
 His Imperial Majesty the Shah of 
 Persia : 
 
 His Aid-de-Camp General Mirza 
 Riza Khan, Arfa-ud-Dovleh, His Envoy 
 Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten- 
 tiary at St. Petersburg and at Stockholm. 
 
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 8a U I ROI l>K PORTUGAL KI 
 
 lLGABVES, in.: 
 
 M. le Ooxti db Macedo, Pair du 
 
 Boyaume, Ancien Ministre de la Marine 
 
 i lolonies, Son Envoys' • straor- 
 
 dinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire a 
 
 Madrid. 
 
 M. d'Obhexlas r Vasconcellos, 
 Pair du Boyaume, Son Envoys extraor- 
 dinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire a St. 
 Petersbourg. 
 
 M < -mi i: de Ski.ii:. S..11 Knv.a,- ex- 
 traordinaire el Ministre plenipotentiaire 
 ii la Haye. 
 
 '■] \ I i -i t LI Boi DB BOUMANIE : 
 M. Ai.KXANMlK BELDIMAN, Son Envoye 
 
 extraordinaire et Ministre plenipoten- 
 tiaire a Berlin. 
 
 M. JEAN N. Papimt, Son Envoys' ex- 
 traordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire 
 i la Hay.-. 
 
 Ba Majeste l'Empbreub DE Toutes 
 i r- Busbies: 
 
 Bon Excellence M. le Cokbeilz.ee 
 Prive Actcel de Staal, Sim Ambassa- 
 denr a Londres. 
 
 M. DeMaB! ENS, Membre Permanent du 
 Conseil du Ministere Imperial des Affaires 
 Etraugeres, Son Conseiller Prive. 
 
 Sun CONSEILLEB D'ETAT ACTUEL DE 
 Basily, Chambellan, Directeur du Pre- 
 Diier Departement du Ministere Imperial 
 des Affaires Etrangeres. 
 
 Ba Majeste lb Hoi de Sebbie: 
 
 M. MlYATOViTCH, Bon Envoye extraor- 
 dinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire a 
 Londrea el 1 la Haye. 
 
 Ba Majeste le R01 de Siam: 
 
 M. I'ir, \ BUBIYA NrvATit, Son Envoye 
 extraordinaire el Ministre plenipoten- 
 tiaire a St. Petersbourg et a Paris. 
 
 M. I'iiva Visuddha StRivASAKTi, Son 
 Rnvoye* extraordinaire et Ministre pleni- 
 potentiaire a la Baye el a Londres. 
 
 Ba Majeste le Boi de Suede et de 
 
 N'mIi\ 1 
 
 M. le Babom db Bildt, Son Envoye - 
 extraordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire 
 a Borne. 
 
 His Majesty the King of Portugal 
 
 ASP OF THE ALOABVES, ETC. : 
 
 Count de Macedo, Peer of the King- 
 dom, formerly Minister of the Navy and 
 of the 1 '( denies. His Envoy Extraordinary 
 ami Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid. 
 
 Mb. d'Obnellas et Vasconcellos, 
 Peer <>f the Kingdom, His Envoy Extraor- 
 dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at 
 St. Petersburg. 
 
 COUNT DE Sklir, His Envoy Extraor- 
 dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at 
 The Hague. 
 
 His Majesty the King of Rou.mania : 
 
 Mb. Alexander Beldihan, His Envoy 
 Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten- 
 tiary at Berlin. 
 
 Mr. Jean N. PAPINIU, His Envoy Ex- 
 traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 
 at The Hague. 
 
 His Majesty the Ehpebob of All 
 the Russias: 
 
 His Excellency the present Privy 
 Councillor de Staal, His Ambassador 
 at London. 
 
 Mu. De Martens. Permanent Member 
 of the Council of the Imperial Ministry 
 of Foreign Affairs, His Privy Councillor. 
 
 His present Councillor of State he 
 BASILY, Chamberlain, Director of the 
 First Department of the Imperial Minis- 
 try of Foreign Affairs. 
 
 His Majesty the King of Servia : 
 
 Mu. MlYATOViTCH, His Envoy Extraor- 
 dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at 
 London and at The Hague. 
 
 His Majesty the King of Siam : 
 
 Phya Suriya Nuvatr, His Envoy Ex- 
 traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 
 at St. Petersburg and at Paris. 
 
 Phya Visuddha Suriyasakti, His En- 
 voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo- 
 tentiary at The Hapue and at London. 
 
 His Majesty the King of Sweden 
 and Norway : 
 
 Baron de Pildt, His Envoy Extraordi- 
 nary and Minister Plenipotentiary at 
 Rome. 
 
Le Conseil Federal Suisse : 
 
 M. le Dr. Arnold Both, Envoys ex- 
 traordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire 
 a Berlin. 
 
 Sa Majeste l'Emferedr des Otto- 
 mans : 
 
 Son Excellence Turkhan Pacha, 
 Ancien Ministre des Affaires Etrangeres, 
 Membre de Son Conseil d'Etat. 
 
 NOURY Bey, Secretaire-General au 
 Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres. 
 
 Son Altesse Koyale if. Prince de 
 Bulgarie : 
 
 ML le Dr. Dimitri Stancioff, Agent 
 Diplomatique a St. Petersbourg. 
 
 M. le Major Christo Hessaptchieff, 
 Attache Militaire a Belgrade. 
 
 Lesquels, apres s'etre communique 
 leurs pleins pouvoirs. trouves en bonne 
 el due forme, sout convenus des disposi- 
 tions suivantes : 
 
 The Swiss Federal Council: 
 
 Dr. ARNOLD Both, Envoy Extraordi- 
 nary and Minister Plenipotentiary at 
 Berlin. 
 
 His Majesty the Emperor of the 
 < ittomans : 
 
 His Excellency Turkman Pacha, for- 
 merly minister of Foreign Affairs. Mem- 
 ber of His Council of State. 
 
 Nodry Bey, Secretary-General at the 
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 
 
 His Royal Highness the Prince of 
 Bulgaria : 
 
 Du. Dimitri Stancioff, Diplomatic 
 Agent at St. Petersburg. 
 
 Major Christo Hessapichiepf, Mili- 
 tary Attache at Belgrade. 
 
 Who, after communication of their full 
 powers, found in good and due form have 
 agreed on the following provisions: 
 
 Titre I.— Du Maintien de la Paix Title I.— On the Maintenance of the 
 Generale. General Peace. 
 
 Article 1. 
 
 En vue de prevenir autant que possible 
 le recours a la force dans les rapports 
 entre les Etats, les Puissances siguataires 
 conviennent d'employer tons leurs efforts 
 pour assurer le reglement pacifique des 
 differeuds internationaux. 
 
 Article I. 
 
 "With a view to obviating, as far as 
 possible, recourse to force in the relations 
 between States, the Signatory Powers 
 agree to use their best efforts to insure 
 the pacific settlement of international dif- 
 ferences. 
 
 Titre II. — Des Boxs Offices et de la Title II. — On Good Offices and Medi 
 Mediation. ation. 
 
 Article 2. 
 
 En cas de dissentiment grave ou de con- 
 flit, avant d'en appeler aux amies, les 
 Puissances signataires conviennent 
 I 'avoir recours, en tant que les circon- 
 stances le permettront, aux bons officej 
 in a la mediation d'une ou de plusieurs 
 Puissances amies. 
 
 Article 3. 
 
 Article II. 
 
 In case of serious disagreement or con- 
 flict, before an appeal to arms, the Sig 
 tory Powers agree to have recourse, as 
 far as circumstances allow, to the good 
 offices or mediation of one or more friendly 
 Powers. 
 
 Article III. 
 
 Independamment de ce recours, les Independently of this recourse, the 
 
 Puissances Bignatairesjugent utile qu'une Signatory Powers recommend that < il 
 
 ou plusieurs Puissances etrangeres au more Powers, strangers to the dispute, 
 
 conflit off rent de leur propre initiative, should, on their own initiative, and as far 
 
en t.iiit que lea circonstances a'y prdtt ut, 
 li-u r~ i >c »n - offices on leu r nictitation an x 
 n con flit. 
 Le • 1 r. • i t d'offrir lea bona "Hires on I* 
 1 1 1 « • • 1 i j 1 1 i < > 1 1 appartient rux Puissancea 
 - ;iu oonflit, memo pendant Ic 
 - dea hoetllites. 
 I '( \. i. Ice de ce « 1 1-« » i t ne pen! Jamaia 
 .tic considere par I'nne on I'antre dee 
 Parties en litige comme un acte peu 
 amical. 
 
 A i;i I'll I 
 
 be rClede inediateurconsiste a i onciliet 
 retentions opposees et a apaiser lea 
 atimenta qni peuvent B'Stre prodnita 
 lea Etata en conflit. 
 
 Aim nit: ". 
 
 Lea fonctiona dn mddiatenr cessent dn 
 moment <>u il eat constate, suit par I'nne 
 dea Parties en litige, Boil par If m€diateur 
 lui-mSme, que lea moyena de conciliation 
 proposes par lul ne - ■ >i 1 1 paa accepted. 
 
 A IM'li'l.K 6. 
 
 I . - bona offices el la mediation, soit sur 
 le reconrs des Parties en conflit, soit sur 
 1'initiativo des Puissances §trangeres au 
 < onflit, "nt exclnsivement le caractere de 
 conseil el n'ont Jamaia force obligatoire. 
 
 cumstancea may allow, <>ffi-r their 
 good offices or mediation to the Btai - 
 variant e. 
 
 Powers, atrangera to the dispute, have 
 1 1 1 « • tiirlit to offer good offices or im-iii 
 Hon, even during the course of hostili- 
 ties. 
 
 The exercise of this right can never be 
 regarded i>y one or the other of the parties 
 in conflict as an unfriendly act. 
 
 Article IV. 
 
 The part of the mediator consists in 
 reconciling the opposing claims and ap- 
 peasing the feelings of resentment which 
 may bare arisen between the States at 
 variance. 
 
 Article V. 
 
 The functions of the mediator are at an 
 end when once it is declared, either by 
 one of the parties to the dispute, or hy 
 the mediator himself, that the means of 
 
 reconciliation proposed by him are not 
 accepted. 
 
 Article VI. 
 Good offices and mediation, either at 
 the request of the parties at variance, or 
 en the initiative of Powers strangers to 
 the dispute, have exclusively the charac- 
 ter of advice and never having binding 
 force. 
 
 Article 7. 
 
 [/acceptation de la mediation ne pent 
 
 avoir pour effet, sauf convention con- 
 
 traire, d'interrompre, de retarder on 
 
 d'entraver la mobilisation et autres me- 
 
 preparatoires a la guerre. 
 
 Si elle Intervient apres I'ouverture des 
 hostilites, elle n'interrompt pas, sauf con- 
 vention contraire, les operations mili- 
 tairea en cours. 
 
 Ai;i n • i - 
 
 Lea l'u,-- ii Ignatairea -"'it d'ac- 
 
 cord pour recommander I 'application, 
 
 Article VII. 
 
 The acceptance of mediation can not, 
 unless there be an agreement to the con- 
 trary, have the effect of interrupting, 
 delaying, or hindering mobilization or 
 other measures of preparation for war. 
 
 If mediation occurs after the commence- 
 ment of hostilities it causes no interrup- 
 tion to the military operations in prog- 
 ress, unless there be an agreement to the 
 contrary. 
 
 Aim [CLE VIII. 
 Tin- Signatory Powers are agreed in 
 recommending the application, when cir- 
 
dans les circonstances qui le permettent, 
 d'une Mediation speciale sous la forme 
 suivante. 
 
 Ed caa de differend grave compromet- 
 tant la Paix, les Etats en conflit choisis- 
 sent respectivement une Puissance a 
 laquelle ils confient la mission d'entrer 
 en rapport direct avec la Puissance choisie 
 d'autre part, a I'effet de preveuir la 
 rupture des relations pacifiques. 
 
 Pendant la duree de ce mandat dont le 
 terme, sauf stipulation contraire, ne peut 
 exceder trente jours, les Etats en litige 
 cessent tout rapport direct an sujet du 
 conflit, lequel est considere comme defere 
 exclusivement aux Puissances media- 
 trices. Celles-ci doivent appliquer tous 
 leurs efforts a regler le differend. 
 
 En cas de rupture effective des relations 
 pacifiques, ces Puissances demeurent 
 chargees de la mission commune de 
 profiter de toute occasion pour retablir la 
 paix. 
 
 Titre III. — Des Commissions Interna- 
 tionales d'Enquete. 
 
 Article 9. 
 
 Dans les litiges d'ordre international 
 n'engageant ni rhouneur ni des interets 
 essentiels et provenant d'une divergence 
 d'appreciation sur des points de fait, les 
 Puissances signataires jugent utile que 
 les Parties qui n'auraient pu se mettre 
 d'accord par les voies diploniatiques ins- 
 titnent, en tant que les circonstances le 
 permettront, une Commission Interna- 
 tionale d'enquete chargee de faciliter la 
 solution de ces litiges en eclaircissant, par 
 un examen impartial et consciencieux, les 
 questions de fait. 
 
 Article 10. 
 
 cumstances allow, of special mediation in 
 the following form : — 
 
 In case of a serious difference endan- 
 gering the peace, the States at variance 
 choose respectively a Power, to whom 
 they intrust the mission of entering into 
 direct communication with the Power 
 chosen on the other side, with the objei t 
 of preventing the rupture of pacific rela- 
 tions. 
 
 For the period of this mandate, tin 
 term of which, unless otherwise stipu- 
 lated, cannot exceed thirty days, tie- 
 States in conflict cease from all direcl 
 communication on the subject of the dis- 
 pute, which is regarded as referred exclu- 
 sively to the mediating Powers, who must 
 use their best efforts to settle it. 
 
 In case of a definite rupture of pacifi. 
 relations, these Powers are charged with 
 the joint task of taking advantage of any 
 opportunity to restore peace. 
 
 Title III. — On International Com- 
 missions of Inquiry. 
 
 Article IX. 
 
 In differences of an international na- 
 ture involving neither honour nor vital 
 interests, and arising from a difference of 
 opinion on points of fact, the Signatory 
 Powers recommend that the parties, win. 
 have not been able to comr to an agree- 
 ment by means of diplomacy, should as 
 far as circumstances allow, institute an 
 International Commission of Inquiry, to 
 facilitate a solution of these differ- 
 by elucidating the facts by means of an 
 impartial and conscientious investigation. 
 
 Article X. 
 
 Les Commissions internationales d'en- The International Commissions of In- 
 
 quete sont constitutes par convention quiry are constituted by special agree- 
 
 speciale entre les Parties en litige. ruent between the parties in conflict. 
 
 La convention d'enquete precis.- lea The Convention for an inquiry defines 
 
 faits a examiner etl'etendue des pouvoirs 1 1 1 « - facts to be examined and the extent 
 
 des commissaires. of the Commissioners' powers . 
 
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 Bile regie la procedure, ii settles the procedure. 
 
 L'enqufite .1 lieu oontradictoirement. <»n the Inquiry both ehlee must be beard. 
 
 1 1 I : .... ■; let delaifl a observer, en The form and the periods to be ob- 
 
 lant qu'ila oe -nt pas fixes par la con- served, if not Btated in tin- inquiry Con- 
 
 \i iitn.ii d'enqudte, ton! deti rmines par vention, are decided by the Coniniission 
 
 mmission elle-meme. itself. 
 
 Ami' 1 b 11. 
 
 Article XI. 
 
 Lea Commissions Internationales d'en- The International Commissions of In- 
 
 qudte -« >r»t fonneea, aaul stipulation con- quiry are formed, unless otherwise stipu- 
 
 traire, de la maniere d6termin6e par lated, In the manner fixed by Article 
 
 1'article 32 de le presents Uonvention. XXXII of the present convention. 
 
 \K1K1.E 12. 
 
