2750 CONVENTION-AMERICAN REPUBLICS. FmRuAB-: - 20, 1928. Plenlpoteotiarie_ Honduras: Fausto Davila, Mariano Vazquez. (', ootiIlued. Co&ta Rica: Ricardo Castro Beeche, J. Rafael Oreamuno, Arturo Tinoco. Chile: Alejandro Lira, Alejandro Alvarez, Carlos Silva Vild6sola, Manuel Bianchi. Brazil: RaUl Fernandes!., Lindolfo Collor, Al6rico da Silveira, Sampaio Correa, Eduardo ~pinola. Argentina: Honorio Pueyrred6n, (Later resigned), Laurentino Olascoaga, Felipe A. &Pil. P~a'f': Lisandro niaz LOOn. Haiti: Fernando Dennis, Charles Riboul. Dominican Republic: Francisco J. Peynado, Gustavo A. Dfaz, Elias Brache, Angel Morales, Tulio M. Cestero, Ricardo Perez Alfonseca Jacinto R. de Castro, Federico C. Alvarez. United States of America: Charles Evans Hughes, Noble Brandon Judah, Henry P. Fletcher, Oscar W. Underwood, Dwight W. Mor- row, Morgan J. O'Brien, James Brown Scott, Ray Lyman Wilbur, Leo S. ROwe. Cuba: Antonio S. de Bustamante, Orestes Ferrara, Enrique Her- n'ndez Cartaya, Jose Manuel Cortina, Aristides AgUero, Jose B. Aleman J Manuel Marquez Sterling, Fernando Ortiz, Nestor Car- bonell, esUs Maria Barraque. Exchanu of full Who, after exchanging their respective full powers, which were powers. found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following: ARTICLE 1 Rule/! ad0Eted with The contracting states bind themselves to observe the followin~. revard to ClV strife. rules with regard to civil strife in another one of them: 8t!:~ ~!':e~~ 1. To use all means at their disposal to prevent the inhabit- of, in ooe State IlPiDst ants of their territorv, nationals or aliens, from participating another. in, gathering elements, crossing the boundary or sailing from their territory for the purpose of starting or promoting civil strife. DlsannloK, etc. , or rebel force C!'08aini boundary. Trame io ~, <,te. 2. To disarm and intern every rebel force crossing their boundaries, the expenses of internment to be borne by the state where public order may have been disturbed. The arms found in the hands of the rebels may be seized and withdrawn by the government of the country granting asylum, to be returned, once the struggle has ended, to the state in civil strife. 3. To forbid the tra..ific in arms and war material, except when intended for the government, while the belligerency of the rebels has not been recognized, in which latter case the rules of neutrality shall be applied. 4. To prevent that within their jurisdiction there be equipped, armed or adapted for warlike purposes any vessel intended to operate in favor of the rebellion. ARTICLE 2 Declaratlon or piracy, The declaration of piracy against vessels which have risen in arms, emanating from a government, is not binding upon the other states. Punitl ... e measuree The state that may be injured by depredations ori~nating from ~ lIlSllrgent ve&- insurgent vessels is entitled to adopt the following pumtive measures Wanhlps. against them: Should the authors of the damages be warships, it may capture and return them to the government of the state to Merchantmen. whIch they belong, for their trial; should the damage originate with merchantmen, the injured state may capture and subject them to the appropriate penal laws.
