Military GovernmentGeneral Service Schools Press, 1920 - 114 pages |
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Page 11
... object was to make soldiers more afraid of their own officers than of the enemy . And the secret of successful occupation is really the disciplining of the conglomera- tion of more or less disaffected persons who make up -11-
... object was to make soldiers more afraid of their own officers than of the enemy . And the secret of successful occupation is really the disciplining of the conglomera- tion of more or less disaffected persons who make up -11-
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Harry Alexander Smith. tion of more or less disaffected persons who make up the population of an occupied territory . " This view may be the view of Great Britain , but , thank God , it is not of the United States . The American Army has ...
Harry Alexander Smith. tion of more or less disaffected persons who make up the population of an occupied territory . " This view may be the view of Great Britain , but , thank God , it is not of the United States . The American Army has ...
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... persons prove themselves unworthy of this confidence , their acts will be considered not only as crimes against the sufferers , but as dishonoring the American Army and as a direct insult to the flag of the United States . Such ...
... persons prove themselves unworthy of this confidence , their acts will be considered not only as crimes against the sufferers , but as dishonoring the American Army and as a direct insult to the flag of the United States . Such ...
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... persons , and private property , as well as religious convictions and practice , must be respected . " Private property cannot be confiscated . " ( H. R. 46. ) " Pillage is formally forbidden . " ( H. R. 47. ) These two articles need ...
... persons , and private property , as well as religious convictions and practice , must be respected . " Private property cannot be confiscated . " ( H. R. 46. ) " Pillage is formally forbidden . " ( H. R. 47. ) These two articles need ...
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... persons or things , exclusive of cases governed by naval law , depots of arms , and generally , all kinds of ammunition of war may be seized even if they belong to private individuals , but must be restored and compensa- tion fixed when ...
... persons or things , exclusive of cases governed by naval law , depots of arms , and generally , all kinds of ammunition of war may be seized even if they belong to private individuals , but must be restored and compensa- tion fixed when ...
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Page 5 - To those colonies and territories which as a consequence of the late war have ceased to be under the sovereignty of the States which formerly governed them and which are inhabited by peoples not yet able to stand by themselves under the strenuous conditions of the modern world...
Page 24 - The property of municipalities, that of institutions dedicated to religion, charity and education, the arts and sciences, even when State property, shall be treated as private property.
Page 24 - All appliances, whether on land, at sea, or in the air, adapted for the transmission of news, or for the transport of persons or things...
Page 23 - Neither requisitions in kind, nor services can be demanded from communes or inhabitants, except for the necessities of the army of occupation. They must be in proportion to the resources of the country...
Page 20 - If, in addition to the taxes mentioned in the above Article, the occupant levies other money contributions in the occupied territory, this shall only be for the needs of the army or of the administration of the territory in question.
Page 9 - The authority of the legitimate Power having in fact passed into the hands of the occupant, the latter shall take all the measures in his power to restore, and ensure, as far as possible, public order and safety, while respecting, unless absolutely prevented, the laws in force in the country.
Page 24 - The occupying State shall only be regarded as administrator and usufructuary of the public buildings, real property, forests, and agricultural works belonging to the hostile State, and situated in the occupied country. It must protect the capital of these properties, and administer it according to the rules of usufruct.
Page 13 - This city, Its Inhabitants, Its churches and religious worship, Its educational establishments and Its private property of all descriptions, are placed under the special safeguard of the faith and honor of the American army.
Page 18 - If, in the territory occupied, the occupant collects the taxes, dues, and tolls imposed for the benefit of the State, he shall do so, as far as...
Page 22 - No general penalty, pecuniary or otherwise, shall be inflicted upon the population on account of the acts of individuals for which they cannot be regarded as jointly and severally responsible.