Friday Evening at 8 o'clock.

Continuation of unfinished business.

Papers and discussion on:

The rights of foreigners in the United States in case of conflict between federal treaties and state laws.

Papers and discussion on:

Saturday Morning at 10 o'clock.

The second Hague conference and the development of international law as a science.

Saturday Afternoon at 2 o'clock.

The President of the United States will Receive the Members of the Society at the White House.

Saturday Evening at 7 o'clock.

Banquet at the New Willard Hotel.

An account of the meeting will be given in the July number.

CHRONICLE OF INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

WITH REFERENCES

Abbreviations: Ann. Sc. Pol., Annales des sciences politiques, Paris; Arch. dipl., Archives diplomatiques, Paris; B., boletín, bulletín, bollettino; B. A. R., monthly bulletin of the International Bureau of American Republics, Washington; Doc. dipl., France: Documents diplomatiques; Dr., droit, diritto, derecho; For. rel., Foreign Relations of the United States; Ga., gazette, gaceta, gazzetta; Cd., Great Britain: Parliamentary Papers; Int., international, internacional, internazionale; J., journal; J. O., Journal Officiel, Paris; Mem. dipl., Memorial diplomatique, Paris; Monit., Moniteur belge, Brussels; N. R. G., Nouveau recueil général de traités, Leipzig; Q. dipl., Questions diplomatiques et coloniales; R., review, revista, revue, rivista; Reichs-G., Reichs-Gesetzblatt, Berlin; Staatsb., Staatsblad, Gröningen; State Papers, British and Foreign State Papers, London; Stats. at L., United States Statutes at Large; Times, the Times (London); Treaty ser., Great Britain: Treaty Series.

April, 1906.

14 ITALY SALVADOR. Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation, signed at Guatemala. Diario Oficial, November 9.

May, 1906.

22 BELGIUM-LUXEMBURG. Convention signed at Brussels, additional to convention signed April 15, 1905. Workmen's accidents. Belgian law approving, December 30. Ratifications exchanged at Brussels, January 14, 1907. Monit. January 21-22; B. Usuel, December 30. See February 21, 1906. B. de l'office du travail, July, 1906, p. 714 et seq., for history of such arrangements. June, 1906.

5 BELGIUM-ROUMANIA. Commercial convention signed at Bucharest Annales dipl. et cons. 5:30; B. Usuel, December 21; Monit. January 14, 15. Replaces the convention signed January 10-22, 1894 (State Papers 86:1019); takes effect the tenth day after exchange of ratifications; term, four years and one year after denouncement.

ART. IV. It is understood that the most favored nation clause stipulated by this convention places no obstacle to advantages resulting from a customs union concluded or to be concluded by either of the high contracting powers, and that it does not exclude collection of additional duties on imports that obtain bounties for export or production.

June, 1906.

Ratified by Roumania, December 30, 1906/January 12, 1907; ratified by Belgium, December 21, 1906; ratifications exchanged at Bucharest, January 12.

12 NORWAY. Law relating to the diplomatic and consular services. General consular instructions for the consuls of Norway under this law were promulgated July 24, 1906.

July, 1906.

6 COLOMBIA-PERU. Provisional modus vivendi respecting Putumayo signed at Lima.

13 FRANCE-PORTUGAL. Exchange of notes respecting reciprocal protection of trade-marks in China. J. dr. int. privé, 34:245. See China trade-mark regulations, North China Herald, February 15, 1907.

19 FRANCE GREAT BRITAIN. Agreement relative to the boundary between the Gold Coast and the French Sudan. Treaty ser. 1907, No. 8.

19 PERU. Decree approving convention signed at Rome, June 7, 1905, for the creation of a permanent international institute of agriculture.

24 PARAGUAY-PERU. Treaty of friendship and arbitration signed at La Paz. B. Min. Rel. Ext., Lima, Year 3, No. 15.

August, 1906.

13 PERU. Repeal of article 13 of law of October 23, 1888, respecting extradition.

BELGIUM-ITALY. Declaration signed at Brussels concerning gaug

ing of merchant vessels. Promulgated by king of Italy, November 15, 1906. Ga. Ufficiale, December 27: B. Min. Aff. Est., December. The new declaration, a substitute for that of October 13, 1899, is based on the Italian regulation of December 21, 1905, which is substantially the same as the Belgian regulation of 1897. R. di dr. int. 1:565.

September, 1906.

17 ARGENTINA-SPAIN. Ratifications exchanged at Buenos Aires of convention signed at Buenos Aires, September 17, 1902. Letters rogatory. Ga. de Madrid, January 3, 1907.