 Lea Puissances en liti^e B'engagent a. 
 fournir a la Commission Internationale 
 d'enquete, dans la plus large meeure 
 qu'Elles jugeront possible, t..us lee moy- 
 ens < t Urates les facilites aecessairee pour 
 la connaissanoe complete et I'apprecia- 
 tion exacte 'les faite en question. 
 
 Article 13. 
 
 I. a 1 '<>nimission intcrnationaled'enquete 
 presi nte aux Puissances en liti^e son rap- 
 port si^ne par to us les membres dela Com- 
 mission. 
 
 Article h. 
 
 La rapport de la Commission Interna- 
 tionale d'enqufite, limits' a la constatation 
 des fait-, n'a nullement le caractere il'une 
 sentence arbitrate. 11 laisse aux Puis- 
 - en litige one entiere liberty pour 
 Is suite a donner a cette constatation. 
 
 Titlk IV. — De [.'Arbitrage Interna- 
 tional. 
 
 Chapitre I.—Ih In Justice Arbitrate. 
 
 Article 15. 
 
 Article XII. 
 
 The powers in dispute engage to supply 
 the International Commission of Inquiry, 
 
 as fully as they may think possible, with 
 all means and facilities necessary to ena- 
 ble it to be completely acquainted with 
 and to accurately understand the facts in 
 question. 
 
 Article XIII. 
 
 The International Commission of In- 
 quiry communicates its Keport to the 
 conflicting Powers, signed by all the 
 members of the Commission. 
 
 Article XIV. 
 
 The report of the International Commis- 
 sion of Inquiry is limited to a statement 
 of facts, and has in no way the character 
 of an Arbitral Award. It leaves the con- 
 flicting Powers entire freedom as to the 
 effect to he given to this statement. 
 
 Title IV. — On International Arbi- 
 tration. 
 
 Chapter I. — On the System of Arbitration. 
 
 Article XV. 
 
 L'arbitrage Internationa] a pour objet International arbitration has for its ob- 
 
 le reglement de litiges entre les (Stats par ject the settlement of differences between 
 
 des Jugesde leurchoix el snrla basedu states by judges of their own choice, and 
 
 • 'lu droit. on the basis of respect for law. 
 
 Article 16. 
 
 Article XVI. 
 
 Dans les questions d'ordre Juridique, et In questions of a legal nature, and 
 •n premier lieu dans les (|nestionsd"inter- especially in the interpretation or appli- 
 pretation on d'application des conventions cation of International Conventions, axbi- 
 
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 interuationalcs, l'arbitrage est reconnu tration is recognized by the Signatory 
 
 par les Puissances signataires comme le Powers as the most effective, and at the 
 
 moyen le plus efficace et en meme temps same time the most equitable, means of 
 
 le plus equitable de regler les litiges qui settling disputes which diplomacy has 
 
 n'ont pas ete resolus par les voies diplo- failed to settle. 
 matiques. 
 
 Article 17. Article XVII. 
 
 La convention d'arbitrage est conclue The Arbitration Convention is con- 
 pour des contestations dejk nees ou pour eluded for questions already existing or 
 des contestations eventuelles. for questions which may arise eventually. 
 
 Elle peut concerner tout litige ou seule- It may embrace any dispute or only dis- 
 
 ment les litiges d'une categoric deter- putes of a certain category, 
 minee. 
 
 Article 18. 
 
 Article XVIII. 
 
 La convention d'arbitrage implique The Arbitration Convention implies 
 l'engagement de se soumettre de bonne the engagement to submit loyally to the 
 foi a la sentence arbitrate. Award. 
 
 Article 19. 
 
 Independamment des traites generaux 
 ou particuliers qui stipulent actuellement 
 r obligation du recours a l'arbitrage polit- 
 ies Puissances signataires, ces Puissances 
 se reservent de conclure, soit avant la rati- 
 fication du present Acte, soit posterieure- 
 ment, des accords uouveaux, generaux ou 
 particuliers, en vue d'etendre l'arbitrage 
 obligatoire a tous les cas qu'Elles jugeront 
 possible de lui soumettre. 
 
 Article XIX. 
 
 Independently of general or private 
 Treatise expressly stipulating recourse to 
 arbitration as obligatory on the Signatory 
 Powers, these Powers reserve to them- 
 selves the right of concluding, either be- 
 fore the ratification of the present Act or 
 later, new Agreements, general or private, 
 with a view to extending obligatory arbi- 
 tration to all cases which they may con- 
 sider it possible to submit to it. 
 
 CHAPITBB II.— De la Cour Permanente Chapter II. — On the Permanent Court of 
 (/' Arbitrage. Arbitration. 
 
 Article XX. 
 
 Article 20. 
 
 Dans le but de faciliter le recours im- 
 mediat a l'arbitrage pour les diffe rends 
 internationaux qui n'ont pu etre regies 
 par la voie diplomatique, les Puissances 
 signataires s'engagent a organizer une 
 Cour permanente d'arbitrage, accessible 
 en tout temps et fonctionnant, sauf stipu- 
 lation contrairedes Parties, conformement 
 aux Regies de procedure inserees dans la 
 presente Convention. 
 
 AllTKI.K 21. 
 
 With the object of facilitating an im- 
 mediate recourse to arbitration for inter- 
 national differences, which it has not been 
 possible to settle by diplomacy, the Sig- 
 natory Powers undertake to organize a 
 permanent Court of Arbitration, accessi- 
 ble at all times and operating, unless 
 otherwise stipulated by the parties, in 
 accordance with the Rules of Procedure 
 
 inserted in the present Convention. 
 
 Article xxi. 
 
 La Cour permanente sera competente The Permanent Court shall be compe- 
 pour tous leg ca~ d'arbitrage, a moins tent for all arbitration cases, unless the 
 
v: 
 
 qu'il n'y ait entente entre les Parties poui parties agree to Institute a Bpecial Tri- 
 I'etablisseiuent d'une Juridictiou speciale. bnnal. 
 
 A 1:1 i< i I 
 
 in Bureau Internationa] 6tabll k la 
 Hays serf de greffe a la Cour. 
 
 i !e Bnrean eat rintermfidiaire di 
 municatlons relativea aux reunions de 
 celle-ci. 
 
 II ;i la garde dee archives et la gestion 
 de tontea lea affaire* administratives. 
 
 I i - Puissances signataires s'engagent k 
 conunnniqner <u Bureau international 
 de l..i Haye one copie certified confonne 
 de toute Btipulation d'arbitrage Intervenue 
 < atre • •ll<s el de toute sentence arbitrate 
 oncernant el renduepardee juridic- 
 tions Bpeciales. 
 
 Ellcs at a communiquer de 
 
 j 1 1 1 • 1 1 1 < • au Bureau, lea lois, reglements «'t 
 documents coustatant eventuellement 
 rexecution dee sentences rendueaparla 
 ('our. 
 
 \i:i I. l l 23. 
 
 Chaque Pniaeance Bignataire designera, 
 dans lea tMis mois qui Buivront la ratifl- 
 u par elle <Im present acte, quatre 
 peraonnes au plus, d'une competence 
 reconnue dans les questions de droit 
 international, jonissant do la plus haute 
 
 consideration morale et disposGes a ac- 
 cepter les fonctions d'arbitres. 
 
 Les peraonnes ainsi designees seront 
 inscrites, au titre de membres de la Cour, 
 -ur ii r i • - li~t>- qui sera notifies a tontea hs 
 Puissances signataires par les soius du 
 Bureau. 
 
 Toute modification a la listc dee arbitres 
 • -i portee, par les Boins du Bureau, a la 
 connaissance des Puissances signataires. 
 
 Dens mi plnsieurs Puissances pcuvent 
 s'entendre pour la designation en com- 
 mon dun on de plusieurs membres. 
 
 Lamdme personne peul >'tre designee 
 par des Puissant be difffin at b. 
 
 Les membres de la Cour sont nommes 
 poururj tonne de six ana. Leur mandal 
 peut §tre renouvi 18. 
 
 Article XXII. 
 
 An International Bureau, established 
 at The Hague, serves as record office for 
 the Court. 
 
 This Bureau is the channel for commu- 
 nications relative to the meetings of 1 1 1 • • 
 
 Court. 
 
 It has the custody of the archives ami 
 conducts all the administrative business. 
 
 The Signatory Powers undertake to 
 communicate to the Internationa] Bureau 
 
 at The Hague a duly certified copy of any 
 conditions of arbitration arrived at be- 
 tween them, and of any award concerning 
 them delivered by special Tribunals. 
 
 They undertake also to communicate to 
 the Bureau the Laws, Regulations, and 
 documents eventually showing the exe- 
 cution of the awards given by the Court. 
 
 Article XXIII. 
 
 Within the three months following its 
 ratification of the present Act, each 
 Signatory Power shall select four persons 
 at the most, of known competency in 
 questions of international law, of tin- 
 highest moral reputation, and disposed to 
 accept the duties of Arbitrators. 
 
 The persons thus selected shall be 
 Inscribed, as members of the Court, in a 
 list which shall be notified by the Bureau 
 to all the Signatory Powers. 
 
 Any alteration in the list of Arbitrators 
 is brought by the Bureau to the knowl- 
 edge of the Signatory Powers. 
 
 Two or more Powers may agree on the 
 selection in common of one or more 
 members. 
 
 The same person can be selected by 
 different Powers. 
 
 The Members of the Court are ap- 
 pointed for a term of six years. Their 
 appointments can be renewed. 
 
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 En cas de deces ou de retraite d'un In case of the death or retirement of a 
 
 meinbre de la Cour, il est pourvu a son member of the Court, his place shall be 
 
 remplacement selon le mode fixe pour sa filled in accordance with the method of 
 
 nomination. his appointment. 
 
 Article 24. 
 
 Lorsque les Puissances signataires 
 veulent s'adresser a la Cour permanente 
 pour le reglement d'un differend survenu 
 ntre elles, le choix des arbitres appeles 
 a former le Tribunal competent pour 
 statuer sur ce differend, doit etrc fait 
 dans la liste geuerale des membres de la 
 Cour. 
 
 A defaut de constitution du Tribunal 
 arbitral parPaccord immediat des Parties, 
 il est procede de la mauiere suivante : 
 
 Chaque Partie nomine deux arbitres et 
 ceux-ci choisissent ensemble un sur- 
 arbitre. 
 
 En cas de partage des voix, le choix de 
 surarbitre est confie a une Puissance 
 tierce, designee de commun accord par 
 les Parties. 
 
 Si l'accord lie s*etablit pas a ce sujet, 
 chaque Partie designe une Puissance 
 differente et le choix du surarbitre est 
 fait de concert par les Puissances ainsi 
 designees. 
 
 Le Tribunal etant ainsi compose, les 
 parties notifient au Bureau leur decision 
 de s'adresser a la Cour et les noms des 
 arbitres. 
 
 Le Tribunal arbitral se reunit a la date 
 fixee par les Parties. 
 
 Les membres de la Cour, dans Fexercice 
 de leurs fonctions et en dehors de leur 
 Pays, jouissent des privileges et immu- 
 nites diplomatiques. 
 
 Article 25. 
 
 Le Tribunal arbitral siege d'ordinaire 
 a la Have. 
 
 Le siege ne peut, sauf le cas de force 
 majeure, etre change par le Tribunal que 
 de l'assentiment des Parties. 
 
 Auticle 26. 
 
 Le Bureau international de la Haye est 
 autorise il mettre ses locaux et son orga- 
 
 Aeticle XXIV. 
 
 When the Signatory Powers desire to 
 have recourse to the Permanent Court 
 for the settlement of a difference that has 
 arisen between them, the Arbitrators 
 called upon to form the competent Tri- 
 bunal to decide this difference, must be 
 chosen from the general list of members 
 of the Court. 
 
 Failing the direct agreement of the 
 parties on the composition of the Arbi- 
 tration Tribunal, the following course 
 shall be pursued : — 
 
 Each party appoints two Arbitrators, 
 and these together choose an Umpire. 
 
 If the votes are equal, the choice of the 
 Umpire is intrusted to a third Power, 
 selected by the parties by common accord. 
 
 If an agreement is not arrived at on 
 this subject, each party selects a different 
 Power, and the choice of the Umpire is 
 made in concert by the Powers thus 
 selected. 
 
 The Tribunal being thus composed, the 
 parties notify to the Bureau their deter- 
 mination to have recourse to the Court 
 and the names of the Arbitrators. 
 
 The Tribunal of Arbitration assembles 
 on the date fixed by the parties. 
 
 The Members of the Court, in the dis- 
 charge of their duties and out of their 
 own country, enjoy diplomatic privileges 
 and immunities. 
 
 Article XXV. 
 
 The Tribunal of Arbitration lias its or- 
 dinary seat at The Hague. 
 
 Except in cases of necessity, the place 
 of session can only be altered by the Tri- 
 bunal with the assent of the partio. 
 
 Article XXVI. 
 
 The Internationa] Bureau at The 
 Eagne i< authorized to place it- premises 
 
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 ttion a la disposition dea Puiseancee 
 signatairea pour l> fonctionnemenl de 
 Urate jaridiction speciale d'ai bil • 
 
 La juridiction de la Com permanente 
 peal 8tre 6tendue, dans lea conditions 
 ritea par lee Eteglementa, aux Utigea 
 existant entre dea Poisaancee non - 
 - on antra dea Puissani ea Bignal 
 et dea Puissancea non BignataJres, aJ l< - 
 Parties Bonl oonvenuea de reconrir a 
 <■' tte juridiction. 
 
 v 11 1- 1 « 1 1 27. 
 
 Lee Pniaaancea algnatalree conaiderent 
 comme on devoir, dana le caa on on con- 
 flit aign menacerait d'eclater entre deux 
 on plnaienra d'entre Elles, de rappeler a 
 »-cl qne la Conr permanente lenr eat 
 tie. 
 
 oaeqnence, Ellea declarent que le 
 fait de rappeler aux Partiee en confiil lea 
 diapoaitiona de la preaente Convention, at 
 le conaeil donn6, dana I'interdt Bupfirieur 
 de la palx, de a'adreaser a la Conr perma- 
 nente ne penvent £tre considerea qne 
 comme actea 'it- Bons Offices. 
 
 Aktici.k 28. 
 
 I n c.>nv,ii administratif permanent 
 < • •iii|k>s6 des represeutitnts diiilomatiqnea 
 
 - Pniaaancea Bignatairea accreditee a la 
 Baye et dn Miniatre dea Affaires Etran- 
 geres dea Paya-Baa <nii remplira lcs fonc- 
 
 tioiis de President, sera constitute dans 
 cette vilK- le plus tot possible apri-s la 
 ratification dn present Acta par neuf 
 Puissances au iin >i r i - . 
 
 Oe Conaeil sera charge d'dtablir et 
 d'organiaer le Bureau International, le- 
 
 <in<d deineurera sons sa direction et sous 
 
 son contrOle. 
 
 II notifiera anx Pniaaancea la constitu- 
 tion de la Cour et pourvoira ii l'installa- 
 tion ile celle-cl. 
 
 Harrdteraeon reglement d'ordreaJnai 
 que touaautrea reglemente nteeaaairea. 
 
 II decidara toutee lea queetiona adminia- 
 trativea qui pourraienl aurgir toucbant 
 le fonctionnement de la Cour. 
 
 and it- -t;iff at the diapoaal of the Sigua- 
 torj Powera for the operations of any 
 special Hoard of Arbitration. 
 
 The jurisdiction of the Permanent 
 Court, may, within the conditions laid 
 down In the Regulations, i" j extended to 
 diaputea between non-Signatory Powera, 
 or between Signatory Powera and non- 
 Bignatory Powers, if the partiee an 
 I ..ii recourse to this Tribunal. 
 
 AUTICLE XXVII. 
 
 The Signatory Towers consider it their 
 duty, if a serious dispute threatens to 
 break out between two or more of them. 
 to remind these latter that the Perma- 
 nent I krart i> open to them. 
 
 Consequently, they declare that the fact 
 of reminding the conflicting parties of the 
 provisions of the present Convention, and 
 the advice given to them, in the highest 
 interests of peace, to have recourse to the 
 Permanent Court, can only be regarded 
 as friendly actions. 
 
