Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
MAKE LIST Of ARTICLES
ADOPTED AT THE HAGUE
Navy League Leaders Prepare
Statement of Declarations
on Peace.

which has its headquarters in the South
ern building, and of which Gen. Horace
Porter is president. has prepared par
tiaI list of articles adopted at the last
Hague peace conference. especially peril
nent in connection with the European
war Gen. Porter. who was delegate to
that conference. and other leaders of the
league. in statement accompanying the
list of articles. state that 1t is realized
they do not constitute international law.
but express the belief that they should.
and ultimately will, be recognised as in
tefnational law for the reason that they
represent the Judgment of representative
officials and leaders of forty-four nations.
Convention l.
The articles to which special attention
is given are:
From convention /, for 1.-The pacific set
Element of international controversies"
Article l. The contracting powers agree
to use their best efforts to insure the
pacific settlement of international differ
ences.
Article g The contracting powers agree
to have recourse. as far as circumstances
allow, to the good offices or mediation OF
one or more friendly powers.
Convention 4.
From convention 4. 'the laws and Gus
toms OF war on land"
Article q. The right of belligerents to
adopt means of injuring the enemy is not
unlimited.
Article %. The attack or bombardment,
by whatever means. of towns. villages.
dwellings or buildings which are unde-
Tended is prohibited.
Article q. In sieges and bombardmeHts
all necessary steps must be taken to
spare. as far as possible, buildings dedi-
Gated to religion art. science or charitable
purposes, historic monuments, hospitals
and places where the sick and wounded
are collected, provided they are not being
used at the time for military purposes.
Article 49, An army of occupation can
only take possession Of cash, funds and
realizable securities which are strictly
the property Of the state. depots Of arms,
means of transport, stores and supplies,
and, generally, all movable property be-
longing to the state which may be used
for military operations.
Convention s.
From convention S. Concerning the
rights and duties of neutral powers"
Article 1. The territory OF neutral
powers is inviolable.
Article e Belligerents are forbidden to
move troops or conveys of either muni-
lions of war or supplies across the ter
ritory Of a neutral power.
Convention z.
From convention I. Regarding all sub
marine contact mines"
Article 1. 1t is forbidden to lay unan-
chored automatic contact mines. except
when they are so constructed as to be-
come harmless one hour at most after
the person who laid them ceases to con-
troll them.
Article 2 1t is forbidden to lay auto
matte contact mines OF the coast and
of intercepting commercial shipping.
Article 3. When anchored automatic
contact mines are employed every possi-
BILE precaution must be taken for the
security of peaceful shipping.
Declaration ID.
From declaration IA, Prohibiting the
discharging of projectiles from balloons,
etc.
Declarations: The contracting powers
agree to prohibit. for a period extending
to the close of the third peace confer
ence. the discharge of projectiles and ex-
plosives from balloons or by other new
methods of a similar nature.
The Navy League of the United States
has adopted the following platform or
declaration Of principles as expressing its
convictions in regard to the position which
should be assumed by the United States
That the United States is best able
among the nations to maintain a building
program that will bring to her interna-
| tional respect and enable her to maintain
American policies.
That the naval policy Of the United
| States should be determined by a council
| for national defense, composed Of men
who know.
That officers should be advanced to
high rank while they are yet young
enough to- get experience in that rank.
That legislation should be passed MAX
| ing it practicable for American merchant
| ships to fly the American flag.
That unnecessary navy yards should not
be maintained for political purposes
That these things can be brought about
only through the education Of the public.