19 CANAL ZONE.

Executive order.

Executive order. Extradition of criminals from Canal Zone to Panama. Under article 16 of treaty between Panama and United States signed at Washington November 18, 1903. Ga. Oficial, Panama, January 7, 1907.

September, 1906.

26 ECUADOR. Ratification of international agricultural institute convention signed at Rome, June 7, 1905. Ecuador becomes a member of the fifth class mentioned in article 10. B. A. R. December. See August 16.

28 ITALY NICARAGUA. Ratifications exchanged at Paris of treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation signed at Managua, January 25, 1906. Promulgated by Italy, October 21, 1906. Ga. Ufficiale, November 16, 1906; B. Min. Aff. Est., November. Contains reciprocal most favored nation treatment, that is not however applicable to privileges accorded or to be accorded by Nicaragua to other Central American Republics. B. A. R. January. For a comparative examination of this treaty and those of Italy with Paraguay (August 22, 1893) and Salvador (April 14, 1906) see R. di dr. int. (Rome) 1:608 et seq.

October, 1906.

12 AUSTRALIA. Customs tariff (British preference) act reserved by governor general for the significance of his majesty's pleasure, on the grounds that its provisions might be inconsistent with treaty obligations. G. B. Cd. 3339. The question of treaty obligations as affecting the dependencies of the empire is among the subjects proposed for discussion at the colonial conference to be held at London, April 15, 1907. G. B. Cd., 3337, 3340; Drage: The colonial conference, Fortnightly R. April, 1907; Milmer: Some reflections on the coming conference, National R., April.

18-20 BRAZIL-ITALY. Exchange of notes at Rio de Janeiro maintaining in force until December 31, 1908, the provisional commercial agreement resulting from the notes exchanged on July 5, 1900. Italian products entering Brazil continue to enjoy the rates of the minimum tariff so long as the import duties applicable in Italy to coffee originating from Brazil shall not exceed 130 francs per 100 kilograms. Diario Oficial, October 23, 1906; R. di dr. int. 1:567; Ga. Ufficiale, November 7, 1906.

19 FRANCE GREAT BRITAIN. Agreement relative to the frontier between the British and French possessions from the Gulf of Guinea to the Niger. Treaty ser. 1907, No. 5.

20 BELGIUM-SWEDEN. Denouncement by Sweden of the convention signed July 21/August 2, 1838. Succession to property. Takes

October, 1906.

effect April 1, 1907. Monit. October 31; B. Usuel. October 20. See December 29.

GREAT BRITAIN-ITALY. Declaration extending to the new African colonies of Great Britain the provisions of the commercial treaty signed June 15, 1883. R. di dr. int. 1:566.

29 GERMANY-NETHERLANDS. Ratifications exchanged at The Hague of treaty signed at The Hague, December 17, 1904. Also an agreement on the execution thereof signed October 29. Proclaimed by Germany, December 6. Reichs-G. 1906, No. 51, Proclaimed in Netherlands, November 7, 1906. Staatsb. 1906. No. 279. See January 13, 1906.

November, 1906.

3 ITALY NETHERLANDS. Exchange of notes modifying agreement of June, 1891. Communication of data of census relative to their respective subjects. R. di dr. int. 1:567.

5 SALVADOR. Decree of president adhering to Pan-American sanitary convention of October 14, 1905. B. A. R. January, 1907. See May 29, 1906.

5 SALVADOR. President approved and submitted to ratification of legislative assembly the convention or the establishment of an international institute of agriculture signed at Rome, June 7, 1905. B. A. R. January, 1907. See August 16, 1906.

7 GREAT BRITAIN SURINAM. Postal money-order agreement signed at Paramaribo; signed at London, April 29, 1906; taking effect January 1, 1907. Cd. 3354.

29 GREAT BRITAIN. Marriage with foreigners act (6 Edw. 7, ch. 40). Enables British subjects to obtain the certificates, prerequisite in some countries to the validity of marriage there with a subject thereof, and provides means for requiring foreigner marrying British subject in the United Kingdom to produce a similar certificate that the intended marriage will be valid in his country. Arrangements with foreign states for issue of such certificates are in project. On defects in former law see Ogden v. Ogden alias Philip (December 10, 1906) 22 T. L. R. 158; Juridical R. 18:408.

29 INTERNATIONAL. Arrangement respecting the unification of the pharmacopoeial formulas of potent drugs signed at Brussels, between Germany, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain, United States, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy,