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Hall; and to the chorus whose volunteered services have added to the proceedings the welcome charm and inspiration of song.

"We think ourselves fortunate, also, in being able to avail of this opportunity to express our thanks to Her Majesty, the Queen, for the gracious kindness she has shown to us in common with our colleagues of the Conference of Peace. It has been to us a sincere pleasure to have the honor of a presentation to Her Majesty, for the accents of her voice when she took the coronation oath found an echo in every American heart. Motley has enabled us to understand what it signifies when the Head of the House of Orange swears, Je maintiendrai !

"We are glad, also, to offer our thanks to the distinguished Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, his Excellency, M. de Beaufort, and, through him, to his Government and the people of The Hague for the great hospitality in which we have had a share as members of the Conference.

"We are grateful, also, for the message that has been received from His Majesty, the King of Sweden and Norway, through his distinguished Representative at the Conference of Peace; and for the kind words spoken in the name of the Institute of International Law by its gifted and able President.

"The International Conference at The Hague doubtless will take its place in history as the first attempt on the part of the nations of the East and of the West, of Asia, and Europe and America, to create a body of International Law by formal and joint enactment. Great national assemblies have sprung from seeds not more promising than this; so that it is not strange that men should see in this Conference a distinct step toward the poet's dream: The Parliament of Man, the Federation of the World." own Lowell has said:

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"But those of us who have taken part in these deliberations, can never dissociate the experience from the hearty welcome we have received in the historic Capital of Holland, the beautiful city of The Hague. Both Peace and Hospitality appear to us to have laid aside their sandals at The Hague, as if there they had found their permanent abiding-place.

"On this day, so full for Americans of thoughts connected with their national independence, we may not forget that Americans have yet other grounds for gratitude to the people of the Netherlands. We cannot forget that our flag received its first foreign salute from a Dutch officer, nor that the Province of Friesland gave to our independence its first formal recognition. By way of Leyden and Delft-Haven and Plymouth Rock, and again by way of New Amsterdam, the free public school reached American shores.

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"The United States of America have taken their name from the United States of the Netherlands. We have learned from you not only that In Union there is Strength,' that is an old lesson, but also, in large measure, how to make 'One out of many.' From you we have learned, what we, at least, value, to separate Church and State; and from you we gather inspiration at all times in our devotion to learning, to religious liberty, and to individual and national freedom. These are some of the things for which we believe the American people owe no little gratitude to the Dutch; and these are the things for which to-day, speaking in the name of the American people, we venture to express their heartfelt thanks."

The choir then sang two verses of "America," in which they were joined by the audience, standing, and a postlude, including the "Star Spangled Banner" and the "Hallelujah" Chorus from Handel's "Messiah," ended the celebration.

At the close of the exercises in the church, the invited guests, about three hundred and thirty-eight in number, sat down with the American Commission to a luncheon served in the ancient Town Hall of Delft. This building, as well as the colossal bronze statue of Grotius standing in front of it, and the contemporary portrait of Grotius in the Hall of the Burgomaster, was decorated with the flags of the Netherlands and the United States.

During the progress of the luncheon, the American representatives, headed by Ambassador White, visited the various tables, and toasts to the President of the United States, the Queen of the Netherlands, the Emperor of Russia, and the President of the Peace Conference, as well as to the various countries represented, were exchanged.

At three o'clock the weather had moderated, and the guests returned to The Hague.

In the evening the orchestra at Scheveningen made American national airs the chief feature of the gala concert, which was attended by most of the members of the Conference.

INDEX

Abdullah Pascha, member from
Turkey, 51.
Addresses and communications, com-
mittee on, 326.

Adherence, question of, 332.
Adherence to treaty, articles on,
304; withdrawal from, 304; sig-
natures to, 305; ratification of
treaty, 305.
Administrative
Hague, 275.
Allegiance, oath of, not to be com-
pelled, 157.

Council at

284; questions and explanations
before, 283; phases of hearing
before, 284; to determine its own
jurisdiction, 283; to prescribe
special rules, 282; award of tribu-
nal, 285; to be accompanied by an
opinion, 285.

Arbitration, committee on, members
of, 165; meetings of, 167.
The Arbitration, general agreements for,
327; treaties for, 228; agreement
for, 274; joinder of other Powers
in litigation, 303; expenses of, 303;
ratification of treaty of, 304.
Arbitration, international (see Inter-
national Arbitration).

