Treaty Information Bulletin, Issue 52

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1934 - United States

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Page 12 - ... provided that this shall only be done upon such evidence of criminality as, according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person so charged shall be found, would justify his apprehension and commitment for trial, if the crime or offence had there been committed...
Page 40 - President, whenever he finds as a fact that any existing duties or other Import restrictions of the United States or any foreign country are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States...
Page 28 - Whereas also the failure of any nation to adopt humane conditions of labour is an obstacle in the way of other nations which desire to improve the conditions in their own countries...
Page 8 - ... except under such limitations and exceptions as the President prescribes, any arms or munitions of war in any place in the United States...
Page 15 - A permanent organisation is hereby established for the promotion of the objects set forth in the Preamble. The original Members of the League of Nations shall be the original Members of this organisation, and hereafter membership of the League of Nations shall carry with it membership of the said organisation.
Page 21 - Amendments to this Part of the present Treaty which are adopted by the Conference by a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast by the Delegates present shall take effect when ratified by the States whose representatives compose the Council of the League of Nations and by three-fourths of the Members.
Page 14 - Whereas the League of Nations has for its object the establishment of universal peace, and such a peace can be established only if it is based upon social justice...
Page 21 - Each of the high contracting parties binds itself unconditionally to impose no higher or other duties or conditions and no prohibition on the importation of any article, the growth, produce, or manufacture of the territories of the other than are or shall be imposed on the importation of any like article, the growth, produce, or manufacture of any other foreign country.

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