Instructions To, and Report from Delegates of the United States; With Draft of Convention Relative to the Creation of a Judicial Arbitration Court (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908. Excerpt: ... MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING THE CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATION SIGNED BY THE DELEGATES OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE HELD AT THE HAGUE FROM THE 15TH OF JUNE TO THE 15TH OF OCTOBER, 1907. To the Senate: I transmit, with a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, the conventions and declaration signed by the delegates of the United States to the Second International Peace Conference held at The Hague from June 15 to October IS, 1907, together with a report by the Secretary of State and other accompanying papers. The attention of the Senate is invited to the recommendations made by the Secretary of State, in which I concur. Theodore Roosevelt. The White House, February 27, 1908. The President: I submit for your consideration and for transmission to the Senate, should you deem it proper to do so, with a view to obtaining the advice and consent of that body to ratification, the following conventions and declaration signed by the delegates of the United States to the Second International Peace Conference held at The Hague from the 15th of June to the 18th of October, 1907: Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Convention respecting the Limitation of the Employment of Force for the Recovery of Contract Debts. Convention relative to the Opening ot Hostilities. Convention respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land. Convention respecting the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers and Persons in case of War on Land. Convention relative to the Laying of Automatic Submarine Contact Mines. Convention respecting Bombardment by Naval Forces in Time of War. Convention for the Adaptation to Naval War of the Principles of the Geneva Convention. Conve...