period of five years, and it shall thereafter remain in force until one year after one of the high contracting parties have given notice to the other of an intention to terminate it.

In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the present treaty and have affixed thereunto their seals.

Done in Asuncion on the twenty-ninth of August, in the year our Lord nineteen hundred and fourteen

of

AGREEMENT EFFECTED BY EXCHANGE OF NOTES EXTENDING THE TIME FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMISSION UNDER ARTICLE II OF TREATY OF AUGUST 29, 1914.

Signed at Washington and New York November 16-22, 1915.

Sir:

(Treaty Series, No. 614-A.)

[The Secretary of State to the Minister of Paraguay.]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, November 16, 1915.

The time specified in the Treaty of August 29, 1914, between the United States and Paraguay, looking to the advancement of the general cause of peace, for the appointment of the International Commission having expired, without the United States non-national Commissioner, the Paraguayan Commissioners and the Joint Commissioner being named, I have the honor to suggest for the consideration of your Government that the time within which the organization of the Commission may be completed be extended from July 9, 1915, to January 15, 1916.

Your formal notification in writing, that your Government receives the suggestion favorably, will be regarded on this Government's part as sufficient to give effect to the extension, and I shall be glad to receive your assurance that it will be so regarded by your Government also.

Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. ROBERT LANSING

Mr. HÉCTOR Velázquez,

The Minister of Paraguay.

[The Consul-General of Paraguay to the Secretary of State.] CONSULADO GENERAL DEL PARAGUAY EN

Sir:

NUEVA YORK November 22, 1915.

Replying to the note of Your Excellency of the sixteenth instant addressed to His Excellency, Dr. Héctor Velázquez, Minister of

Paraguay, suggesting an extension until January fifteenth, 1916, for the completion of the International Commission provided by the Treaty of August twenty-ninth, 1914, I beg to advise that, in the absence of Dr. Velázquez, I communicated with the Government at Asunción by cable as follows: "Lansing suggests exchange notes extension time to January fifteen next appointment Peace Treaty Commissioners ", to which I am in receipt to-day of a cable message reading as follows: "Suggestion accepted you are authorized exchange notes. Gondra."

I therefore, by virtue of this authority, accept formally on the part of the Government of Paraguay Your Excellency's suggestion for an extension until the date mentioned, and beg to give assurance that Your Excellency's note will be regarded as giving full effect to such extension.

I have the honor to be, Sir,

Very respectfully,

To the Honorable ROBERT LANSING,

Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.

WM. WALLACE WHITE

1919.

CONVENTION FACILITATING THE WORK OF TRAVELING SALESMEN.

Signed at Washington October 20, 1919; ratification advised by the Senate January 31, 1920; ratified by the President February 16, 1920; ratified by Paraguay September 22, 1921; ratifications exchanged at Washington March 22, 1922; exchange of ratifications consented to by the Senate April 24, 1922; proclaimed April 28, 1922.

(Treaty Series, No. 662.)

ARTICLES.

I. Right of domiciled commercial travelers to operate under license from other contracting party; enemy nationals may be excepted.

II. Certificate from country of domi-
cile required for license.

III. Sale of samples permitted.
IV. Entry of samples duty free.

V. Bonding of samples of commer cial value.

VI. Customs formalities to be simplified.

VII. Vendors directly to consumer subject to ordinary fees. VIII. Persons from whom licenses are not required.

IX. Most-favored-nation clause.
X. Ratification; duration.

The United States of America and the Republic of Paraguay, being desirous to foster the development of commerce between them and to increase the exchange of commodities by facilitating the work of traveling salesmen, have agreed to conclude a convention for that purpose and have to that end appointed as their plenipotentiaries:

The President of the United States of America, Robert Lansing, Secretary of State of the United States of America, and

The President of the Republic of Paraguay, Manuel Gondra, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for the Republic of Paraguay near the Government of the United States of America, who, having communicated to each other their full powers, which were found to be in due form, have agreed upon the following ar ticles: ARTICLE I.

