CONVENTION—lVAR ON LAND. OoToBER 18, 1907. 2277 Oonvention between the United States and other Powers respecting the 0¤¢<>b¢1‘18.19W7· laws and customs of war on land. Signed at The Ilague October ` 18, 1907,* ratification advised by the Senate March 10, 1908 ,• ratified 31; the Presidentof the United States Febmzanq 23, 1.909; ratification eposited with the 1\@therZands Government Zlbovember 27, 1909; proclaimed February 938, 1910. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES on AMERIGA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a Convention respecting the laws and customs of war War ¤¤;l1¤¤<1- on land was concluded and igned at The Hague on October 18, Em °' 1907, by the respective Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America, German , the Argentine Reipublic, Austria-Hunga , Belgium, Bolivia, grazil, Bulgaria, Chile, olombia, Cuba, Denmax, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Italy, Japan, Luxemburg, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Panama, Para ay, the Netherlands, Peru, Persia, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Saillador, Servia, Siam, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Uruguay, and Venezuela, the original of which Convention, being in the French language, is word for word as follows: [Translation.] IV. ‘ IV. CONVENTION CONVENTION CONCERNANT LES LOIS ET COU- RESPECTING THE LAWS AND (`US- TUMES DE LA GUERRE SUR TOMS OF NVAR ON LAND. TERRE. SA MAJESTE L’EMPEREUR His Majesty the German Em- G<>¤¤¤¤¤!¤sP¤w¤r•· D'ALLEMAGNE, ROI DE peror, Kin of Prussia; the Presi- _ PRYSSE; LE PRESIDENT dent of tie United States of DES ETATS-UNIS D'AMERI— America; the President of the QIE; LE PRESIDENT DE LA Argentine Republic; His Majesty REPUBLIQUE ARGENTINE; the Emperor of Austria, King of SA MAJESTE UEMPEREYR. Bohemia, &c., and Apostolic Ring D'AI"l`RICHE, ROI DE BO- of Hun¤#ary;IIi¤ Majesty the King IIEME ETC., ET ROI APOS- of the Eel rians; the President of TOLIQYE I)E HONGRIE; SA the Republic of Bolivia;the Presi- MAJEST E LE ROI DES BEL- dent oi) the Republic of the United GES; _ LE PRESIDENT DE States of Brazil; His Royal High- LA REPUBLIQUE DE BOLI— ness the Prince of Bulgaria; the VIE; LE PRESIDENT DE LA President of the Republic of Chile ; REPUBLIQEI; E_ DES ETATS- the President of the Republic of UNIS DU RESIL; SON AL- Colombia; the Provisional Gov- TESSE ROE ALE LE PRINCE ernor of the Republic of Cuba; DE BULGARIE; LE PRESL Ihsltlajesty thelxingof Denmark;
