Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-06
ROOT LETTER INDUCES
STUDY OF OLD PACTS
Proponents Assert United States and Other
Nations Have Accepted Treaties
with Reservations.

President Wilson would take such 4
course IL the Senate should put
through resolution containing the
! reservations.
Examples of Reservations"
Among the examples Of conven-
tons and treaties ratified with .res-
ervations" are the Hague conven-
tions. In the case of these conven-
tons. the United States. as well as a
number of the foreign nations signato-
ries to these conventions. made reserva-
tons. These reservations did not have
the effect of throwing the whole con-
vention back upon the international
conference which negotiated the con-
ventions
The Algeciras convention which was
signed April :. 1906. at Algeciras
Spain. by the delegates of the powers
represented at the conference called
to consider Moroccan affairs. was
ratified by the Senate. and the ratify-
ing resolution contained a reserva-
ton in WI - was distinctly stated
that the L. sH states in ratifying this
convention pit intend to depart
from its traditional policy which for
bids participation by the United States
in the settlement of political ques-
their scope"
MI. White q. S. Representative.
In connection with the Algeciras
convention. it is iteresting to note
that Henry White, then United States
amba ssador to Italy, was the repre-
sentative of the United States at the
negotiations. He was one of the rep
resentatives of the United States at
the peace conference in Paris which
produced the treaty with Germany.
which the Senate will presently be
called upon to ratify.
1t must be said, however, in con-
junction with the Algeciras conven-
ton, that the representative of the
United States in the plenary session
Of the conference gave notice Of the
reservation of the United States be-
fore signing the convention, in the
following language.
The government of the United
interest in Morocco and no desire or
purpose having animated it to take
part in this conference other thai to
secure for all the peoples the widest
equality of trade and privilege with
Morocco and to facilitate the insti
tuition of reforms in that country
tending to insure complete cordially
of intercourse without and stability
of administration within for the COM
mon good, declares that, in acquies-
cling in the regulations and declara-
tions of the conference in becoming
a signatory to the general act of AL
geciras and to the additional protocol.
subject to ratification according to
constitutional procedure. and in &C
cepting the application of those reg
ulations and declarations to American
citizens and interests in Morocco. it
does so without assuming obligation
or responsibility for the enforcement
thereof"
The language of the Senate in max
ing the reservation is somewhat diff
ferent. but the intent is the same.
Other Nations Made Reservations.
In tho case of fhe Hague conven-
tions. reservations were by number
Of the other nations as well as the
United States, and notice of these
reservations also was given in plenary
sessions Of the conference in a num-
Der Of cases, though some Of the ma
tions made reservations before rati
fcation with such notice. The reser-
vations made by the United States
were in accordance with the declara
tions made in plenary session of the
conference.
When ratifying the international
sanitary convention signed at Paris.
January II. 1912. the Senate in its
resolution made tRe following re.Arva-
ton:
provided that the Senate advise and
consent to the ratification of said con-
vention with the understanding. to be >
expressed as part of the instrument
of ratification. that nothing contained
in article thereof shall be deemed
to prevent the United States from car
rying out any special quarantine
measures against the infection Of its
ports which might be demanded by
unusual sanitary conditions"
Article in question specified the
number of days in which the Quafan-'
tine against a port where cholera and
yellow fever had been epidemic would
be operative.
Another Reservation by u. S.
Still another case where the United
States made reservations when tn.
Senate ratified was the international,
wireless convention of July 5, 1912. II
was ratified by the Senate January -.
1918, and the signatories included
practically all of the powers. $50.
The Senate made this reservation:
provided that the Senate advise and
consent to the ratification of said CON-
yention with the understanding. tRb be-
as part of the instrument OF
that nothing in article .
of the regulations affixed shall De
deemed to exclude the United States
from the execution of hec inspection
laws upon vessels entering in or clear.
ing from her ports"
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