Anglo-Saxon race, fundamental soli-
darity of, 3.

Appeal not allowed (see Rehearing).
Appeals of oppressed nationalities,
329.

Appointment of attorneys, coun-
selors, or agents, 279.
Arbitral award to be read in public,
286; to decide dispute finally and
without appeal, 286.
Arbitral procedure, code of, 276;

rules of, 277; when a sovereign
or chief of state is arbitrator,
278; two phases of, 280; in open
court, 281; special rules of, 282.
Arbitral tribunal, how constituted,
277; umpire to preside over, 278;
vacancies to be filled, 278; place
of sitting, 279; attorneys, coun-
selors, and agents before, 279;
who not to act as, 280; powers
of, 282; oral arguments before,
282; objections before tribunal,
283; motions before tribunal, 283;
to deliberate with closed doors,

Arbitration, International Court of
(see International Court of Arbi-
tration).

Arbitration, obligatory (see Obliga-
tory Arbitration).
Arbitration Treaty, the Magna
Charta of International Law, 354.
Ardagh, Major-General Sir John,
member from Great Britain, 45;
statement on Dum Dum bullets,
98.
Arguments, oral, before tribunal,
282.
Armaments, limitation of, 66.
Armistices, 155; notification of,
156; violation of, 156.
Arriga, Nagas, member from Japan,
46.

Article 10 on application of Geneva
rules, exclusion of, 128.
Asser, T. M. C., member from the
Netherlands, 47; member of

Comité d'Examen, 169; speech credited representatives to The

on International Court of Arbitra-
tion, 249; opinion on choice of
umpire, 265; amendment on re-
hearing, 287; speech on rehear-
ing, 302; speech at Delft, 555.
Automatic muskets, 97.

Baguer, Arturo de, member from
Spain, 43.

Hague, 275.

de Bille, Frederic, member from
Denmark, 43.

Bismarck, Prince, death of, 4; a
friend of peace, 4; basis of his
policy, 5.

Bombardment of undefended cities
prohibited, 152; warning of, 153;
immunity from, 153.

Balfour, Right Hon. Arthur J., Bourgeois, Leon, member from

reply to Rescript, 12.

Balloons, throwing projectiles from,

95.

Barantzew, Count, member from

Russia, 49.

Basily, Chamberlain A., member

from Russia, 49.

Beaufort, W. H. de, Minister of For-
eign Affairs of the Netherlands,
52; introductory speech by, 52;
elected Honorary President of the
Peace Conference, 57; closing
speech of, 348; speech at Delft,
552.

Beernaert, Auguste, member from
Belgium, 42; speech of, on limi-
tation of armaments, 68; speech
on laws and customs of war, 137;
remarks on laws and customs of
war, 143; on term "belligerent,"
143.

France, 44; motion to appoint
sub-committee on limitation of
armaments, 82; speech on limita-
tion of armaments, 87; president
of the committee on Arbitra-
tion, 164; speech on International
Commissions of Inquiry, 215; dec-
laration on behalf of French
delegation, on International Court
of Arbitration, 240; speech on
"Duty" under article 27, 273.
Brändström, Colonel, member from
Sweden and Norway, 50.
Bullets, expanding, 98; Dum Dum,
statement of Sir John Ardagh,
98.

Bunsen, George von, 6.
Bureau and record office of Inter-
national Court, 258.

Bureau of information for prisoners
of war, 148.

Behring Sea arbitration, form of Burial of prisoners of war, 150.
question in, 235.

Beldiman, Alexander, member from Cable, submarine landings of, 158.

Roumania, 48.

Belligerents, what constitutes, 141.
Berlin, negotiations at, 171.

Bianco, Captain Auguste, member
from Italy, 46.

Canals, interoceanic, arbitration re-
garding, 230.
Capitulations, 155.

Castilho, Captain Auguste de, mem-
ber from Portugal, 48.

Bihourd, Georges, member from Challenge, necessity of, 191.
France, 44.

Bildt, Baron de,

member from
Sweden and Norway, 50; speech
on limitation of armaments, 84;
speech on communications to the
press, 167; motion for adminis-
trative council to consist of ac-

China, situation in, with reference
to an International Commission of
Inquiry, 214; interest shown by,
325.

Coanda, Colonel Constantine, mem-
ber from Roumania, 48.
Combatants, who are, 141.

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