The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-28
THE UNITED STATES AND THE
HAGUE CONVENTIONS.
Is II Our Duty TO Intervene by Act or
Protest?


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States Guaranteed tho Neutrality OF Bel
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was signed nv tho American delegates and
ratified by tho senate OF the United state.
under reservation Of the declaration oriyi.
nally presented 20 the conference on July
26 1899. and reiterated in almost Identical
words in the pIena-y session Of the confer
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Nothing contained in this convention
shall be 20 construed ss TO require the
United states OF America to depart from
, It's traditional policy OF not intrudlng upon.
Interfering with or changing I,selr I'm the
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ininis,ration OF any foreign state: nor shall
anything contained I'm .he said convention
be construed 20 Imply a REIMBURSEMENT by
| tho United states Of its traditional attitude
! toward purely American questions"
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| These conventions and declarations shall
| form 80 many separate acts.
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ant concurrina therein, That the Senate ad.
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convention signed rv the delegates NJ the
| United states to the Second international
Peace Conference hold al Tho Hague from
| June sixteenth TO October eighteenth nine
teen hundred and seven. for the pacific set
| Element OF international disputes, subject to
| the declaration made by the delegates OF the
United states before signing said conven-
aon' namely;
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| or sperinl treaties Of arbitration heretofore
| NJ hsrcafter concluded between the p.rtles