 Article XXVIII. 
 
 A Permanent Administrative Council, 
 composed of the Diplomatic Representa- 
 tives of the Signatory Powers accredited 
 to The Hague and of the Netherland 
 .Minister for Foreign Affairs, who will act 
 as President, shall be instituted in this 
 town as soon as possible after the ratifi- 
 cation of the present Act by at least nine 
 
 Powers. 
 
 This Council will be charged with the 
 establishment and organization of the 
 International Bureau, which will be under 
 its direction and control. 
 
 It will notify to the Powers the con- 
 stitution of the Court and will provide 
 for its installation. 
 
 It will settle its Rules of Procedure and 
 all other necessary Herniations. 
 
 It will decide all questions of adminis- 
 tration which may arise with regard to 
 the operations of the Court. 
 
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 II aura tout pouvoir quant a la nomi- 
 nation, la suspension ou la revocation des 
 fonctionnaires et employes du Bureau. 
 
 II fixers lea traitementa et salaires et 
 
 contrOlera la depense generate. 
 
 La presence de cinq membres dans les 
 reunions dument convoquees suffit pour 
 perrnettre au Conseil de deliberer valable- 
 ment. Les decisions sout prises a la ma- 
 jority dea voix. 
 
 Le Conseil communique sans delai aux 
 Puissances signataires les regtements 
 adoptes par lui. II leur adresse chaque 
 annee un rapport sur les travaux de la 
 Cour, sur le fonctionnement des services 
 administratifs et sur lea depenses. 
 
 Article 29. 
 
 It will have entire control over the 
 appointment, suspension or dismissal of 
 the officials and employes of the Bureau. 
 
 It will fix the payments and salaries, 
 and control the general expenditure. 
 
 At meetings duly summoned the pres- 
 ence of five members is sufficient to render 
 valid the discussions of the Council. The 
 decisions are taken by a majority of rotes. 
 
 The Council communicates to the Sig- 
 natory Powers without delay the Regula- 
 tions adopted by it. It furnishes them 
 with an annual Beport on the labours of 
 the Court, the working of the administra- 
 tion, and the expenses. 
 
 Article XXIX. 
 
 Les frais du Bureau aeront supported The expenses of the Bureau shall be 
 
 par les Puissances signataires dans la borne by the Signatory Powers in the 
 
 proportion etablie pour le Bureau inter- proportion fixed for the International 
 
 national de 1' Union postale uuiverselle. Bureau of the Universal Postal Union. 
 
 ChapitreIII. — Dela Procedure Arbitrate. Chapter III. — On Arbitral Procedure. 
 Article 30. Article XXX. 
 
 En vue de favoriser le developpement 
 de l'arbitrage, les Puissances signataires 
 ont arrete les l'egles suivantes qui seront 
 applicables a la procedure arbitrate, en 
 tant que les Parties ne sont pas conve- 
 nues d'autres regies. 
 
 Article 31. 
 
 Les Puissances qui recourent a l'arbi- 
 trage siguent un acte special (compromis) 
 dans lequel sont nettement determines 
 l'objet du litige ainsi que l'etendue des 
 pouvoirs des arbitres. Cet acte implique 
 l'engagement des Parties de se soumettre 
 de bonne foi a la sentence arbitrale. 
 
 Article 32. 
 
 Les fonctious arbitrates peuvent 6tre 
 
 conferees k un arbitre unique ou k plu- 
 sieurs arbitres designes par les Parties a 
 leur gr6, ou choisis par Elles parmi les 
 membres de la Cour permanente d'arbi- 
 trage etablie par le present Acte. 
 
 With a view to encourage the develop- 
 ment of arbitration, the Signatory Powers 
 have agreed on the following Bules which 
 shall be applicable to arbitral procedure, 
 unless other rules have been agreed on 
 by the parties. 
 
 Article XXXI. 
 
 The Powers who have recourse to ar- 
 bitration sign a special Act ("Com- 
 promis"), in which the subject of the 
 difference is clearly defined, as well as 
 the extent of the Arbitrators' powers. 
 This Act implies the undertaking of the 
 parties to submit loyally to the award. 
 
 Article XXXII. 
 
 The duties of Arbitrator may be con- 
 ferred on one Arbitrator alone or ou sev- 
 eral Arbitrators selected by the parties as 
 they please, or chosen by them from the 
 members of the Permanent Court of Ar- 
 bitration established by the present Act. 
 
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 \ ik'faul de < . >i i -i 1 1 n t i ■ >ii 'in Tribunal 
 par I'acoord Immedial dea Parties, il esl 
 le* de la msniere Buivante: 
 
 Chaque Partle Domme deux arbitrea 
 M\-i'i choialBsent ensemble an snr- 
 nrbltre. 
 
 En caa de partage dea \"i\. le choix de 
 Burarbitre eel confle* h one Puissance 
 tierce, designee de common accord par 
 
 - Pai ii' i. 
 
 Bi l'accord De B'etablM pas a cesujet, 
 cbaqne Partle designe one Puissance dif- 
 ferente < t )■■ choix du rararbitre est fait 
 de conceri par lea Pulssancea ainsi 
 
 ARTICLE S3. 
 
 Lorsqn'un Souverain ou an Chefd'Etat 
 i -t choisi pour arbitre, la procedure arbi- 
 tral est regl6e par Lui. 
 
 A Kl ICLK 34. 
 
 Failing the constitution of the Tri- 
 bunal by direct agreement between tin- 
 parties, the following course shall be 
 pursued : 
 
 Eacb party appoints two arbitrators, 
 and these latter together choose an Um- 
 pire. 
 
 In case of equal voting, the choice "f 
 the Umpire is intrusted to a third Power, 
 minted by the parties l>y common ac- 
 cord. 
 
 If no agreement is arrived at on this 
 subject, each party selects a different 
 Power, and the choice of the Umpire is 
 made in concert by the Powers thus se- 
 lected. 
 
 Amicus XXXIII. 
 
 When a Sovereign or the Chief of a 
 state is chosen as Arbitrator, the arbitral 
 procedure is settled by him. 
 
 Article XXXIV. 
 
 Le Burarbitre est de droit President du The Umpire is by right President of the 
 
 Tribunal. Tribunal. 
 
 Lorsque le Tribunal ne comprend paa When the Tribunal does not include an 
 
 de Burarbitre il nomme lui-mSme son Umpire, it appoints its own President. 
 president. 
 
 Article 35. Article XXXV. 
 
 En cas de d6ces, de demission ou d'em- in case of the death, retirement, or 
 
 1 1 n-ii t , pour quelque cause que ce disability from any cause of one of the 
 
 -iiit.de Pun des arbitres, il est pourvu a Arbitrators, his place shall be rilled in 
 
 -on i emplacement selou le mode fixe pour accordance with the method of his ap- 
 
 -i Domination. pointment. 
 
 Article 36. 
 
 Article XXXVI. 
 
 Le siege du Tribunal est designs par The Tribunal's place of session is se- 
 
 • - Partes. A defaut de cette designa- 
 tion ]c Tribunal siege a la Have. 
 
 be si. -tre ainsi fixe ne pent, sauf le caa 
 de force majeure, ttre change par le 
 Tribunal que de l'assentiment des Parties. 
 
 Am [cle '■'>'. 
 
 lected by the parties. Failing this selec- 
 tion the Tribunal sits at The Hague. 
 
 The place thus fixed cannot, except in 
 case of necessity, be changed by the Tri- 
 bunal without the assent of the parties. 
 
 Article XXXVII. 
 
 Lea Parties ont le droit de nommer an- The parties have the right to appoint 
 pros du Tribunal desdelegues ou agenta delegates or special agents to attend the 
 ipecianx. a\.. la mission de servir d'in- Tribunal, for the purpose of serving as 
 term6diaires entre Elles et le Tribunal, intermediaries between them and the 
 
 Tribunal. 
 
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 Kilo s(/nt en outre autoris£es a charger 
 de la defense de leurs droits et interets 
 levant le Tribunal, des conseils ou avo- 
 cats nommes par Elles a cet effet. 
 
 Article 38. 
 I.e tribunal decide du ehoix lies iangues 
 dont il fera usage et dont l'emploi sera 
 autorise devant lui. 
 
 Article 39. 
 
 La procedure arbitrale comprend en 
 regie generate deux phases distinctes : 
 1 instruction et les debats. 
 
 L'instruction consiste dans la coinmu- 
 nication faite par les agents respectifs, 
 aux membres du Tribunal et a la Partie 
 adverse, de tous actes imprirues ou ecrits 
 et de tous documents coutenant les moy- 
 ena invoques dans la cause. Cette cora- 
 munication aura lieu dans la forme et 
 dans les delais determines par le Tri- 
 bunal en vertu de 1'article 49. 
 
 Les debats consistent dans le develop- 
 pement oral des moyens des Parties de- 
 v,mt le Tribunal. 
 
 Article 40. 
 
 Toute piece produite par l'une des Par- 
 ties doit etre communiquee a l'autre 
 Partie. 
 
 Article 41. 
 
 Les debats sont diriges par le President. 
 
 lis ne sont publics qu'en vertu d'une 
 decision du Tribunal, prise avec l'assen- 
 timent des Parties. 
 
 lis sont consignee dans des proces- 
 verbaux rediges par des secretaires que 
 nomme le President. Cesproces-verbaux 
 ont seuls caractere authentique. 
 
 \l;l ni.K 42. 
 
 L'instruction etant close, le Tribunal 
 
 :i !<■ droit d'eearterdu debat tous actes OU 
 
 documents nouveaux qu'une des Parties 
 voudrait lui soumettre >ans le consente- 
 ment de l'autre. 
 
 They are further authorized to retain, 
 for the defense of their riirhts ami inter- 
 ests before the Tribunal, counsel or advo- 
 cates appointed by them for this purpose. 
 
 Article XXXVIII. 
 
 The Tribunal decides on the choice of 
 languages to be used by itself, and to be 
 authorized for use before it. 
 
 Article XXXIX. 
 
 As a general rule the arbitral procedure 
 comprises two distinct phases ; prelimi- 
 nary examination and discussion. 
 
 Preliminary examination consists in the 
 communication by the respective agents 
 to the members of the Tribunal and to 
 the opposite party of all printed or writ- 
 ten Acts and of all documents containing 
 the arguments invoked in the case. This 
 communication shall be made in the form 
 and within the periods fixed by the Tri- 
 bunal in accordance with Article XLIX. 
 
 Discussion consists in the oral develop- 
 ment before the Tribunal of the argu- 
 ments of the parties. 
 
 Article XL. 
 
 Every document produced by one party 
 must be communicated to the other party. 
 
 Article XLI. 
 
 The discussions are under the direction 
 of the President. 
 
 They are only public if it be s< > decided 
 by the Tribunal, with the assent of the 
 parties. 
 
 They are recorded in the proct8~verbaux 
 drawn up by the Secretaries appointed bj 
 the President. These proci&verbaux alone 
 have an authentic character. 
 
 Article XLII. 
 
 When the preliminary examination Is 
 concluded, the Tribunal has the tight t. 
 refuse discussion of all fresh Acts or doc- 
 uments which one party may desire t" 
 submit to it without the consent of the 
 other party. 
 
 13210- 
 
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 i . I'i [banal demeare Ubre de prendre 
 en consideration lea actee ou documents 
 nouveanx sur lesquels lee agents oucon- 
 Bella dea Partiea appelleraienl son atten- 
 tion. 
 
 Km ce t as, ). Trlbnnal a le droit de 
 requ6rir la production de cea actea ou 
 documents, Bauf ['obligation d'en donner 
 connaissance a la Partie adi 
 
 \ I. I li IK 1 I. 
 
 Aim hi.)-. XLIII. 
 
 The Tribunal is free to take into con- 
 sideration fresb Acts or documents t" 
 which its attention may be drawn by the 
 agents or counsel of the parties. 
 
 In this case, tin- Tribunal has the right 
 to require the production of these Acts or 
 documents, bul is obliged to make them 
 known to the opposite party. 
 
 Article XLIV. 
 
 Le Tribunal pent, en outre, requfirir The Tribunal can, besides, require from 
 
 gents dea Parties la production de the agents of the parties the production 
 
 toua actea el demander toutes explications of all Acts, and can demand all necessary 
 
 necessaires. En cas de refus le Tribunal explanations. In case of refusal, the 
 
 en prend acte. Tribunal takes note of it. 
 
 AiiThi.i: 46. 
 
 gents el lea conseils dea Parties 
 -•■lit autorises a presenter oralement au 
 Tribunal toua lea moyens qu'ils jugent 
 utiles a la defense de leur cause 
 
 Article 46. 
 
 lis ont le droit de soulever dea excep- 
 tions el incidents. Lea decisions <lu Tri- 
 bunal Mir ccs points sont definitives et ae 
 peuveni donner lieu a aucune discussion 
 ulterieure. 
 
 Article 47. 
 
 Lea membrea du Tribunal ont le droit 
 de poser des questions aux agents et aux 
 conseils dea Partiea et de leur demander 
 dea eclaircissementa sur les points dou- 
 teux. 
 
 Ni lee questions posees, ni les observa- 
 tions faitea par lea membrea du Tribunal 
 pendanl le coure des debate ue peuvent 
 Stre regardgea comme I'expression des 
 opinions dn Tribunal en general ou de 
 sea membrea en particulier. 
 
 Aim mm 
 
 Le Tj ibunai esl autorise' a determiner 
 
 ni 1 1. ii-in .- en Interpretant le com- 
 
 promis ainsl >i"'' les autrea traitea <iui 
 
 i ni etre tnvoqufis dana la matien . el 
 
 Article XLV. 
 
 The agents and counsel of the parties 
 are authorized to present orally to the 
 Tribunal all the arguments they may 
 think expedient in defence of their i 
 
 Article XLVI. 
 
 They have the light to raise objections 
 ami points. The decision- of the Tri- 
 bunal on those points are final, ami can- 
 not form the subject of any subsequent 
 discussion. 
 
 Article XLVII. 
 
 The members of the Tribunal have the 
 right to put questions to the agents and 
 
 counsel of the parties, and to demand ex- 
 planations from them on doubtful points. 
 
 Neither the questions put nor the re- 
 marks made by members of the Tribunal 
 during the discussion- can be regarded as 
 an expression of opinion by the Tribunal 
 in general, or by it- members in par- 
 ticular. 
 
 Article xlviii. 
 
 The Tribunal i- authorized to declare 
 its competence In Interpreting the " < lom- 
 promis" a< well as the other Treaties 
 which may be invoked in the case, and in 
 
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 en appliquant les principes du droit inter- applying the principles of international 
 national. law. 
 
 Article 49. Article XLIX. 
 
 Le Tribunal a le droit de rendre des 
 ordonnances de procedure pour la direc- 
 tion du proces, de determiner les formes 
 et delais dans lesquels chaque Partie 
 devra prendre ses conclusions et de pro- 
 cefier a toutes les formalites que comporte 
 ['administration des preuves. 
 
 Article 50. 
 
 The Tribunal has the right to issue 
 Rules of Procedure for the conduct of the 
 case, to decide the tonus and periods 
 within which each party must conclude 
 its arguments, and to arrange all the for- 
 malities required for dealing with the 
 evidence. 
 
 Article L. 
 
 Les agents et les conseils des Parties When the agents and counsel of the 
 ayant presente tous les eclairclssements parties have submitted all explanations 
 et preuves a l'appui de leur cause, le and evidence in support of their case, the 
 President prononce la cloture des debats. President pronounces the discussion 
 
 closed. 
 Article 51. Article LI. 
 
 Les deliberations du Tribunal out lieu 
 a huis clos. Toute decision est prise a 
 la majorite des membres du Tribunal. 
 
 Le refus d'un membre de prendre part 
 au vote doit etre constate dans le proces- 
 verbal. 
 
 Article 52. 
 
 La sentence arbitrate, votee a la ma- 
 jorite des voix, est motivee. Elle est 
 redigee par ecrit et signee par chacun des 
 membres du Tribunal. 
 
 Ceux des membres qui sont restes en 
 minorite peuvent constater, en signant, 
 leur dissentiment. 
 
 Article 53. 
 
 La sentence arbitrale est lue en seance 
 publique du Tribunal, les agents et les 
 conseils de Parties presents ou d anient 
 appeles. 
 
 Article 54. 
 
 The deliberations of the Tribunal take 
 place in private. Every decision is taken 
 by a majority of members of the Tribunal. 
 
 The refusal of a member to vote must 
 be recorded in the proces-verbal. 
 
 Article LII. 
 
 The award, given by a majority of 
 votes, is accompanied by a statement of 
 reasons. It is drawn up in writing and 
 signed by each member of the Tribunal. 
 
 Those members who are in the minority 
 may record their dissent when signing. 
 
 Article LIII. 
 
 The award is read out at a public meet- 
 ing of the Tribunal, the agents and coun- 
 sel of the parties being present, or duh 
 summoned to attend. 
 
 Article LIV. 
 
 La sentence arbitrale, dument pro- The award, duly pronounced and noti- 
 
 nonceeet notitiee aux agents des Parties tied to the agents of the parties at vari- 
 
 en litige decide definitivement et sans ance, puts an end to the dispute definitely 
 
 appel la contestation. and without appeal. 
 
 Article 55. 
 
 Article i.y. 
 
 Les Parties pi-11 vent so reserver dans le The parties can reserve in the"Com- 
 compromls de demander la revision de la promis " the right to demand the re\ ision 
 - ntence arbitrale. of the award. 
 
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 Dans ■ • ■ as • i sauf convention < "n- 
 traire, la demande doll 6tre adr oaoc e an 
 Tribunal qui a rendu la lentence. Elle 
 in- pent 6tre motivee que par la decou- 
 verte il'mi fait aouTean qui eut 6t6 de 
 nature s exercer ane Influence decisive 
 sur la sentence et qui, Ion de la cldture 
 li - debate, 6talt Inconnn du tribunal lui- 
 m£me el de la Partie qui a demande* la 
 • \ i -ion. 
 La procedure de revision ne pent Stre 
 rte que par une decision du Tribunal 
 constatanl Bxpressement ('existence du 
 fait nouveau, lui reconnaiasant lescarac- 
 teree prevus par le paragraphs prece- 
 dent et declarant a ce titre la demande 
 • Mi'. 
 mpromis determine le dfilai dans 
 lequel la demande de revision doit Stre 
 f>rm£e. 
 
 Article 56. 
 
 I . sentence arbitrale n'est obligatoire 
 que pour lea Parties qui ont conclu le 
 compromis. 
 
 Li>rsi|u"ii >'a^it de l1nterpre*tation 
 d'une convention a laquelle ont participe' 
 dnutree Puissances que les Parties en 
 litige, celles-ci notifient aux premieres le 
 compromis qu'eilee ont conclu. Chacune 
 de ces Puissances a le droit d'intervenir 
 ku proces. Si une on plusieurs d'entre 
 • Hi- i. nt profits de cette faculty, Inter- 
 pretation contenue dans la sentence est 
 egalement obligatoire a leuregard. 
 
 ARTICLE 57. 
 
 in tin- case, and unless there be ttn 
 agreement to the contrary, the demand 
 must be addressed ti> the Tribunal which 
 
 pronounced the award. It can only I" 
 made on the ground of the discovery >>f 
 some new fact calculated to exercise a 
 decisive influence on the award, and 
 which, at the time the discussion was 
 closed, was unknown to the Tribunal and 
 t<> tin- party demanding the revision. 
 
 Proceedings for revision can only In- 
 instituted by a decision of the Tribunal 
 expressly recording the existence of the 
 new fact, recognizing in it the character 
 described in the foregoing paragraph, 
 and declaring the demand admissible on 
 this ground. 
 
 The "Compromis" fixes the period 
 within which the demand for revision 
 must be made. 
 
 Article LVI. 
 
 The award is only binding on the par- 
 ties who concluded the "Compromis." 
 
 When there is a question of interpret- 
 ing a Convention to which Powers other 
 than those concerned in the dispute are 
 parties, the latter notify to the former 
 the "Compromis" they have concluded. 
 Each of these Powers has the right to 
 intervene in the case. If one or more 
 of them avail themselves of this right, 
 the interpretation contained in the award 
 is equally biudiug on them. 
 
 Article LVII. 
 
 Chaque Partie supporte see propresfrals Each party pays its own expenses and 
 . t une pari egale dee fraia du Tribunal. an equal share of those of the Tribunal. 
 
 Disposition* [/• in'rales. 
 Article 58. 
 
 I. a presente Convention sera ratifies 
 
 le I'lo- i>n f delai possible. 
 Les ratifications seronl deposes k la 
 
 II aye. 
 
 II sera dresse du depot de cheque rati- 
 fication mi proces-verbal, donl unecopie, 
 ertiflee confonne, - ra remise par la role 
 
 General provisions. 
 
 Article LVIII. 
 
 The present Convention shall be rati- 
 fied as Bpeedilv as possible. 
 
 Tin- ratifications shall be deposited at 
 The Hague. 
 
 A proofs-verbal shall be drawn up re- 
 cording the receipt of each ratification, 
 and a copy duly certified shall be sent. 
 
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 diplomatiqrc k toutes les Puissances, qui through the diplomatic channel, to all 
 ont ete representees a la Conference In- the Powers who were represented at the 
 ternationale de La Paix de la Have. International Peace Conference at The 
 
 Hague, 
 Article 59. Abticxb lix. 
 
 Les Puissances non signataires qui ont 
 ete representees a la Conference Interna- 
 tionale de la Paix pourront adherer a la 
 presente Convention. Elles auront a cet 
 eflet a faire connaitre leur adhesion aux 
 Puissances contractantes, an moyeo d'une 
 notification ecrite, adressee an Gouvenie- 
 ment des Pays-Bas et communique^ par 
 celui-ci a toutes les autres Puissances 
 contractantes. 
 
 Article 60. 
 
 Les conditiones auxquelles les Puis- 
 sances qui n'ont pas ete representee a la 
 Conference Internationale de la Paix, 
 pourront adherer a la presente Conven- 
 tion, formeront 1'objet d'une entente ul- 
 terieure entre les Puissances contrac- 
 tantes. 
 
 Article 61. 
 
 S'il arrivait qu'une dea Hautes Parties 
 contractantes denoncat la presente Con- 
 vention, cette denonciation ne produirait 
 Bes effeta qu'un an apres la notification 
 faite par ecrit an Gouvernement des Pays- 
 Bas el communique^ immediatement par 
 celui-ci a toutes les autres Puissances con- 
 tractantes. 
 
 Cette denonciation ne produira sea effete 
 qu'a I'egard de la Puissance qui l'aura 
 notifiee. 
 
 En foide qnoi, les P16nipotentiaires ont 
 signe" la pr§sente Convention et Pont re- 
 venue de leurs sceaux. 
 
 Fait k la Hay.-, le \ iugt-neuf juillel mil 
 huit cent quatre-vingt dix-neuf, en un seul 
 exemplaire qui restera depose dans les ar- 
 chives du Gouvernement des Pays-lias ,-t 
 dont dea copies, certifies conformes, 
 ront remises par la voie diplomatique aux 
 Puissances contractantes. 
 Pour I'Allemagne : 
 
 i i . B. ) Min-i EB DEBNBBUBG. 
 
 The non-Signatory Powera who were 
 represented at the International Peace 
 Conference can adhere to the present 
 Convention. For this purpose they musl 
 make known their adhesion to the Con- 
 tracting Powers by a written notification 
 addressed to the Netherlands Govern- 
 ment, and communicated by it to all the 
 other Contracting Powera. 
 
 Article LX. 
 
 The conditions on which the Powers 
 who were not represented at the Interna- 
 tional Peace Conference can adhere to the 
 present Convention shall form the subject 
 of a subsequent Agreement among the 
 Contracting Powers. 
 
 Article LXI. 
 
 In the event of one of the High Con- 
 tracting Parties denouncing the present 
 Convention, this denunciation would not 
 take effect until a year after its notifica- 
 tion made in writing to the Netherlands 
 Government, and by it communicated at 
 once to all the other Contracting Powers. 
 
 This denunciation shall only affect the 
 notifying Power. 
 
 In faith of which the Plenipotentiaries 
 have signed the present Convention and 
 
 affixed their seals to it. 
 
 Done at The Hague, the 29th July, L899, 
 
 in a single copy, which shall remain in 
 the archives of the Netherlands Govern- 
 ment, and copies of it. duly certified, be 
 Bent through the diplomatic channel to 
 the Contracting Powers. 
 
 For Germany : 
 
 (L. S. ) Mi N6TEB DEBN] I 
 
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 Pour I'Autriche-Hongrie : 
 
 i . - w i l 9BBBHBIMB. 
 
 - i >Ki>i H BAMTI. 
 
 Poor la Belgique : 
 
 (L. 8.) A. BEEBNAEBT. 
 I . - III DE ( J HKI.I.K R0GIER. 
 
 (L. S. ) ('111! Dbscamps. 
 Tour la <'liiiic : 
 
 (l. 8.) Yang Yu. 
 Pour le Dam-mark: 
 
 [L. S.) F. BlLLE. 
 
 Pour l'Espagne: 
 
 (l. 8.) El Duque De Tetuan. 
 
 (l. s.) W. R. De Yilla Urrutia. 
 
 (l. s.) Arturo de Baguer. 
 Pour les Etats-TJnis d'Amerique : 
 
 (l. s.) Andrew D. White. 
 
 (l. 8.) Seth LiiW. 
 
 (l. s.) Stanford Newel. 
 
 (l. s.) A. T. Mahan. 
 
 (l. 8.) William Crozier. 
 Sous reserve de la declaration faite dans 
 
 la seance pleniere de la Conference de 
 
 25 juillet 1899. 
 Pour les Etats-Unia Siexlcains: 
 
 (l. s.) A. de Mier. 
 
 (l. s.) J. Zenil. 
 Pour la France : 
 
 (l. 8.) Leon Bourgeois. 
 
 (l. s.) G. Bihourd. 
 
 (l. s.) D'Estournelles de Constant. 
 Pour la Grande Bretagne et l'lrlande : 
 
 (l. s.) Pauncefote. 
 
 (l. s. I II knrv Howard. 
 Pour la <■' 
 
 i . - i N. Delyanni. 
 Pour I'ltalie : 
 i . >.i NiQBA. 
 i .8. A. Zannixi. 
 
 I I., s. i G. POMPILJ. 
 
 Pour le Japon : 
 
 i B.) I. MOTONO. 
 
 Pour le Luxembourg: 
 
 (l. b. i Eyb< hen. 
 Pour le Montenegro: 
 
 L. 8 M A.M.. 
 
 POU] I'-'- : 
 
 (L. 8.) \ ■ K IRNEBEEK. 
 
 i . B. i'i N Hi i B POOB1 i 'JAEL. 
 
 i , e i m. C. \-i r. 
 
 i . - I n i; \in -i \. 
 
 Tot Austria-Hungary : 
 
 (L. s. I W u BEB8HBIMB. 
 
 (l. s. 1 ! Okolicsaxyi. 
 For Belgium : 
 
 (l. 8.) A. Beerxaert. 
 (l. b.) Ctb. i>e Grelle Rogier. 
 (l. s.) Chb. Descamps. 
 For China : 
 
 (l. s.) Yang Yu. 
 For Denmark : 
 
 (l. s.) F. Bille. 
 For Spain : 
 
 (l. 6.) El Duque de Tetvan. 
 (l. s.) W. R. de Yilla Urrutia. 
 (l. s.) Arturo de Bagver. 
 For the United States of America : 
 (l. s.) Andrew D. White, 
 (l. s.) Seth Low. 
 (l. s.) Stanford Newel. 
 (l. s.) A. T. Mahan. 
 (l. s.) William Crozier. 
 Under reserve of the declaration made at 
 the plenary sitting of the Conference 
 on the 25th of July, 1899. 
 For the United Mexican States : 
 (l. 6.) A. de Mier. 
 (l. s.) J. Zenil. 
 For France : 
 (l. s.) Leon Bourgeois, 
 (l. 8.) G. Bihourd. 
 (l. s.) d'Estournelles de Constant. 
 For Great Britain and Ireland : 
 (l. s.) Pauncefote. 
 (l. s.) Henry Howard. 
 For Greece : 
 
 (l. s.) N. Delyaxni. 
 For Italy: 
 (l. s.) Nigra. 
 (l. s. ) A. Zanmni. 
 (l. s.) G. Pompilj. 
 For Japan : 
 
 (l. s.) I. Motono. 
 For Luxemburg: 
 
 (l. b. i Eyschbn. 
 For Montenegro : 
 
 (l. s.) Staal. 
 For the Netherlands : 
 (l. s. i \ . Karnebeek. 
 
 i .8. DEM BSBB I'i'ORTUGAEL. 
 ii . B.) '• M. C. Assf.u. 
 [h. 8.) E. N. Kami Bl N. 
 
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 Pour la Perse : 
 
 (l. s.) Mirza Riza Khan, Arfa-ud- 
 Dovleh. 
 
 Pour le Portugal : 
 (l. 8.) conde de macedo. 
 (l. 8.) Agostinho d'Ornellas de Vas- 
 
 concellos. 
 (l. s.) Conde de Selir. 
 
 Pour le Roumanie : 
 (l. s.) A. Beldiman. 
 (l. s.) J. N. Papiniu. 
 
 Sous les reserves, formulees aux articles 
 16, 17 et 19 de la presente Convention 
 (15, 16 et 18 du projet presente par le 
 Comite d'Examen) et consignees au 
 proces-verbal de la seance de la Troi- 
 sieme Commission du 20 juillet 1899. 
 
 Pour la Russie : 
 
 (l. s.) Staal. 
 
 (l. s.) Martens. 
 
 (l. s.) A. Basily. 
 Pour la Serbie : 
 
 (l. s.) Chedo Miyatovitch. 
 Sous les reserves, consignees au proces- 
 verbal de la Troisieme Commission du 
 
 20 juillet 1899. 
 Pour le Siam : 
 
 (l. s.) Phya Suriva Nuvatr. 
 
 (l. s.] Yisuddha. 
 Pour les Royaumes Unis de Suede et de 
 Norvege : 
 
 (l. s.) Bildt. 
 Pour la Suisse : 
 
 (l. s.) Roth. 
 Pour la Turquie : 
 
 (l. s.) Turkman. 
 
 (l. s.) Mehehed Nouby. 
 Sous reserve de la declaration faite dans 
 
 la si'ance pleniere de la Conference du 
 
 25 juill.t 1899. 
 Pour la Bulgarie : 
 
 (l. s.) D. Stancioff. 
 
 (l. b.) BfAJOB HEBSAPTCHIEFF. 
 
 Certifie pour copie conforme, Le Secre- 
 taire General duD6partementdea Affaires 
 Etrangeres. 
 
 (l. s.i L. H. Rui SBE.li \kus. 
 
 ',\ Hai i:. le SI Janvier I ■ 
 
 For Persia . 
 
 (l. 6.) Mirza Riza Khan, Arfa-ud- 
 Dovleh. 
 For Portugal : 
 
 (l. s.) Conde de Macedo. 
 
 (l. s.) Agostinho d'Ornellas de Vas- 
 
 iiiNCELLOS. 
 
 (l. s.) Conde de Selir. 
 For Roumania : 
 
 (l. s.) A. Beldiman. 
 
 (l. s.) J. N. Papiniu. 
 Under the reserves formulated in Articles 
 
 16, 17 and 19 of the present < invention 
 
 (15, 16 and 18 of the project presented 
 
 by the Committee on Examination) and 
 
 recorded in the proces-verbal of the 
 
 sitting of the Third Commission of 
 
 July 20, 1899. 
 For Russia : 
 
 (l. s.) Staal. 
 
 (l. s.) Martens. 
 
 (l. s.) A. Basily. 
 For Servia : 
 
 (l. s.) Chedo Miyatovitch. 
 Under the reserves recorded in the proces- 
 verbal of the Third Commission of July 
 
 20, 1899. 
 For Siam : 
 
 (l. s.) Phya Suriva Nuvatr. 
 
 (l. s.) Visuddha. 
 For the United Kingdoms of Sweden and 
 Norway : 
 
 (l. s.) Bildt. 
 For Switzerland : 
 
 (l. s.) Roth. 
 For Turkey : 
 
 (l. s.) Turkhan. 
 
 (l. s.) Mehemed Noury. 
 Under reserve of the declaration made in 
 
 the plenary sitting of the Conference 
 
 of July 25, 1899. 
 For Bulgaria : 
 
 (l. s.) D. Stancioff. 
 
 (l. s. i Major Besbaptchieff. 
 Certified as a true copy, The Secretary 
 General of the Department of Foreign 
 
 Affairs. 
 
 I L. s. I U II. BUYBBl M IEE8 
 Tin: Hal' i . January SI, 
 
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 And whereas the said Convention was signed by the Plenipotentiaries of the 
 i 11 ii< .1 Btates <>f America under reservation of the following declaration : 
 
 ■ Nothing contained in this convention shall be bo construed as to require the 
 United states of America to depart from Its traditional policy of oof intruding upon. 
 Interfering with, or entangling itself in the political questions of policy or internal 
 administration of any foreign state; nor shall anything contained in the said con- 
 vention be construed to Imply a relinquishment by the United state- of America of 
 
 it- traditional attitude toward purely American questions;" 
 
 And whereas the said Convention was duly ratified by the Government of the 
 United State- of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof. 
 ami by the Governments of the other Powers aforesaid with the exception of China 
 
 and Turkey ; 
 
 And whereas, in pursuance of the stipulations of Article LVIII of the said Con- 
 \ ention the ratifications of the said < lonvention were deposited at The Hague on the 
 1th. day of September, 1900, by the Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the 
 United States of America. Germany, Austria-Hungary. Belgium, Denmark, Spain. 
 I i ante, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Persia, Portugal, Boumania, Russia. 
 Siam, Sweden and Norway and Bulgaria; on the 6th. day of October, 1900, by the 
 Plenipotentiary of the Government of Japan ; on the 16th. day of October, 1900, by 
 the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Montenegro; on the 29th. day of Decem- 
 ber, 1900, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Switzerland ; on the 4th. day 
 of April, 1901, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Greece ; on the 17th. day 
 of April, 1901, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Mexico; on the 11th. 
 day of May, 1901, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Servia ; and on the 
 12th. day of July, 1901 , by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Luxembourg. 
 
 Now, therefore, be it known that I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United 
 States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end 
 that the same and every clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith 
 by the United States and the citizens thereof, subject to the reserve made in the 
 aforesaid declaration of the Plenipotentiaries of the United States. 
 
 In witness w hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United 
 States to he allixed. 
 
 Done at the ( 'ity of Washington this first day of November in the year of our Lord 
 one thousand nine hundred and one, and of the Independence of the 
 
 I T g 1 ' 
 
 United State-, the one hundred and twenty-sixth. 
 
 Theodore Roosevelt 
 By the President : 
 
 John Hay, 
 
 Secretary of State. 
 
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 2.— CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 01 AMERICA AND 
 CERTAIN POWERS FOB THE ADAPTATION TO MARITIME WARFARE 
 OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE GENEVA CONVENTION OF \i Q\ 81 
 
 1864. 
 
 Signed at The Hague July 2'K 1899. 
 
 Ratification advised by the Senate May ',. 2 ■ 
 
 Ratified !•;/ the President of the United StaU - August 5, lf>00. 
 
 Ratification deposited with the Netherlands Government September •',, 1900. 
 
 Proclaimed November 1, 1901. 
 
 By no: President or the United States oi America. 
 
 \ PRO( LAMATION 
 
 Whereas a Convention for the adaptation to Maritime Warfari i I the princi] 
 the Geneva Convention of August 22, 1864, was concluded and signed on Julj 29, 
 1899, by the Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America, Germany, Austria- 
 Hungary, Belgium, China, Denmark, Spain, Mexico, Franc-. Great Britain and 
 Ireland, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Montenegro, the Netherlands, P< 
 Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Servia, Siam, Sweden and Norway. Switzerland, 
 Turkey and Bulgaria, the original of which Convention, in the French language, is 
 word for word as follows : 
 
 [Translation.] 
 
 CONVENTION FOB l 11 K ADAPTATION 
 MARITIME WABFABE OF THE PBINCI- 
 PLE8 01 l ill. GENEVA I ONI BN 
 AUGU81 22, 1864. 
 
 CONVENTION l'ol'R L ADAPTATION A LA 
 GUERRE MARITIME DES PRINCIPES DE 
 LA CONVENTION DE GENEVE DU 22 AOfjT 
 1864. 
 
 Sa Majeste l'Empereur d'Allemagne, 
 Roi de Prusse ; Sa Majeste l'Empereur 
 d'Autriche, Roi de Boheme etc. et Roi 
 Apostolique de Hongrie ; Sa Majeste le 
 Roi des Beiges; Sa Majeste l'Empereur 
 de Chine; Sa Majeste le Roi de Dane- 
 mark ; Sa Majeste le Roi d'Espagne et en 
 Son Nom Sa Majeste' la Reine-Regente 
 du Royaume; le President des Etats-Unis 
 d'Am6rique; le President des Etats-Unis 
 Mexieains ; le President dela Rdpublique 
 Francaise; Sa Majesty la Reine du Roy- 
 aume-Uni de la Grande Bretagne et 
 d'Irlande, Imp6ratrice des Indes; Sa Ma- 
 ieste le Roi des Hellenes; Sa Majeste 1. 
 Roi d'ltalie ; Sa Majesty l'Empereur du 
 Japon ; Sou Altesse Royale le Grand-Due 
 de Luxembourg, Due d< S Son 
 
 Altesse le Prince de Montenegro; Sa Ma- 
 jeste la Reine des Pays-Bas; 8a Majesty 
 
 His Majesty the Emperor ol Germany, 
 King of Prussia; His Majesty the Em- 
 peror of Austria, King of Bohemia etc. 
 and Apostolic King of Hungary; His 
 Majesty the King of the Belgians; I! - 
 Majesty the Emperor ol China ; His Maj- 
 esty the King of Denmark; His Majestj 
 the King of Spain and in His Nam. 11 i 
 Majesty the Queen Regent ol the King- 
 dom; the President of the United States 
 of America ; the President ol tie- l ■ 
 Mexican state-; the President of the 
 French Republic ; Her Majesty the Qu 
 of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
 ami Ireland, Empress ■•! India; His 
 stj tie- Km.' ..f the Hellem - . His 
 Majesty the King • i [talj ; Hi- M 
 the Emperor ol Japan; Hie Royal High* 
 ueaa tie' Grand Duke of Lux< ml 
 Duke of Nassau ; lli~ Highness tie Pi I 
 
[jnperiale le Schah de Per» ; 8a Majeste 
 le Roi ili- Portugal i-t lies Algarves etc.; 
 
 Majeste* le BoJ de Roumanie; Sa 
 Majeste' I'Empereur de Tontea lee Hus- 
 sies; Sa Majeste le Roi de Serb! e ; 8a Ma- 
 le Roi de Slam : Ba Majeste 1 le Roi de 
 Suede el deNorvege; le Consei] Federal 
 Baisse; Ba Majeste I'Emperenr des Otto- 
 mans rt Son Altesse Royale le Princi- de 
 Bulgaria 
 
 Egalement animes du desir de diminuer 
 autant qu'il depend d'eux les maux in- 
 separables de la guerre et voulant dans 
 ce but adapter a la guerre maritime Les 
 principes de la Convention de Geneve du 
 22 aout 1864, ont resolu de conclure une 
 Convention a cet effet ; 
 
 lis ont en consequence nomme pour 
 Leurs Plenipotentiaires, savoir: 
 
 Sa Majesty I'Empereur d'Allemagne, 
 Roi de Prusse : Sun Exec Hence le Comte 
 de Miinster, Prince de Derneburg, Son 
 Lmbassadeur ii Paris. 
 
 Sa Majeste I'Empereur d'Autriche, Roi 
 de Boheme etc., et Roi Apostolique de 
 Hongrie: Sim Excellence le Comte R. de 
 Welsersbeimb, Son Ambassadeur extraor- 
 dinaire et plenipotentiaire. M. Alexan- 
 dre Okolicsanyi d'Okolicsna, Son Envoye 
 extraordinaire et Ministre plenipoten- 
 tiaire a la Have. 
 
 Sa Majesty le Roi des Beiges: Sou Ex- 
 cellence M. Auguste Beernaert, Son 
 Mini-tie d'Etat, President de la Chambre 
 des Representants. M. le Comte De 
 Grellf Bogier, Son Envoys' extraordinaire 
 et Mini-tie plenipotentiaire a la Haye. 
 
 M. le Chevalier Descamps, Senateur. 
 
 Sa Maje.-te I ' Klllpe le Ul' de Chine : M. 
 
 ITang Vii, BOO Envoyfi extraordinaire et 
 Ministre plenipotentiaire a St. Peters- 
 bourg. 
 
 Sa Maje-te le Etoi df Danemark : Son 
 
 I oambellan Fr. E, <le Bille, Son Envoys' 
 extraordinaire et .Mini-tie plenipoten- 
 tiaire a Londres. 
 
 ol Montenegro; Her Majesty the Queen 
 of tbe Netherlands : His Imperial Majesty 
 the shah ol Persia; His Majesty the King 
 of Portugal and ol the AJgarves etc.; His 
 Majesty the King of Roumania; His 
 Majesty the Kmperor of all the Russia-; 
 His Majesty the King ol Bervia; His 
 Majesty the Kinj; ol siam : His Majesty 
 
 the Kin;: of Sweden and Norway; the 
 Swiss Federal Council; His Majesty the 
 Emperorol the Ottomans and HisBoyal 
 
 Highness the Prince of Bulgaria. 
 
 Alike animated by the desire to dimin- 
 ish, as far as depends on them the evils 
 inseparable from warfare, and wishing 
 with this object to adapt to maritime 
 warfare the principles of the Geneva Con- 
 vention of the 22nd August, 1864, have 
 decided to conclude a convention to this 
 effect : 
 
 They have, in consequence, appointed 
 as their Plenipotentiaries, to wit: 
 His Majesty the Emperor of Germany. 
 King of Prussia: His Excellency Count 
 Monster, Prince of Derneburg, His Am- 
 bassador at Paris. 
 
 His Majesty the Emperor of Austria. 
 King of Bohemia, etc., and Apostolic 
 Kjng of Hungary: His Excellency Count 
 K. de Wel.-ersheimb, His Ambassador 
 Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Mr. 
 Alexander okolicsanyi d'Okolicsna, His 
 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- 
 potentiary at The Hague. 
 
 His Majesty the King of the Belgians: 
 His Excellency Mr. Auguste Beernaert, 
 His Minister of State, President of the 
 Chamber of Deputies; Count de Grelle 
 Rogier, His Envoy Extraordinary and 
 .Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague; 
 the Chevalier Descamps, Senator. 
 
 His Majesty the Emperor of China: 
 Mr. Yang Yu, His Envoy Extraordinary 
 and Minister Plenipotentiary at St. Pe- 
 tersburg. 
 
 Hi- Majesty the King of Denmark: His 
 
 Chamberlain Bt. E. de Bille, His Envoy 
 Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten- 
 tiary at London. 
 
Sa Majeste le Roi d'Eepagne et en Bon 
 N0111, Sa Majeste la Reine-Regente da 
 Royaume: Son Excellence le Dui 
 Tetuan. Ancien Ministre dee Affaires 
 Etrangeres. M. W. Ramirez de Villa 
 Urrutia, Son Envoye extraordinaire el 
 Ministre plenipotentiaire a Brnxelles. 
 M. Arthur de Baguer, Son Envove extra- 
 ordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire it 
 la Have. 
 
 Le President des £tats-l'nisd' A inerh|ne: 
 M. Stanford Newel. Envoye extraordinaire 
 et Ministre plenipotentiaire a la Haye. 
 
 Le President des Etats-Unia Mexicaina: 
 M. de Mier, Envove extraordinaire et 
 Ministre plenipotentiaire a Paris. M. 
 Zenil, Ministre-Resident a Brnxelles. 
 
 Le President de la Republique Eran- 
 caise: M. Leon Bourgeois, Ancien Presi- 
 dent du Conseil, Ancien Ministre des 
 Affaires Etrangeres, Membrede la Cham- 
 bre des Deputes. M. Georges Bihourd, 
 Envoye extraordinaire <t Ministre pleni- 
 potentiaire a la Have. M. 1* Baron 
 d'Estournelles de Constant, Ministre ple- 
 nipotentiaire, Membre de la Chanibre 
 de6 Deputes. 
 
 Sa Majeste la Seine du Royaume Uni 
 de la Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande, Im- 
 peratrice des Indes : Sir Henry Howard, 
 Son Envoye extraordinaire et Ministre 
 plenipotentiaire a la Haye. 
 
 Sa Majeste le Roi des Hellenes: M. N. 
 Delyanni, Ancien President du Conseil, 
 Ancien Ministre des Affaires Etrangeres, 
 Son Envove extraordinaire et Ministre 
 plenipotentiaire a Pan's. 
 
 S:i Mnje-te le Roi d'ltalie : Son Excel- 
 lence le Cointe Nigra, Son Ambassadeur 
 i Vienne, Senateur du Royaume. M. le 
 Comte A. Zannini, Son Envoye extraor- 
 dinaire et Ministre pl6nipotentiarie a la 
 Have. M. le Commaudeur Guido Pom- 
 pilj, Depute an Parlement Italien. 
 
 ga Majeste l'Empereur du Japon : M. I. 
 Motono, Son Envove extraordinaire el 
 Ministre plenipotentiaire a Brnxelles. 
 
 Son Altease Boyale le Grand Dnc de 
 Luxembourg, Due de Na sau: Son Ex- 
 
 Elk Majesty tin- King of Spain and in 
 
 1 1 i — Nam.-. Her Majest; the Queen Regent 
 of the Kingdom HisEa elli di j th< l>uke 
 of Tetnan. lormerlj M 
 Affaire ; M. \\ . Kamirac de \ ilia Urrutia, 
 His Envoj Extraordinary aad Mioiater 
 Plenipotentiary ;it Brussels; M. Arthur 
 de Baguer, His Envoy Extraordinary and 
 Minister Plenipotentiary al The Hague. 
 
 The l'l'e-idelit of the I'nited 81 
 
 America: Mr. Stanford Newel, Bnvoj 
 Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten- 
 tiary at The Hague. 
 
 Tie- President of the i'nited m 
 states: Mr. de Mier, En vo j Extraordinary 
 and Minister Plenipotentiary at P 
 Mr. Zenil, Minister Resident at Bi 
 
 The President of the French Etepublic: 
 M. I. eon Bourgeois, formerly President 
 of the Council, ex-Minister of Foreign 
 Affairs. Member of the < fhamber of Depu- 
 ties; M. Georges Bihourd, Envoy Extraor- 
 dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 
 The Hague; Baron d'Estournellet 
 Constant, Minister Plenipotentiary, Mem- 
 ber of the Chamber of Deputies. 
 
 Her Majesty the Queen of the United 
 Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
 Empress of India: sir Henry Howard, 
 Her Envoy Extraordinary and Hinistei 
 Plenipotentiary at The Hague. 
 
 Hi- Majesty the King of the Hellenes 
 Mr. N. Delyanni, formerly President of 
 the Council, ex-Minister for Foreign Af- 
 fairs, His Envoy Extraordinary and Min- 
 ister Plenipotentiary at Paris. 
 
 His Majesty the Kim: of [taly: His 
 Excellency Count Nigra, HisAmbaat 
 at Vienna, Senator of the Kingdom ; 
 Count A. Zannini. His Envoy El I 
 nary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The 
 Hague; Commander Guido Pompilj 
 uty in the Italian Parliament. 
 
 in- Majesty the Emperor of 
 Mr. I. Motono. His Envoy Extraord 
 and Minister Plenlpotenti 
 
 lli- Royal Highness the Grand ' 
 Luxemburg, Duke of Nnsaau HU 
 
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 cellenee M. Eyachen, Bon Ministre d'Etat, 
 pit isidentduGouvernement Qrand-Ducal. 
 
 Bon Aiti'ssc le Prince de Montenegro: 
 Boa Excellence M. le Oonseiller Prlve" 
 Actuel de staal. Ambassadeur de Bussle 
 a Londree. 
 
 - Majeste lit Ki'ini' ilrs Pays-Has: M. 
 le Jonkheer A. P. C. van Karnebeek, 
 Ancien Ministre dea Affaires Etrangeres, 
 Blembre de laSecondeOhambredesEtats- 
 Generaux. Df. le General J. C. C. deu 
 Beer Poortngael, Ancien Ministre de la 
 (Juerre, Membre ilu Conseil d'Etat. 
 M. T. M. C. Asser, Membre du Conseil 
 d'Etat. M. E. N. Rahusen, Membre de 
 l;t Premiere Chambredes £tats-Generaux. 
 
 Sa Majeste Imperiale le Scbab de Perse : 
 Son Aide de Camp General Mirza Biza 
 Khan, Arfa-ud-Dovleh, Son Envoye ex- 
 traordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire 
 a St. Petersbourg et a Stockholm. 
 
 Sa Majeste le Roi de Portugal et des 
 Algarves, etc.: M. le Conite de Macedo, 
 Pair du Royaume, Ancien Ministre de la 
 Marine et des Colonies, Son Envoye ex- 
 traordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire 
 a Madrid. M. d'Ornellas et Vasconcellos, 
 Pair du Royaume, Son Envoye extraor- 
 dinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire a 
 St. Petersbourg. M. le Comte de Selir, 
 Son Envoye" extraordinaire et Ministre 
 plenipotentiaire a la Haye. 
 
 Sit Majeste le Roi de Boumanie: M. 
 Alexandre Beldiman, Son Envoye ex- 
 traordinaire et Ministre plenipotentiaire 
 a Berlin. M. Jean 2s. Papinin, Son 
 Envoye extraordinaire et Ministre pleni- 
 potentiaire h la Haye. 
 
 S;t Majeste" PEmpereur de Toutes les 
 Bussies: Son Excellence M. le Conseiller 
 I'rive Actuel de staid, Son Ambassadeur 
 a Londres. M. de Martens, Membre Per- 
 manent du Conseil du Ministers Imperial 
 des Aflitires Etrangeres, Bon Oonseiller 
 Prive. Son Conseillei d'Etat Actuel de 
 Basily, Chambellan, Directeur du Pre- 
 mier Depai temenl du Minisl si e Impel i . • l 
 Lffairea I i rang res, 
 
 ri lleiii y Mr. Eyscben, His Minister of 
 State, President of the Grand Ducal Gov- 
 ernment. 
 
 His Higbness the Prince of Montene- 
 gro: His Excellency Mr. de Staal, Privy 
 Councillor, Ambassador of Russia at Lon- 
 don. 
 
 Her Majesty the Queen of the Nether- 
 lands: Jonkheer A. P. C. van Karnebeek, 
 formerly Minister for Foreign Affairs, 
 Member of the Second Chamber of the 
 States General; General J. C. C. den 
 Heer Poortugael, formerly Minister of 
 War, Member of the Council of State ; 
 Mr. T. M. C. Asser, Member of the Coun- 
 cil of State; Mr. E. N. Rahusen, Mem- 
 ber of the First Chamber of the States 
 General. 
 
 His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Per- 
 sia : His Aide-de-camp General Mirza 
 Riza Khan, Arfa-ud-Dovleh, His Envoy 
 Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten- 
 tiary at St. Petersburg and Stockholm. 
 
 His Majesty the King of Portugal and 
 of the Algarves, etc.: Count Macedo, Peer 
 of the Kingdom, formerly Minister of 
 the Navy and of the Colonies, His Envoy 
 Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten- 
 tiary at Madrid; Mr. d'Ornellas and 
 Vasconcellos, Peer of the Kingdom, His 
 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plen- 
 ipotentiary ;it St. Petersburg"; Count de 
 Selir, His Envoy Extraordinary and 
 Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague. 
 
 His Majesty the King of Roumaniit : 
 Mr. Alexander Beldiman, His Envoy 
 Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten- 
 tiary at Berlin; Mr. Jean N. Papiniu, 
 His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister 
 Plenipotentiary at The Hague. 
 
 His Majesty the Emperor of all the 
 Bussias: His Excellency Mr. de Staal, 
 Privy Councillor, His Ambassador at 
 London; Mr. de Martens, Permanent 
 Member of the Council of the Imperial 
 .■Ministry of Foreign Affairs, His Privy 
 Councillor; Mr.de Basily, His Councillor 
 of Stitte, Chamberlain, Director of the 
 Firsl Depart ntofthe Imperial Minis- 
 try of Foreign Affairs. 
 

 Sa Majeste le Roi de Serbie : M. Miya- 
 tovitch, Sod Envoys extraordinain 
 Ministre plenipotentiaire a Londree et a 
 la Haye. 
 
 Sa Majeste le Roi de Siam : M. Phya 
 SuriyaNuvatr, Son En voye extraordinaire 
 et Ministre plenipotentiaire a St. Peters- 
 bourg et a Paris. M. Phya Yi.-uddha 
 Suriyasakti, Son Envoye* extraordinaire 
 et Ministre plenipotentiaire a la Haye et 
 a Londres. 
 
 Sa Majeste le Roi de Suede e( de Nor- 
 vege: M. le Baron de Bildt, Son Envoye* 
 extraordinaire et Ministre plenipoten- 
 tiaire a Rome. 
 
 Le Conseil Federal Sniase: M. le Dr. 
 Arnold Roth, Envoye extraordinaire et 
 Ministre plenipotentiaire a Berlin. 
 
 Sa Majeste l'Empereur dee Ottomans: 
 Son Excellence Tnrkhan Pacha, Ancien 
 Ministre des Affaires Etrangeres, Mem- 
 bre de Son Conseil d'Etat. Nonry Bey, 
 Secretaire- General an Ministers ties 
 Affairs Etrangeres. 
 
 Son Altesse Royale le Prince de Br.l- 
 garie: M. le Dr. Dimitri Standoff. Agent 
 Diplomatique a St. Peterebourg. M. le 
 Major Christo Hessaptchieff, Attach*! 
 .Militaire a Belgrade. 
 
 Lesquels, apres s'etre communique 
 leurs pleins pou voirs, trouves en bonne 
 et due forme, sont convenus des disposi- 
 tions suivantes : 
 
 Article l. 
 
 Les batiments-hGpitaux militaires, 
 ■ jt-a-dire les batiments construits on 
 amenages par les Etate specialement et 
 uuiquement en vue de porter set ours aux 
 blesses inabu Its et naufraires, et tlont lee 
 ii' 'ins auront ete communiques, a l'ouver- 
 ture nil au cours des hostilites. en tout 
 cas avant toute mise en asage, aux Puis- 
 sancee bellig6rantes, sont respectes et ne 
 penvent 8tre captures pendant la duree 
 des hostilites. 
 
 Ces batiments ne sont pas non pins 
 awrimiles aux oavires de gnerre an point 
 de vue tie leur ae jour dans on port nentre. 
 
 Hi- Majesty the Km. - , ^I 
 Miyatovitch, Hi- Bnvoj Exta 
 and Minister Plenipotentiarj at London 
 and at The Hague. 
 
 His M ij< Btj the King of Biai 
 Phya Surly a Nuvati . Hi- Envoj Exl 
 dinary and Ministei Plenipotentlai 
 St. Petersburg and at Paris; M Phya 
 Visuddha Suriyasakti, His Envoj Ex- 
 traordinary and Minister Plenipotenl 
 at The Hague and al London. 
 
 Hit Majesty the King of Sweden and 
 Norway: Baron de Bildt, His Envoj 
 Extraordinary and Minister Plenip 
 
 tiary at Bome. 
 
 The Swiss federal Conncil: Dr. \i- 
 nold Both, Envoy Extraordinary and 
 Minister Plenipotentiary at Berlin. 
 
 His Majesty the Emperor oi the Otto- 
 mans: His Excellency Tnrkhan Pasha, 
 formerly Minister for Foreign Affair-. 
 Member of His Council ol 81 b Nburj 
 Hey. Secretary-Genera] in the Ministry 
 for Foreign Affairs. 
 
 His Royal Highness the Prince of Bul- 
 garia: Dr. Dimitri Standoff, Diplomatic 
 Agent at St. Petersburg; Major Christo 
 Hessaptchieff, Military Attache* at Bel- 
 grade ; 
 
 Who. after communication of their full 
 
 powers, found In g I and due form. 
 
 have agreed on the following provisions: 
 
 Abtici e 1 . 
 
 Military hospital .-hips, that is to say, 
 ships constructed or assigned by States 
 specially and solely for the pnrposi 
 assisting the wounded, sick or ship- 
 wrecked, and the names of which - 
 have been t'oniniunieated to the belliger- 
 ent Powers al the beginning or during 
 the course of hostilities, and in anj 
 before the) are emploj ed, -hail i- 
 -petted and cannol be captured whili 
 hostilities last. 
 
 These Bhipe, moreover, ire nol on the 
 same footing as men-of-wai \e 
 
 theil -lay in a neutral port. 
 
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 Ami' i r 2. 
 
 Lea batimenta hospitallers, equipGsen 
 totality on en panic- aux frais dea par- 
 ticuliersou dessocigttsdesecoursofncielle- 
 menl reconnues, son* egalement respi 
 
 itempte de capture, m it Puissance 
 belligerante dont ils dependent, lenr a 
 donn6 une commission offlcielle et en a 
 notine 1 les in 'ins a la Puissance adverse a 
 I'ouverture ou au coursdea hostilites, en 
 tout cas avanl toute mise en usa - 
 
 - navirea doivent Stre portenra d'un 
 document de I'autorite' competent* decla- 
 rant qu'ila ont 6tt soumiB a son controle 
 pendant leur armement et ii Leur depart 
 
 final. 
 
 Article 3. 
 
 U - batimenta hospitallers, equipes en 
 totality on en partie aux fraia dea particu- 
 liera ou d officiellement reeon- 
 
 nin's de paya neutres, sont respectes et 
 exempte de capture, si la Puissance neu- 
 tre dont i N dependenl Leuradonn£ une 
 commission officielle et en a notifie les 
 noma aux Puissances belligerantea it l'ou- 
 verture i>u au coursdea hostilites, en tout 
 cas avant toute mise en usage. 
 
 Article 4. 
 
 Lea batiments qui sont mentionn6e dans 
 
 h-> art. 1, 2 el '■'>. porteront secoura et 
 
 assistance aux blesses, maladea et nau- 
 
 - dea belligSranta sans distinction de 
 
 nationality. 
 
 I.. - Gk)uvern«iiu'iits sVngagent a n'uti- 
 lisercea batimenta pour aucun but mili- 
 taire. 
 
 itimente ne devronl gSner en 
 aucune maniere les mouvements dee 
 combattants. 
 
 Pendant et aprea le combat, ils agiront 
 a leurs risquea et perils. 
 
 Lea belligSrants auronl sureux le droit 
 de contrdle et de visite; lie pourront 
 refuser leur concours, leur enjoindre de 
 igner, leur imposer one direction 
 determinee et mettreabord an commis- 
 saire, m&me les detenir, si la graviti 
 circonstances I'exigeait. 
 
 A in toil II. 
 
 Bospital ships, equipped wholly or in 
 part at the cost of private individuals "or 
 official!} recognized relief Bocietioa, shall 
 likewise be respected and exempt from 
 capture, provided the belligerent Power 
 t" whom they belong lias given them an 
 official commission and haa notified thi Ir 
 names to the bostile Power at the com- 
 mencement of or during hostilities, and 
 in any cas.- before they are employed. 
 
 Tins,' ships should lie furnished with a 
 certificate from the competent authorities, 
 declaring that they had been under their 
 control while fitting out and on final de- 
 parture. 
 
 Article III. 
 
 Hospital-ships, equipped wholly or in 
 part at the cost of private individuals 
 or officially recognized Societies of neu- 
 tral countries, -hall he respected and 
 exempt from capture, if the neutral 
 Power to whom they belong lias given 
 them an official commission and notified 
 their names to the belligerent powers at 
 the commencement of or during hostili- 
 ties, and in any case before thej are 
 employed. 
 
 Article IV. 
 
 The ships mentioned in Articles I. II. 
 and III shall afford relief and assistance 
 
 tu the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked 
 of the belligerents independently of their 
 nationality. 
 The Governments engage net to use 
 
 these ships for any military purpose. 
 
 These ships must not in any way ham- 
 per the movements of the combatants. 
 
 During and after an engagement they 
 
 will act at their own risk and peril. 
 
 The belligerents will have the right to 
 control and visit them ; thej can refuse to 
 help them, order them off, make them take 
 a certain course, ami put a Commissioner 
 
 on board : they can even detain them, if 
 important circumstances require it. 
 
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 Autant que possible, Lea belligerents \- ^ble the belligerents shall 
 
 inscriront Bur le journal de bord dea bati- inscribe in the sailing 
 
 ments hospitallers lea ordrea qu'ils leur pital-ships the 01 give them. 
 
 donneront. 
 
 Ami. le 5. .\ km. i i \ 
 
 Lea batiments-hGpitaux militairee 
 rout distinguea par one peintnre ezte- 
 rieure blanche avec une bande horizon- 
 tale verte d'un metre et demi de largeur 
 environ. 
 
 Lea batiments qui sontmentionnds dans 
 les articles 2 et 3, seront distinguea par 
 niu- peinture exterieure blanche avec one 
 bande horizontale rouge d'un metre el 
 demi de largeur environ. 
 
 Les embarcationa dea batiments qui 
 vienuent d'etre mentionnes, comme lea 
 petite batiments qui pourront etreaffi 
 an service hospitalier, Be distingueront 
 par une peinture analogue. 
 
 Tous lea batimenta hospital* 
 feront reconnaitre en hissant, avec leur 
 pavilion national, le pavilion blanc a croix 
 rouge pre\ u par la i lonvention de < ■• □ 
 
 Article 6. 
 
 Les batiments de commerce, yachts ou 
 embarcationa neutres, portant ou recueil- 
 lant des blesses, des maladea ou dea nau- 
 frages dea belligeranta, ne peuvent §tre 
 captures pour le fait de ce transport, made 
 ils restent exposes a la capture pour les 
 violations tie neutralite qu'ils pourraient 
 avoir commise8. 
 
 A RTICLE 7. 
 
 Le personnel religieux, medical et hos- 
 pitalier de tout batiment capture est in- 
 violable et ie- i >.-u t etre fait prisonnier 
 de guerre. II emporte, en quittant le 
 oavire, les objets >-t les instruments de 
 chirurgie qui Bont sa propriety parti- 
 culiere. 
 
 Ce personnel continuera a remplirsea 
 fonctious taut que cela sera necessaire et 
 il pourra ensuite Be retirer lorsque le 
 commandant en chef le jugera possible. 
 
 Les belligeranta doivent assurer a <■•■ 
 personnel tomb6 entre leura mains la 
 jouissance integrate de bod traitement. 
 
 Tie' military bospital-shipa shall be dis- 
 tinguished bj l»iiikc painted white oin- 
 side with a horizontal band 
 about i neir. .iu.1 a half in breadth. 
 
 Tie- ahips mentioned in A.r1 
 1 1 1 shall i»' distinguished bj ' 
 painted white outside with a horizontal 
 band of red about a meter and .i half In 
 breadth. 
 