Manufacturers, merchants, and traders domiciled within the jurisdiction of one of the High Contracting Parties may operate as commercial travelers either personally or by means of agents or employees within the jurisdiction of the other High Contracting Party on obtaining from the latter, upon payment of a single fee, a license which shall be valid throughout its entire territorial jurisdiction.1

In case either of the High Contracting Parties shall be engaged in war, it reserves to itself the right to prevent from operating within its jurisdiction under the provisions of this Convention, or otherwise, enemy nationals or other aliens whose presence it may consider prejudicial to public order and national safety.

ARTICLE II.

In order to secure the license above mentioned the applicant must obtain from the country of domicile of the manufacturers, merchants, and traders represented a certificate attesting his character as a commercial traveler. This certificate, which shall be issued by the authority to be designated in each country for the purpose, shall be viséed by the consul of the country in which the applicant proposes to operate, and the authorities of the latter shall, upon the presentation of such certificate, issue to the applicant the national license as provided in Article I.

ARTICLE III.

A commercial traveler may sell his samples without obtaining a special license as an importer.

ARTICLE IV.

Samples without commercial value shall be admitted to entry free of duty.

Samples marked, stamped, or defaced, in such manner that they cannot be put to other uses, shall be considered as objects without commercial value.

Licenses are issuable under identic conventions with other countries by the Department of Commerce in accordance with "An act to give effect to certain provisions of conventions with foreign governments for facilitating the work of traveling salesmen," approved September 22, 1922.

ARTICLE V.

Samples having commercial value shall be provisionally admitted upon giving bond for the payment of lawful duties if they shall not have been withdrawn from the country within a period of six (6) months.

Duties shall be paid on such portion of the samples as shall not have been so withdrawn.

ARTICLE VI.

All customs formalities shall be simplified as much as possible with a view to avoid delay in the despatch of samples.

ARTICLE VII.

Peddlers and other salesmen who vend directly to the consumer, though they have not an established place of business in the country in which they operate, shall not be considered as commercial travelers, but shall be subject to the license fees levied on business of the kind which they carry on.

(a) Persons traveling only to study trade and its needs, even though they initiate commercial relations, provided they do not make sales of merchandise.

(b) Persons operating through local agencies which pay the license fee or other imposts to which their business is subject. (c) Travelers who are exclusively buyers.

ARTICLE IX.

Any concessions affecting any of the provisions of the present Convention that may hereafter be granted by either High Contracting Party, either by law or by treaty or convention, shall immediately be extended to the other party.

ARTICLE X.

This Convention shall be ratified; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington within two years, or sooner if possible. The present Convention shall remain in force until the end of six months after either of the High Contracting Parties shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same, each of them reserving to itself the right of giving such notice to the other at any time. And it is hereby agreed between the parties that, on the expiration of six months after such notice shall have been received by either of them from the other party as above mentioned, this Convention shall altogether cease and terminate.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF the respective plenipotentiaries have signed these articles and have thereunder affixed their seals.

DONE in duplicate, in English and Spanish, at Washington, this twentieth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen.

[SEAL.] ROBERT LANSING. [SEAL.] M. GONDRA

(Treaty Series, No. 662.)

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, a Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Paraguay to foster the development of commerce between them and to increase the exchange of commodities by facilitating the work of traveling salesmen, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Washington on the twentieth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, the original of which Convention, being in the English and Spanish languages, is word for word as follows:

[The convention as above.]

And, Whereas, the time limited by the said Convention within which the exchange of ratifications thereof should take place, expired before the exchange of ratifications could be effected, and the ratifications of the said Convention were thereafter exchanged on March 22, 1922, notwithstanding such limitation, but upon the condition that the said Convention should not be binding upon, or promulgated by either of the parties thereto, until the Senate of the United States should have duly sanctioned the exchange of ratifications aforesaid;

And, Whereas, the Senate of the United States by their Resolution of April 24, 1922, did advise and consent to the said exchange of ratifications and to the promulgation of the Convention, and did provide that the said ratifications shall be deemed and taken to have been regularly exchanged, the limitation contained in the said Convention to the contrary notwithstanding:

Now, Therefore, be it known that I, Warren G. Harding, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington, this twenty-eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and [SEAL.] twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and forty-sixth.

By the President:

CHARLES E. HUGHES

WARREN G. HARDING

Secretary of State.