Treaty of Peace with Germany: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Sixty-sixth Congress, First Session on the Treaty of Peace with Germany, Signed at Versailles on June 28, 1919, and Submitted to the Senate on July 10, 1919 |
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... Republic of Ecuador was one of the signatories . Senator MOSES . Ecuador was never a belligerent ? Secretary LANSING . Never a belligerent ; also the President of the Republic of Peru . Senator BORAH . He is belligerent all the time ...
... Republic of Ecuador was one of the signatories . Senator MOSES . Ecuador was never a belligerent ? Secretary LANSING . Never a belligerent ; also the President of the Republic of Peru . Senator BORAH . He is belligerent all the time ...
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... Republic , on page 5 , of its last issue : The contracting powers unite in guaranteeing to each other political independence and territorial integrity against external aggression ; but it is understood between them that such territorial ...
... Republic , on page 5 , of its last issue : The contracting powers unite in guaranteeing to each other political independence and territorial integrity against external aggression ; but it is understood between them that such territorial ...
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... the United States and President of the Senate , sent a telegram to the President of the Senate of the Republic of Costa Rica acknowledging the receipts of their notice that they had gone to 206 TREATY OF PEACE WITH GERMANY .
... the United States and President of the Senate , sent a telegram to the President of the Senate of the Republic of Costa Rica acknowledging the receipts of their notice that they had gone to 206 TREATY OF PEACE WITH GERMANY .
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... Republic of Costa Rica , which you have been good enough to communicate to me . I have just received orders from my Government to transmit to you the following message in reply to your communication : " His Majesty's Government desires ...
... Republic of Costa Rica , which you have been good enough to communicate to me . I have just received orders from my Government to transmit to you the following message in reply to your communication : " His Majesty's Government desires ...
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... Republic of Costa Rica has declared the existence of a state of war with the German Empire . Do you consider that a recognition of the Costa Rican Government ? Secretary LANSING . Not that act necessarily , but I think probably it was ...
... Republic of Costa Rica has declared the existence of a state of war with the German Empire . Do you consider that a recognition of the Costa Rican Government ? Secretary LANSING . Not that act necessarily , but I think probably it was ...
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agree agreement allied and associated AMERICAN COMMISSION associated powers authority BARUCH Belgium Britain British Empire CHAIRMAN China Chinese Government claim clause COMMISSION ON IRISH committee concession Congress council covenant DAVIS declared delegates dispute Egypt enemy England fact FERGUSON foreign France French Galicia Germany interests Ireland IRISH INDEPENDENCE Japan Japanese JOHNSON of California Kiaochow Lansing-Ishii agreement league of nations Lithuania matter mean ment military MILLARD MILLER minister Monroe doctrine negotiations obligation official opinion PALMER Paris parties peace conference Poland Polish President Prof Province provisions question railway reference regard reparation commission representatives Republic Russian Secretary LANSING Senator BORAH Senator BRANDEGEE Senator FALL Senator HARDING Senator HITCHCOCK Senator JOHNSON Senator KNOX Senator MCCUMBER Senator MOSES Senator POMERENE Senator SWANSON Senator WILLIAMS Serbia Shantung statement thing tion tribunal Ukraine Ukrainian United vote WALSH
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Page 505 - The Members of the League undertake to respect and preserve as against external aggression the territorial integrity and existing political independence of all Members of the League. In case of any such aggression or in case of any threat or danger of such aggression the Council shall advise upon the means by which this obligation shall be fulfilled.
Page 666 - A general association of nations must be formed, under specific covenants, for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike...
Page 396 - Should any Member of the League resort to war in disregard of its covenants under Articles 12, 13, or 15, it shall ipso facto be deemed to have committed an act of war against all other Members of the League...
Page 510 - Any war or threat of war, whether immediately affecting any of the Members of the League or not, is hereby declared a matter of concern to the whole League, and the League shall take any action that may be deemed wise and effectual to safeguard the peace of nations.
Page 260 - Mandatory must be responsible for the administration of the territory under conditions which will guarantee freedom of conscience and religion, subject only to the maintenance of public order and morals, the prohibition of abuses such as the slave trade, the arms traffic and the liquor traffic...
Page 186 - A free, open-minded and absolutely impartial adjustment of all colonial claims, based upon a strict observance of the principle that in determining all such questions of sovereignty the interests of the populations concerned must have equal weight with the equitable claims of the government whose title is to be determined.
Page 264 - PARTIES, in order to promote international co-operation and to achieve international peace and security, by the acceptance of obligations not to resort to war, by the prescription of open, just and honourable relations between nations, by the firm establishment of the understandings of international law as the actual rule of conduct among Governments, and by the maintenance of justice and a scrupulous respect for all treaty obligations in the dealings of organized peoples with one another, Agree...
Page 273 - If the Council fails to reach a report which is unanimously agreed to by the members thereof, other than the Representatives of one or more of the parties to the dispute, the Members of the League reserve to themselves the right to take such action as they shall consider necessary for the maintenance of right and justice.
Page 260 - Certain communities formerly belonging to the Turkish Empire have reached a stage of development where their existence as independent nations can be provisionally recognized subject to the rendering of administrative advice and assistance by a Mandatory until such time as they are able to stand alone.
Page 275 - Pacific islands, which, owing to the sparseness of their population or their small size, or their remoteness from the centers of civilization, or their geographical contiguity to the territory of the Mandatory, and other circumstances, can be best administered under the laws of the Mandatory as integral portions of its territory, subject to the safeguards above mentioned in the interests of the indigenous population.