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Show FINAL AC! OF THE PEACE CONFERENCE Public Statement Summarizing Work of tli e Delegates Is Issued. THE HAG UK. Oct. 17. The peace conference con-ference today adopted Its final act, which was recorded In the minutes, as follows: "The second International Peace conference, con-ference, first proposed by tho President of tho United States, having been through tho Invitation of Ills Majesty, the Emperor Em-peror of all tho Russlas, convoked by Her Majesty, the Queen of the Netherlands, Nether-lands, met Juno 15, with tho mission lo further develop the humanitarian principles princi-ples which were tho basis of tho work of tho first conference. "In a scries of sittings, in which tho delegates wore constantly animated by a desire to moot tho Intentions of tho Initiator Ini-tiator of the conference, as well as of those of tho governments participating, the following conventions were agreed upon for tho signatures of the plenipotentiaries: plenipoten-tiaries: "First The peaceful regulation of International In-ternational conlllcts. "Second Providing for an international peaco court. "Third Regulating the rights and duties du-ties of neutrals on land. "Fourth Regulating tho rights and duties of neutrals at sea. "Fifth Covering the laying of submarine subma-rine mines. "Sixth Tho bombardment of towns from the sea. "Seventh Tho matter of tho collection of contractual debts. "Eighth The transformation of merchantmen mer-chantmen Into warships. "Ninth Tho treatment of captured crews "Tenth Tho Inviolability, of 'fishing boats. "Eleventh The Inviolability of the postal pos-tal service. "Twelfth The application of the Gen-ova Gen-ova convention and the Red Cross to sea warfare. "Thirteenth Tho laws and customs regulating land warfare. "The right to sign these conventions will be open until Juno 30, 190S." |