 The boats ol tin ships above mentioned, 
 ao small craft which may i 
 hospital work, shall be distinguish! 
 similar painting. 
 
 All hospital ships -hall make them- 
 Belves known by hou her with 
 
 their national dag, the white flag with a 
 red cross provided by the Geneva Con- 
 vention. 
 
 A.BTIC1 E V I . 
 
 Neutral merchantmen, yachts, 
 sels, having, or taking on board. Bick, 
 wounded, or shipwrecked of the bell 
 i-nt-. cannot be captured for bo doing, but 
 they are liable to capture for any viola- 
 tion of neutrality they maj have com- 
 mitted. 
 
 Article VII. 
 
 The religious, medical, or hospital Btaff 
 of any captured ship is inviolable, and its 
 members cannot be made prii 
 war. On leaving the ship thej take with 
 them the objects and surgical instru- 
 ments which are their own private prop- 
 erty. 
 
 This staff -ball continue to dig 
 its dutiea while Qecessarj . and can 
 wards leave when the Command 
 ( fhief considers it possible. 
 
 The belligerents m 
 the Btaff that bas fallen into their b 
 the enjoj ment of theii 
 
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 Am n ii B, 
 
 ARTICLE VIII. 
 
 I.. - marina el let milium- embarquea Bailors and Boldiers who an' taken on 
 
 blesses on maladee, a qnelqne nation qu'ila board when sick or wounded, to whatever 
 
 appartiennent, seronl proteges el Boignea nation they belong, shall be protected 
 
 par Irs capteurs, anil looked after by the captors. 
 
 ARTICLE '.». 
 
 Bonl priaonniera de guerre lea nan- 
 
 fragcs. blesses on malades. (run belligi- 
 rant qui tombent an pouvoir de I'autre. 
 II ajipai tinit a celui-ci de decider. Buivant 
 lea circonetances, s'il convient de lea gar- 
 der, de les diriger sur nn port de -a na- 
 tion, sur mi port neutre on mSme Bur un 
 port de I'adversaire. Dans ce dernier cas, 
 lea priaonniera ainsi rendns a leur paya 
 ne ponrront Bervir pendant la dur£e de 
 guerre. 
 
 Article 10. 
 
 i Exclu.) 
 
 Article 11. 
 
 Lea regies contenues dans les articles 
 > i-dessus ne sont obligatoires que pour 
 lea Puissances contractantes, en cas de 
 guerre entre deux on plusieura d'entre 
 elles. 
 
 I. ••- dites regies cesseront d'etre obliga- 
 toirea do moment oil, dans une guerre 
 ■ •litre d«'s Puissances contractantes. une 
 Puissance non contractante se joindrait a 
 inn dea belligerents. 
 
 ARTICLE 12. 
 
 La presente Convention sera ratifiee 
 dans le plus bref delai possible. 
 
 Les ratifications seront deposees a la 
 Have. 
 
 II sera dresse' dn depot dechaque ratifi- 
 cation un proces-verbal, dont une copie, 
 certiflee conforme, sera remise par la voie 
 diplomatique a toutes les Puissances con- 
 i ractantea. 
 
 A in i cle 13. 
 
 Al;l i< !LB IX. 
 
 The Bhipwrecked, wounded, or sick of 
 one of the belligerents who fall into the 
 hands of the other, are prisoners of war. 
 The captor must decide, according to cir- 
 cumstances, if it is best to keep them or 
 send them to a port of his own country, 
 to a neutral port, or even to a hostile 
 port. In the last rase, prisoners thus re- 
 patriated cannot Berve as long as the war 
 lasts. 
 
 Ahticle X. 
 
 (Excluded) 
 Article XI. 
 
 The rules contained in the above Arti- 
 cles are binding only on the Contracting 
 Powers, in case of War between two or 
 more of them. 
 
 The said rules shall cease to be binding 
 from the time when, in a war between 
 the Contracting Powers, one of the bel- 
 ligerents is joined by a non-Contracting 
 Power. 
 
 Article XII. 
 
 The present Convention Bhall be rati- 
 fied as soon as possible. 
 
 The ratifications shall be deposited at 
 The Hague. 
 
 On the receipt of each ratification a 
 }ir<>crs-r>Tht(l shall be drawn up, a copy of 
 which, duly certified, shall be sent through 
 the diplomatic channel to all the Con- 
 tracting Powers. 
 
 Article XIII. 
 
 I. .s Puissances non signatain-s, qui The non-Signatory Powers who accepted 
 
 iiinnit accepts la Convention de Geneve the Geneva Convention of the lilind An- 
 
 ■ hi 22 aofit 186 1. -"lit ailmises .-; adherer -11-1. 1864, are allowed to adhere to the 
 
 i la presente Convention. present Convention. 
 
Biles auront, a cet effet a faire connaitre For this purpose they most make their 
 
 leur adhesion mix Puissances ...una.- adhesion known to the Contracting P 
 
 tantes, au moyen d'une notificati icrite, by means of a written notification ad- 
 
 a.lressee au Gouvernement des Pays-Bas dressed t.. the Netherland Government, 
 
 et communique^ parcelui-cia toutes lea and by it communicated to all the 
 
 autres Puissances contractantes. Contracting !'.• 
 
 Alill.i.K 14. 
 
 S'il arrivait qu'une .1.- Eautes Parties 
 contractantes denoncat la pr^Bente Con- 
 vention, cette .ItMn niciati. m oe produirail 
 sea eflets qu'un an apreg la notification 
 faitr par en-it au Gouvernement des Paj -- 
 Bas ft communiquee immediatement par 
 celui-ci a toutes Its autres Puissances con- 
 tractantes. 
 
 Cette .It'll. iiu'iati. hi in- produira Bes effete 
 qu'a l'e'gard .!.■ la Puissance qui l'aura 
 notifiee. 
 
 Kn foi do quoi, lea Plenipotentiaires on1 
 signe la present* Convention et I'onl reve- 
 tue de leurs cachets. 
 
 Fait a la Ilayc. le \ ingt-neuf juill.-t mil 
 lmit cent quatre-vingt dix-neuf, .mi nn 
 -■•ill exemplaire qui restera depose" dans 
 les archives du Gouvernement des Pays- 
 Bays ei dont des copies, certifiers >'>ni- 
 
 f.irnies. sennit remises par la voie . liplo- 
 matique mix Puissances contractantes. 
 Pour I'Allemagne : 
 
 (l. s.) Mtjnbter Debnebubo. 
 (Sous reserve de Particle X.) 
 Pour I'Autriche-Hongrie : 
 
 (l. b.) Welserbheimb. 
 
 (l. s.) Okoi.ksanyi. 
 Pour la Belgique : 
 
 i . B. \. BEERNAERT. 
 
 (l. s.) Ctk. de Gbexli Booieb. 
 (L. *.) <'MK Descamps. 
 Pour la < Ihine : 
 
 I . -. rANOTl 
 
 Pour le Danemark 
 
 (l. 8.) F. I'l i.i.f.. 
 
 Alii !• I 1 \ I \ 
 
 In the event >-f oi f the lliirh < !on- 
 
 tracting Parties denouncing tli>- i nt 
 
 Convention, such denunciation shall not 
 take effect until a yeai after the notifica- 
 tion made in writing to the Netherlands 
 Government, and forthwith communi- 
 cated by it tu all tl th. r Contra 
 
 Powers. 
 
 This denunciation shall only affect the 
 notifying Power. 
 
 In testimony whereof the respective 
 Plenipotentiaries have signed the presenl 
 i Convention and affixed their seals thereto. 
 
 I at The Hague the 29th July, 189 I 
 
 in single copy, which shall be kept in tin 
 archives of the Government of the Neth- 
 erlands, and copies of which duly i 
 fied, shall be >.'iit through the diplomats 
 channel t.. the Contracting Powers. 
 
 For Germany : 
 Signed 
 
 (L. 8. MUNSTER lMl;\ l BUBO. 
 
 i Under reserve of Article S 
 For Austria-Hungary : 
 Signed - 
 
 11.. s. \\ I I SER8H EIMB. 
 i . s. Okoi ICBANTI. 
 l -I Belgium : 
 
 3 . aed | 
 
 i . -. A. i'.i m;n wait. 
 i . - E i. Kill E ROOIXB, 
 
 i . -. CHH I'l B( LMP8. 
 For < hina : 
 aed i 
 i . s.) \ \ \ ■ . Vi . 
 br Denmark : 
 aed 
 i . - i 
 
 13210 
 
34 
 
 Pour IKsprtgne: 
 
 (l. b.) Bz DUQUB DB Teh ax. 
 
 ( I.. B.) W. B. I>E YlI.I.A I'HKl TIA. 
 
 (I. B.) Amino DB BAQ1 i.k. 
 Pour lea Etats-Unls d'Amerique : 
 
 (l. s.) Stanford Newel. 
 (Sous reserve de Particle X.) 
 Pour lea Etats-Unia Mexicains: 
 
 (l. s.) A. de Mier. 
 (l. s.) J. Zenil. 
 Pour la France: 
 
 (l. s.) Leon Bourgeois. 
 (l. b.) G. Bihoubd. 
 
 (t. a.) d'Estotjbnelleb de Constant. 
 Pour la Grande Bretagne et I'Irlande : 
 
 (l. b.) Henry Howard. 
 
 >.ius reserve de Particle X.) 
 Pour la Gri 
 
 1 1 . b.) N. Delyanni. 
 Pour PItalie : 
 
 (l. b.) Nigra. 
 i . b.) A. Zannini. 
 (l. s.) G. Pompilj. 
 Pour le Jajion: 
 
 (l. s.) I. Motono. 
 Pour le Luxembourg: 
 
 (l. b. I ETBCHEN. 
 Pour le Montenegro: 
 
 (l. s.) Staal. 
 Pour lea Pays-Baa : 
 
 (l. b.) v. Karxebeek. 
 (i,. B. I DEN B] ii; I'.h'KI i G ml. 
 (l. s.) T. M. C. Asser. 
 (l. e E. N. Rahtjsbn. 
 Pour la P( 
 
 (i.. b.) Mieza Biza Khan, Arfa-ud- 
 Dovleh. 
 
 For Bpaio 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 I i.. B.) Eli Duque DI Titian. 
 
 (l. b.) W. B. de Villa Qkktjtia. 
 
 (l. b.) Abtubo de Baot/bb. 
 For the United Btatea "f America: 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 (l. s.) Staneobd New ii . 
 (Under reserve of Article \ , | 
 For the United Mexican Btatea i 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 (L. S.) A. DE Ml EH. 
 
 (L. S.) J. Zenix. 
 For France : 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 (l. s.) Leon Bourgeois. 
 
 i i.. s.) 6. Bihoubd. 
 
 (l. s.) d'Estoubnrlles de Constant. 
 For Great Britain and Ireland : 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 (l. s.) Henry Howabd. 
 
 (Under reserve of Article X.) 
 For Greece : 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 (l. s.) N. Delyanni. 
 For Italy : 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 (l. b.) Nig ha. 
 
 (l. s.) A. Zannini. 
 
 (l. s.) G. Pompilj. 
 For Japan : 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 (l. s.) I. Motono. 
 For Luxemburg : 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 (l. b.) Eybchen. 
 For Montenegro: 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 (l. s.) Staal. 
 For the Netherlands: 
 
 (Signed) 
 
 (l. s.) v. Kabnebeee. 
 
 (i.. b.) den beeb poobtugaei 
 
 (l. s.) T. M. C. Asser. 
 
 (l. s.) E. N. Baht/ben. 
 For Persia : 
 
 (Signed i 
 
 (l. s.) Mirza Biza Kuan, Arfa-ud- 
 Dovleh. 
 
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 Pour le Portugal : 
 
 (ii. S.) CONDE DE MACEDO. 
 
 (l. s.) Agostixho d'Ohnellas DE V 16- 
 
 concellos. 
 (l. s.) Conde he Selir. 
 Pour la Eoumanie : 
 
 (l. s.) A. Beldikan. 
 
 (L. s.) J. N. Papiniu. 
 Pour la Bussie : 
 
 (l. s.) Staal. 
 
 (l. s.) Martens. 
 
 (l. s.) A. Basii.v. 
 Pour la Serbie : 
 
 (l. s.) Chedo Mtyatovitch. 
 Pour le Siani : 
 
 (l. s.) Phya Subiya Nuvai r. 
 
 (L. S.) VlSUDDHA. 
 
 Pour les Boyaumes Unifl de Suede et de 
 
 Xorvege : 
 
 (l. s.) Bildt. 
 Pour la Suisse : 
 
 (l. s.) Both. 
 Pour la Turquie : 
 
 (l. s.) Tvrkhax. 
 
 (l. s.) Meiiemed Noury. 
 
 (Sous reserve de Particle X.) 
 Pour la Bulgarie : 
 
 (l. s.) D. Stancioff. 
 
 (l. s.) Major Hessaptchieff. 
 
 Certifie pour copie con forme, Le Secre- 
 taire General du Departementdes Affaires 
 Ftrangeres. 
 
 L. II. BlYSSENAERS. 
 
 La Haye, le 31 Janvier 1900. 
 
 For Portugal : 
 aed) 
 (l. 8 j Condi di m i 
 
 ~i [WHO D'< >EHB] LAI Dl V \- 
 
 • 
 
 i . - Condi m Selxe, 
 
 Etoumania : 
 - jned) 
 
 (l. 8.) A. Beldiman. 
 (l. > .i N. Papiniu. 
 i "i Russia : 
 (Signed] - Staal, 
 
 (l. >. | M\i:i i KB. 
 
 (l. b.) A. Babily. 
 For Bervia : 
 
 (Signed) i . -. | Chzdo Miyatovttch. 
 For Siam : 
 
 (Signed | (l. b.) Phya Si rita Nutate. 
 
 i . S.) VlSUDDHA, 
 
 For the United Kingdoms of Sweden and 
 
 Norway : 
 
 (Signed) (l. s.) Bii.pt. 
 For Switzerland : 
 
 (Signed) (l. s.) Both. 
 Fur Turkey : 
 
 (Signed) (l. s.) Turkman. 
 
 (l. s.) Mehemed Nouey. 
 (Under reserve of Article \ 
 For Bulgaria : 
 
 (Signed) (l. s.) D. Stancioef. 
 
 (l. s.) Major Hessaptchieff. 
 
 Certified as a true copy, the Secretary 
 General of the Department of Foreign 
 Affairs, 
 
 L. H. BUY88ENAEB8. 
 
 The Hague, January SI, 1900. 
 
 And whereas on an understanding reached by the Government of the Netherlands 
 with the signatory powers it was agreed to exclude from the ratifications of said 
 ( 'onvention its Article X ; 
 
 And whereas the said ('(invention, with its Article X excluded, was ratified by the 
 Government of the Fnited States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate 
 thereof , and by the Governments of the other Powers aforesaid, with the exception 
 of tlmse of China and Turkey ; 
 
 And whereas, in pursuance of the stipulations of Article XII of the said Conven- 
 tion the ratifications of the said Convention were deposited at the Hague on the 1th. 
 day of September, 1900, by the Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the United 
 States of America, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, 8] I • inee, 
 Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Persia, Portugul, Ronmania, B Siam, 
 
 Sweden and Norway and Bulgaria ; on the 8th. day "f d tober, 1900, bj ti ■ P 
 tentiary of the Government of Japan ; on the 16th. day of Plen- 
 
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 Ipotentiary of the Government <>f Montenegro; on the 29th. da; "f December, 1900, 
 by the Plenipotentiary <>f the Government of Switaerland ; on the 4th. day <>f April. 
 1901 . by tli>- Plenipotentiary <>f the Government "f Greece ; on the 17th. day <>f April. 
 l:ml . by the Plenipotentiary <>f the Government of Mexico ; on the 1 ltli. day of Maj . 
 1901, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government >>f Bervia, and <>n the 12th. day of 
 July, 1901, by the Plenipotentiary of the Governmenl <>f Luxembourg: 
 
 Ni>\\. therefore, !»<• it known that T, Theodore Boosevelt, President of the United 
 States of America, have caused the said Convention, with its Article X excluded, to 
 !"• made public, to the end that the same and every clause thereof, may be observed 
 and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof, 
 
 In witness whereof, I have hereunto sel my hand and caused the seal of th>- 
 United States to be affixed. 
 
