Show We Ratify the Brussels Treaty The Senate in executive session has ratified the Brussels slavery anti treaty of July 2 1610 1590 with wih the tho addition of ot the following following fol tol fol- fol lowing provision i Resolved Further as a part of this act of ot ratification that the the United States of America having neither possessions nor protectorate in Africa hereby disclaims any intention in itt ratifying this thi treaty to indicate any interest whatsoever in the possessions or protectorate established or claimed on that continent by the other powers or any approval of the wisdom expediency or lawfulness thereof and does not join in any expressions in the said general Jeneral act which mIght be construed as such a declaration or acknowledgment ment I and for tor this thi reason it is desirable that a copy of this resolution be drawn up at the tho time of ot the exchange of ot the ratification of this thi treaty on the part of the United States |