Responsibility for loss. Receipts. Further regulations. Effect. Ratification. efit of the right person, the particulars of each sale being noticed by one post-office to the other. ARTICLE X. The Post-office Department of either of the contracting countries will not be responsible for the loss or damage of any package; but either country is at liberty to indemnify the sender of any package which may be lost or destroyed on its territory. ARTICLE XI. Each country shall retain to its own use the whole of the postages, and delivery fees, it collects on said packages; consequently, this Convention will give rise to no separate accounts between the two countries. ARTICLE XII. The Postmaster General of the United States of America, and the Administrator of Finances of Surinam shall have authority to jointly make such further regulations of order and detail as may be found necessary to carry out the present Convention from time to time; and may, by agreement, prescribe conditions for the admission in packages exchanged under this Convention of any of the articles prohibited by Article II. ARTICLE XIII. This Convention shall take effect and operations thereunder shall begin on the first day of October 1909, and shall continue in force until terminated by mutual agreement, but may be annulled at the desire of either Department, upon six months' previous notice given to the other. Done in duplicate, and signed at Paramaribo the 9th day of August 1909, and at Washington on the 28th day of August 1909. FRANK H. HITCHCOCK Postmaster General of the United States of America. J. WIERINGER Administrator of Finances of the Colony of Dutch Guiana. The foregoing Parcel Post Convention between the United States of America and Dutch Guiana has been negotiated and concluded with my advice and consent, and is hereby approved and ratified. In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. [SEAL.] By the President: ALVEY A. ADEE Acting Secretary of State. WASHINGTON September 4, 1909. WM H TAFT Date of posting. .19.. signature and address of sender { For use of Post-Office only, and to be filled up at the office of exchange: Parcel Bill No.......... ; No. of rates prepaid.... .......; Entry No... B. The import duty assessed by an officer of customs on contents of this parcel amounts to... which must be paid before the parcel is delivered. C. (Country of origin) Parcel Post from.. This parcel has been passed by an officer of customs and must be delivered FREE OF CHARGE. FORM NO. 2. Form No. 2 2, bitration. Convention between the United States and other Powers for _Oct. 18, 1907. the pacific settlement of international disputes. Signed International ar at The Hague October 18, 1907; ratification advised by 36 Stat. L., pt. the Senate April 2, 1908; ratified by the President of the United States February 23, 1909; ratification deposited with the Netherlands Government November 27, 1909; proclaimed February 28, 1910. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED States of AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a Convention for the Pacific Settlement of Preamble. International Disputes was concluded and signed at The Hague on October 18, 1907, by the respective Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America, Germany, the Argentine Republic, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Spain, France, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Italy, Japan, Luxemburg, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, the Netherlands, Peru, Persia, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Salvador, Servia, Siam, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Uruguay, and Venezuela, the original of which Convention, being in the French language is word for word as follows: [Translation.] CONVENTION FOR THE PACIFIC SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DIS PUTES. powers. His Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia; Contracting the President of the United States of America; the President of the Argentine Republic; His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, &c., and Apostolic King of Hungary; His Majesty the King of the Belgians; the President of the Republic of Bolivia; the President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil; His Royal Highness the Prince of Bulgaria; the President of the Republic of Chile; His Majesty the Emperor of China; the President of the Republic of Colombia; the Provisional Governor of the Republic of Cuba; His Majesty the King of Denmark; the President of the Dominican Republic; the President of the Republic of Ecuador; His Majesty the King of Spain; the President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Domin-. ions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India; His Majesty the King of the Hellenes; the President of the Republic of Guatemala; the President of the Republic of Haiti; His Majesty the King of Italy; His Majesty the Emperor of Japan; His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxemburg, Duke of Nassau; the President of the United States of Mexico; His Royal Highness the Prince of Montenegro; His Majesty the King of Norway; the President of the Republic of Panama; the President of the Republic of Paraguay; Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands; the President of the Republic of Peru; His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia; His Majesty the King of Portugal and of the Algarves, &c.; His Majesty the King of Roumania; His Majesty the Emperer of All the Russias; the President of the Republic of Salvador; His Majesty the King of Servia; His Majesty the King of Siam; His Majesty the King of Sweden; the Swiss Federal Council; His Majesty the Emperor of the Ottomans; the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay; the President of the United States of Venezuela: Animated by the sincere desire to work for the maintenance of general peace; Resolved to promote by all the efforts in their power the friendly settlement of international disputes; Recognizing the solidarity uniting the members of the society of civilized nations; Desirous of extending the empire of law and of strengthening the appreciation of international justice; Convinced that the permanent institution of a Tribunal of Arbitration accessible to all, in the midst of independent Powers, will contribute effectively to this result; Having regard to the advantages attending the general and regular organization of the procedure of arbitration; Sharing the opinion of the august initiator of the International Peace Conference that it is expedient to record in an International Agreement the principles of equity and right on which are based the security of States and the welfare of peoples; Being desirous, with this object, of insuring the better working in practice of Commissions of Inquiry and Tribunals of Arbitration, and of facilitating recourse to arbitration in cases which allow of a summary procedure; Have deemed it necessary to revise in certain particulars and to complete the work of the First Peace Conference for the pacific settlement of international disputes; The High Contracting Parties have resolved to conclude a new Convention for this purpose, and have appointed the following as their Plenipotentiaries: [Here follow the names of Plenipotentiaries.] Who, after having deposited their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following: PART I. THE MAINTENANCE OF GENERAL PEACE. ARTICLE 1. With a view to obviating as far as possible recourse to force in the relations between States, the Contracting |