 Done at the City <>f Washington, this first da} of November En the year of our Lord 
 
 [l. s.] one thousand nine hundred and one, and <>f the Independence "f the 
 United States, the one hundred and twenty-sixth. 
 
 Theodorr Boost \ ii i 
 
 By the President : 
 John Hay 
 
 Secrt tary of StaU 
 
:;: 
 
 3.— DECLARATION TO PROHIBIT FOR Till. II. KM OF FIVF TEARS Till 
 LAUNCHING OP PROJECTILES AND EXPLOSIVES FBOM BALLOONS 
 AND OTHER NEW METHODS OF A SIMILAB NATURE. 
 
 Signed at The Hague July 29, 1899. 
 
 Ratification advised by the Senate February 5, 1900. 
 
 Ratified by the President of the United Stati i April 7, WOO. 
 
 Ratification deposited with th> Netherlands Government September ',. 1900. 
 
 Proclaimed November 1, 1901. 
 
 P.V THE PBESIDEN1 OF lilt: QhitBD STATXS 01 AMERICA. 
 
 A I'Kix LAM \TM»N. 
 
 Whereas, a Declaration prohibiting tor a term of live yean the launching of" pro- 
 jectiles or explosives from balloons, nr by any other new methods of similar nature, 
 was signed at the Hague on July 29th., 1899, by the respective Plenipotentiaries of 
 the United states of America, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, China, Den- 
 mark, Spain. Mexico, Fiance, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Montenegro, the 
 Netherlands, Persia, Portugal, Rouinania, Russia. Servia, Siam, Sweden and Nor- 
 way, Switzerland, Turkey and Bulgaria, the original of which Declaration in the 
 French language is word for word as follows: 
 
 [Translation.] 
 
 DECLARATION. DECLARATION. 
 
 Les soussignes, Plenipotentiaires des The Undersigned, Plenipotentiaries of 
 
 Puissances representees a la Conference the Powers represented at the Interna- 
 
 Internationale de la Paix a La Haye, tional Peace Conference at The Hague, 
 
 d anient autorises a cet effet par leurs duly authorized to that effect by their 
 
 Gouveruements, s'inspirant des senti- Governments, inspired by the sentiment- 
 
 inents qui out trouve leur expression which found expression in the Declara- 
 
 dans la Declaration de St. Petersbourg tion of St. Petersburg of the 2!»th Novem- 
 
 du 29 novembre her (11th December), 1868, 
 
 I M.S. 
 
 11 decern bre 
 
 Declarent : 
 
 Les Puissances contractantes consen- 
 tent, pour une duree de cinq ans, it l'in- 
 terdiction de lancer des projectiles et des 
 explosifs du haut de ballons ou par d'au- 
 tres modes analogues nouveaux. 
 
 La presente Declaration n'est obliga- 
 toire 'i 11 ' - pour les Puissances contrac- 
 tantes, en cas de guerre entre deux ou 
 plusieurs d'entre Biles. 
 
 Kile cessera d'etre obllgatoire ilu mo- 
 ment ou dans une guerre entre des Puis- 
 sancea contractantes, une puissance mm 
 contractaute se joindrait .i I'un des bel- 
 ligerents. 
 
 I.. i l'r.-- Hi' Declaration iera ratiflee 
 dans le plus bref delai possible, 
 
 Declare that : 
 
 The Contracting Powers agree to pro- 
 hibit, fur a term of live years, the launch- 
 ing of projectiles and explosives from bal- 
 loons, or by other new methods of similar 
 nature. 
 
 The present Declaration is only binding 
 on the Contracting Rowers in case of wr 
 b tw sen tw ■ more of them. 
 
 li -hall cease t" be binding from tie 
 tine- when, in .i war between tie- Con- 
 tracting Powers, one of the belligei 
 i- joined bj :i non-4 Sontracth 
 
 I'le' present Dei laration shall I 
 tie. i a- « i a- possible. 
 
38 
 
 l.i-s ratifications mtmiiI depoxes a La 
 
 Haye. 
 
 II sera dreas£ de depot de cheque ratifi- 
 cation mi proces- verbal, dont une copic, 
 
 certitice coiiforme, sera remise par la voie 
 <li]>l< >riuit i«jut- a toutes les Puissances con- 
 tractantes. 
 
 ! - Puissances non signataires pour- 
 ront adherer a la presents Declaration. 
 Files auront, a cet effet, a faire connaitre 
 leor adhesion mix Puissances contrac- 
 tantes, an moyen d'une notification ecrite, 
 adressee au Gouvernement des Pays-Bas 
 et communiquee par celui-ci a toutes les 
 antrea Puissances contractantes. 
 
 S"il arrivait qu'une des Hautes Parties 
 Contractantes denonciit la pitsente 
 Declaration, cette denonciation ne pro- 
 duirait Bes effete qu'un an apres la notifi- 
 cation faite par ecrit an Gouvernement 
 des Pays-Bas et coinmuniqude immediate- 
 iiniit par celui-ci a toutes les autres Puis- 
 sances contractantes. 
 
 Cette denonciation ne produira ses effets 
 qn'a l'egard de la Puissance qui Paura 
 notifiee. 
 
 En foi de quoi, les Plenipotentiaires ont 
 signe la presence Declaration et Pont 
 revetue de leurs cachets. 
 
 Fait a T.a Have, le vingt neuf juillet 
 mil huit cent quatre-vingt dix-neuf, en 
 un Ben! exemplaire qui restera depose 
 dans les archives du Gouvernement des 
 Pays-Bas et dont des copies, certifiees con- 
 formes, seront remises par la voie diplo- 
 matique aux Puissances contractantes. 
 Pour 1'Allemagne: 
 
 (l. b.) Minster Dkrxeburg. 
 Pour l'Autriche-Hongrie : 
 
 (l. s.) "Welsersheimb. 
 
 (l. s. ) Okolicsanyi. 
 Ponr la Belgiqne : 
 
 (l. s.) A. Beeknaekt. 
 
 (i . s. i Cte. de Grelle Booibb. 
 
 | I . S. ) ('In- Dkscamps. 
 Pour la Chine : 
 
 (l. b.) YANG Yr. 
 Pour le Danemark: 
 
 (l. b. i F. Bulb. 
 
 Pour PFspagne : 
 1 1.. b. i Kl Duque de Tbtdan. 
 
 i - i W. EL i>e Villa UbBUTIA. 
 i L. B.) ABTUBO 1>k BAOUSB. 
 
 The ratifications shall be deposited at 
 The Hague. 
 
 V proc&$*vi rbal shall he drawn up on 
 the receipt of each ratification, of which 
 BCOpy, duly certified, shall be sent through 
 the diplomatic channel to all the Con- 
 tracting Powers. 
 
 The non-Signatory Powers may adhere 
 to the present Declaration. For this pur- 
 pose they must make their adhesion 
 known to the Contracting Powers by 
 means of a written notification addressed 
 to the Netherland Government, and com- 
 municated by it to all the other Contract- 
 ing Powers. 
 
 In the event of one of the High Con- 
 tracting Parties denouncing the present 
 Declaration, such denunciation shall not 
 take effect until a year after the notifica- 
 tion made in writing to the Netherlands 
 Government, and by it forthwith commu- 
 nicated to all the other Contracting 
 Powers. 
 
 This denunciation shall only affect the 
 notifying Power. 
 
 In faith of which the Plenipotentiaries 
 have signed the present Declaration, and 
 affixed their seals thereto. 
 
 Done at The Hague the 29th July, 18!>9, 
 in a single copy, which shall be kept in 
 the archives of the Netherlands Govern- 
 ment, and of which copies, duly certified, 
 shall be sent through the diplomatic 
 channel to the Contracting Powers. 
 
 For Germany : 
 
 (l. s.) Minster Dernebimk;. 
 For Austria-Hungary : 
 
 (l. s.) Welsersheimb. 
 
 (l. s.) Okolicsanyi. 
 For Belgium : 
 
 (l. s.) A. Beerxaert. 
 
 (l. b.) I !te. de Gbbllb Rosier. 
 
 (l. s.) Chr. Descamps. 
 For China : 
 
 (l. s.) Yam; Yr. 
 For Denmark : 
 
 (l. s.) F. BlLLB. 
 For Spain : 
 
 ( L. S. I Kl PllqUe DE TeTIAN. 
 
 (l. s.) \V. It. de Villa Urrutia. 
 (l. s.) Abtubo de Baovbb. 
 
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 Pour les Etats-Unis d'Am6rique : 
 
 (l. s.) Andrew D. White. 
 
 (l. s.) Seth Low. 
 
 (l. s.) Stanford Newel. 
 
 (l. s.) A. T. Mai-ax. 
 
 (l. s.) William Crozier. 
 Pour les Etats-Unia Mexicains: 
 
 (l. s.) A. de Mier. 
 
 (l. s.) J. Zenil. 
 Pou v la France : 
 
 (l. s.) Leon* Bourgeois. 
 
 (l. s.) G. Bihourd. 
 
 (l. s.) D'Estournelles de Constant. 
 Pour la Grece : 
 
 (l. s.) N. Delyanni. 
 Pour l'ltalie : 
 
 (l. s.) Nigra. 
 
 (l. s.) A. Zannini. 
 
 (l. s.) G. Pompilj. 
 Pour le Japon : 
 
 (L. S.) I. MOTONO. 
 
 Pour le Luxembourg: 
 
 I l.. s. | Eyschen. 
 Pour le Montenegro : 
 
 (l. s.) Staal. 
 Pour les Pays-Bas : 
 
 (l. s.) y. Karnebeek. 
 
 (l. s.) den Beer Poortugael. 
 
 (l. s.) T. M. C. Asser. 
 
 (l. s.) E. N. Kaiiusen. 
 Pour la Perse : 
 
 (l. 6.) Mirza Kiza Khan. Arfa-ud- 
 Dovleh. 
 Pour le Portugal : 
 
 is.) Conde de Macedo. 
 
 (l. s.) Agostinho d'Orneli as ok Vav 
 concellos. 
 
 (l. s.) Conde de Selib. 
 Pour la Boumanie : 
 
 i I . >. A. I '. r. 1.0 I MAN. 
 
 (L. B.) .' N. Papiniu. 
 Pout la Busaie : 
 
 (l. 8.) Staal. 
 
 (l. - 
 
 (l. B. A B L81L1 . 
 Pour 1 - 
 
 [ED( MlTATOA ITCH. 
 
 Le Siam : 
 
 B, l'n ^ A Si km a Ni \ ai u. 
 . [81 OOIIA. 
 
 Fur the United States of An 
 (l. s.) Andrew D, White. 
 (l. b.) Setii Low. 
 (l. s.) Stanfobd Newei 
 
 (L. S.) A. T. M All AN. 
 
 (l. s.) William Cbozieb. 
 For the l"nit»-<i States of Bfexii o ■ 
 
 (l. s.) A. de Mieb. 
 
 (l. s.) J. Zenil. 
 For France : 
 
 (l. s.) Lehn BOURGEOIS. 
 
 (l. s.) G. Bihourd. 
 
 (L. S.) d'ESTOURNELLES DE COH 
 
 Yor Greece : 
 
 (l. s.) N. Delyanni. 
 For Italy : 
 
 (l. s.) Nigra. 
 
 (l. s.) A. Zannini. 
 
 (l. s.) G. Pompilj. 
 For Japan : 
 
 (L. S.) I. MOT' II 
 
 For Luxemburg : 
 
 (l. s.) Eyschen. 
 For Montenegro : 
 
 (l. s.) Staal. 
 For the Netherlands : 
 
 (l. s.) v. Karnebeek. 
 
 (l. s.) den Beer Poortugael. 
 
 (l. s.) T. M. C. Asser. 
 
 (l. s.) E. N. Kaiiusen . 
 For Persia : 
 
 (L. S.) MlBZA BlZA Kuan. Arfa-ud- 
 Dovleh. 
 For Portugal : 
 
 (l. s.j Conde <1<- Macedo. 
 
 (l. s.) Agostinho d'Obnellas dbVas- 
 
 C0NCELL08. 
 
 (l. s.) Conde de Selib. 
 For Boumania : 
 
 (L. S. I A. l'.Kl DIMAN. 
 
 (l. b.) J. N. Papiniu. 
 For But 
 
 (l. b.) Martens. 
 
 (l. .-. \. B 18ILT. 
 ! 
 
 i IflTATOVTTCH. 
 
 rA SURIYi S 
 I If! DOHA. 
 
40 
 
 Poor lea Boyaumea l His de Buede etde 
 Norvoge : 
 
 i >. i BlLDT. 
 
 Pour )a Bait 
 
 i . b. Both. 
 Pour la Turquie : 
 
 i . B.) Tl KhllAN. 
 I B.) M. NOUHT. 
 
 i . B.) Aimn .i.aii. 
 i I.. B.) B. Mehemmeo. 
 Pour 1:*. Bnlgarie : 
 l. a D. Br lnciotf. 
 
 i .8. I Major HSSSAPTCHIEFI . 
 
 Certifi6 pour copie conforms, Le Secre- 
 taire General du Departenieut des Affaires 
 Etrangerea, 
 
 I.. II. BUJ B8ENAER8 
 
 La Hate, le SI Janvier, 1900. 
 
 For the United Kingdom "f Bweden and 
 Norwaj : 
 
 (i. s.) Bum . 
 For Switzerland : 
 
 (l. b.) Both. 
 For Turkey: 
 
 (L. 8.) TVKKHAN. 
 
 (l. b.) m. noubt. 
 (l. s.) Abdullah. 
 
 (L. 8.) B. MKHEMlltD 
 
 For Bulgaria : 
 
 i . -. i D. Stahcioet. 
 i i . s.) Major Hessaptchieff. 
 
 Certified as a true copy, Secretary Gen- 
 eral of the Department of Foreign Af- 
 fairs, 
 
 L. II. BUT88ENAEB8. 
 
 The Hague, January 31, 1900. 
 
 And Whereas, the said Declaration was duly ratified by the Government of th<- 
 United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, 
 and by the Governments of the other Powers aforesaid, with the exception of those 
 of China and Turkey. 
 
 And Win reas, in pursuance of a stipulation of the said Declaration, the ratifications 
 thereof were deposited at the Hague on the 4th. day of September, 1900, by the 
 Plenipotentiaries <>f the Governments of the United states of America, Austria- 
 Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Fiance, Italy, the Netherlands, Persia, Portu- 
 _.il. Boumania, Russia, Siam, Sweden and Norway, and Bulgaria: on the 6th. day of 
 i October, 1900, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Japan ; OH the 16th. day 
 l October, 1900, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Montenegro; on the 
 29th. day of December, 1900, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of Switzer- 
 land : on the 1th. day of April, 1901, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of 
 Greece; on the 17th. day of April, 1901, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government of 
 Mexico; on the 11th. day of May, 1901, by the Plenipotentiary of the Government 
 of Servia, and on the 12th. day of July, 1901, by the Plenipotentiary of the Govern- 
 ment of Luxembourg; 
 
 Now, therefore, be it known that I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United 
 States of America, have caused the said Declaration to be made public, to the end 
 that the same and every clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith 
 by the United States and the citizens thereof. 
 
 In witness whereof, I have hereunto set m\ hand and caused the seal of the I'nited 
 
 Mates to be affixed. 
 
 Done at the City of Washington this first day of November in the year of our Lord 
 one thousand nine hundred and one, and of the Independence Of the 
 
 [L. 8.] 
 
 I'nited States the one hundred and twenty-sixth. 
 
 TlIEOOOHE BOOSEVELT 
 
 By the President : 
 
 John h w 
 
 . tary of Statt . 
 
 By command of Lieutenant General Miles: 
 
 H. C. CORBIN, 
 Adjutant General, 
 Major General, U. S. Army. 
 
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