of international relations. They showed on a large scale that international cooperation as possible, and they created institutions-imperfect it may be, as is the work of human hands,—which, when improved in the light of experience, will both by themselves and by the force of their example promote the administration of justice and the betterment of mankind.

PARIS, FRANCE,
February 28, 1919.

JAMES BROWN SCOTT,

Director of the Division of International Law.

The Hague, May 18-July 29, 1899

MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS

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First Meeting (May 18, 1899)

Opening address by his Excellency Mr. de Beaufort, Minister for Foreign Affairs
Address of his Excellency Mr. Staal, first delegate of Russia, president of the Conference
Constitution of the bureau and the secretariat

Second Meeting (May 20, 1899)

Reading of a letter from Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands
Reading of a telegram from His Majesty the Emperor of Russia
Address of the President

Third Meeting (May 23, 1899)

Designation of the commissions and their bureaus

Provisions relative to the minutes of the meetings.

ANNEX. Table of the division of delegates into commissions

Fourth Meeting (June 20, 1899)

Filing of the report of the Second Commission (adaptation to maritime warfare of the

principles of the Geneva Convention)

Designation of the Drafting Committee of the Final Act of the Conference

ANNEX. Report of Mr. L. Renault, in the name of the Second Commission

Fifth Meeting (July 5, 1899) .

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Filing and adoption of the report of the Second Commission (regulation of the laws

and customs of war)

Adoption of the articles of the draft Convention

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Adoption of a vou expressed by the first delegate of Luxemburg, relative to the ques-

tion of the rights and duties of neutrals.

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Adoption of a vau relative to the bombardment of undefended ports

Declaration of abstention of Sir J. Pauncefote, first delegate of England.

Adoption of a vau relative to the revision of the Geneva Convention .

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Discussion of a vau presented by the delegation of the United States relative to the

inviolability of private property in time of naval war

Address of Mr. White, first delegate of the United States

Declaration of Count Nigra, first delegate of Italy

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Adoption of the vau relative to the reference to a subsequent Conference of the

American proposal .

Nomination of new members of the Drafting Committee of the Final Act

ANNEX I. Report of Mr. Rolin, in the name of the Second Commission .

ANNEX II. Draft Convention in 60 articles

Sixth Meeting (July 21, 1899) .

Thanks of His Majesty the Emperor of Russia for the condolence transmitted by the

Conference on the occasion of the death of His Imperial Highness the Grand

Duke Heir Apparent

Examination of the report of the First Commission

Proposal of Captain Crozier, delegate of the United States

Discussion of this proposal (Messrs. Gilinsky, van Karnebeek, den Beer Poortugael)

Address of Mr. White .

Rejection of the proposal of Captain Crozier

Adoption of the report of the First Commission .

Withdrawal by the delegation of the United States of its additional proposals to the

draft Convention prepared by the Second Commission (Red Cross)

ANNEX. Report of Mr. van Karnebeek, in the name of the First Commission

Filing and adoption of the report of the Third Commission (pacific settlement of

international disputes) .

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Adoption of the draft Convention in 57 articles

Declaration of the Count de Macedo, first delegate of Portugal

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Proposal of Sir J. Pauncefote concerning Article 53 (shore ends of cables) .

Declaration of Mr. Bille, first delegate of Denmark.

Oral report of Mr. Renault in the name of the Drafting Committee of the Final Act. 101

Adoption of draft of the Final Act .

ANNEX. Report of Chevalier Descamps, in the name of the Third Commission,

with annexes

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