This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ... Monaco, the Republic of San Marino, and the Kingdom of Abyssinia were the only ones not represented. In recognition of the initiative of Russia, his excellency, M. de Staal, Ambassador of Russia, was unanimously elected President. In his opening address he said: The nations have a great need for peace, and we owe it ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ... Monaco, the Republic of San Marino, and the Kingdom of Abyssinia were the only ones not represented. In recognition of the initiative of Russia, his excellency, M. de Staal, Ambassador of Russia, was unanimously elected President. In his opening address he said: The nations have a great need for peace, and we owe it to humanity; we owe it to the governments which have here given us their powers and who are responsible for the good of their peoples; we owe it to ourselves to accomplish a useful work in finding the method of employing some of the means for the purpose of insuring peace. Among those means arbitration and mediation must be named. The Conference held ten sessions, the last being on July 29. They agreed, for submission for signature by the Plenipotentiaries up to December 31, 1899, on three Conventions and three Declarations to form so many separate Acts. The first Convention was "for the peaceful adjustment of international differences." It begins with a declaration that is a "happy prologue to the swelling theme." After reciting the names of the High Contracting Parties, it proceeds: Animated by a strong desire to concert for the maintenance of the general peace; Resolved to second by their best efforts the friendly settlement of international disputes; Recognizing the solidarity which unites 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 Court of Arbitration, accessible to all, in the midst of the independent Powers, will contribute effectively to this result; Having regard to the advantages attending the general and regular organization of arbitral procedure; Sharing the o...
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