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POISON GAS BANNED
UNDER AGREEMENT
Submarines Prohibited In Ac-
cordance With Provisions Of
International Law.

Washington. Feb. 2.--The provisions
OF the Submarine and Chemical War
fare treaty AZ passed upon by the
plenary session OF the arms confer
ence are:
clare that among the rules adopted
by civilized nations for tho protection
of tho lives of neutrals and noncom-
batants at sea In time OF war;, tho fol-
lowing are to be deemed an established
part OF international law.
ID A merchant vessel must be
ordered to submit TO visit and search
to determine its character before II
can be seized.
A merchant vessel must not be at
tackled, unless 1t refuses to submit to
visit and search nfter warning, or to
proceed as directed after seizure.
A merchant vessel must not be de-
stroyed, unless tho crew and pas
sengers have been first placed in safe
ty.
CD Belligerent submarines are not
under any circumstances exempt from
the universal rules above stated. and
II a submarine cannot capture n mer-
chant vessel in conformity with these
rules the existing law of nations re-
ouires II to deeast from attack and
from seizure and to permit the mer-
chant vessel to proceed unmolested.
Section II. The siRnatory powers
invite all other civilized powers to ex-
press their assent to tho foregoing
statement OF established law so that
u ~ ,1N .4.x.
standing throughout the world of the
standards of conduct by which the
public opinion OF the world Is to pass
Judgment upon future belligerents.
Section III. The eignatory powers
desiring to insure the enforcement OF
the humane rules OF existing law de-
clared by them with respect TO attacks
upon and the seizure and destruction
OF merchant ships, further declare that
any person in the service OF any
Power who ehall violate any OF those
rules, whether or not such person Is
under orders of a governmental su.
perior, shall be deemed TO have vio-
lated tho laws OF war and shall be
liable to trial and punishment as Il
for an act OF piracy, and may bt
brought to trial before the civfl OF
military authorities OF any powe,
within the Jurisdiction of which hi
may be found
Section ". The. signatory power,
recognize the practical impossibility
of using submarines as commerce de
stroyers without violating. as the,
were violated IN the war l914-19lS
the requirements universally accept
ed by civilized nations for the pro
lection Of the lives of neutrals ant
noncombatants, and to the end tina
the prohibition OF the use Of subma
rines as commerce destroyers shall
be universally accepted as part o
the law of nations they now accep
that prohibition as henceforth bind
ing as between themselves and the.
invite all other nations to adher
thereto.
Section V. The use in war of rs
lphyxiating. poisonous or other case
and all analogous liquids. material
or devices having Justly been con
demned by the public opinion OF IN
civilized world and a prohibition O
such use having been declared 4
treaties to which majority of tn
civilized powers are parties. the sigma
tory powers 10 the end that this pro
hibition shall be universally accepte
as a part OF international law bindin
alike the conscience and practice @
nations. declare their assent TO sue
prohibition. agree TO be bound there
by as between themselves and invit
all other civilized nations TO adher
thereto.
enforcement