INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS. CONVENTION AND FINAL PROTOCOL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER POWERS FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE ABUSE OF OPIUM AND OTHER DRUGS.1 Signed at The Hague, January 23, 1912, and July 9, 1913; ratification advised by the Senate, October 18, 1913; ratified by the President, October 27, 1913; ratification of the United States deposited with the Netherlands Government, December 10, 1913; proclaimed, March 3, 1915. Treaty Series No. 612.] BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a Convention between the United States of America and certain other Powers for the progressive suppression of the abuse of opium, morphine, cocaine, and derivative drugs, was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at The Hague on the twenty-third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, a certified copy of which Convention, being in the French language is word for word as follows: [Here follows the text, in French, of the International Opium Convention of January 23, 1912. This is followed by the text of the Final Protocol of the First International Opium Conference, of the same date, also in French. Translations of both were printed in For. Rel. 1912; that of the convention at pp. 196-204, and of the protocol at pp. 193–196.] And whereas a Final Protocol making certain recommendations was signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at The Hague, on the ninth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, a certified copy of which Final Protocol, being in the French language, is word for word as follows: [Here follows the French text of the Final Protocol of the Second International Opium Conference, dated July 9, 1913. A translation thereof was printed in For. Rel. 1914, pp. 924, 925.] And whereas, the said Convention and Final Protocol have been ratified by the Government of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by the Governments of China and the Netherlands, and the ratifications of the said Governments were deposited by their respective Plenipotentiaries with the Government of the Netherlands; Now, therefore, be it known that I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention and Final Protocol, to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. 1 See Netherlands: Third International Opium Conference, etc. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, [SEAL.] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty-ninth. WOODROW WILSON. By the President: W. J. BRYAN Secretary of State. NOTE.-Following the above proclamation is the official translation of the convention and the two protocols. These and the abovementioned translations in For. Rel. 1912 and 1914 are identical. INDEX. A. Abrogation: attempted, of the capitulations by Turkey_— Address, annual, of the President to Congress_- Advisers, political, financial, and military, in China. See China; rela- Page 1301 3 IX tions between China and Japan. Agreements. See Treaties. American citizens, expatriation of, by enlistment in foreign armies_-_- 25 China: infringement of trade-mark of the Chesebrough Manufacturing killing of Corporal Maurice Langdon, U. S. Army, in the riot of 1194 payment of an indemnity for the death of William T. Harrison, 1240 American claims. See Claims. American marines, landing in Haiti 476 American National Red Cross, Huai River conservancy- 212 665, 672, 679, 689, 700, 728, 730, 762. American trade-marks, infringement in China 231 1183 First Pan American Financial Conference and High Commission. See Mexico, international con- ference, etc. message of President Victorino de la Plaza to the Congress_ 28 Armies, foreign, enlistment of Americans in__. 25 Arms and ammunition, embargo on the exportation from Dominican 490 Arms and ammunition, embargo on the exportation to Mexico_.. 780 proclamation by the President_. 772, 780 purchase or manufacture by China. See China; relations between Arrangement. See Treaties. Arrest of foreign consular officers in the United States. Assault cases on American citizens in Panama: riot at Cocoa Grove July 4, 1912. protocol of arbitration--- 93072°-FR 1915--83 404 1162 1183 1313 Assault cases on American citizens in Panama-Continued. fight at Cocoa Grove, February 14, 1915_- riot at Colon, April 2, 1915__ Attitude of the United States toward Latin America___ B. Page 1186 1194 25 Bank of British West Africa (Ltd.), financial agreement with the Libe- 641 Battle y Ordóñez, José, President of Uruguay, message to the National 1309 Benton, W. S., estate in Mexico___. 1030 Bertrand, Francisco, President of Honduras, message to the Congress__ denunciation by the United States of article 34 of the treaty of May 9 acceptance thereof by Bolivia____ 12 international conference on Mexico. See Mexico; international con- treaty for the advancement of general peace between the United Boundary line between Panama and the Panama Canal Zone: conven- Boundary line between the United States and Mexico: firing and raids across, by Mexican troops and bandits..... 789 793, 801 796, 804, 811, 812, 813, 816, 819, 820 819 Brazil: International conference on Mexico. See Mexico, international con- message of President Wenceslau Braz P. Gomes to the Congress__. 34 C. Cable messages, rules and regulations in Chile.. 36 Cabrera, Manuel Estrada, President of Guatemala, message to the Legis- 430 Cacos, revolutionists in Haiti___. 477 Canada: Killing of Walter Smith and wounding of Charles Dorsch, Ameri- 414 payment of indemnities____ 420 Capitulations, attempted abrogation of, by Turkey.. 1301 Carranza, Venustiano, in charge of Executive Power in Mexico: decrees__ 872, 878, 883, 900, 925, 942, 1003 résumé of the history of the revolution instituted by. manifesto recognition of de facto Government of. Catholic Church in Mexico, persecution____. reply to statement of the President of the United States_. Chihuahua, Mexico, removal of Conventionist Government to 705 767, 768, 771, 774 763 1004 700, 717 712 231 204 682 Page Chile: international conference on Mexico, See Mexico; international con- message of President Ramón Barros Luco to the Congress_ China: Chesebrough Manufacturing Co., trade-mark infringement case_ Ch'ou An Hui, propaganda for the restoration of the monarchy- discrimination in freight rates on the South Manchuria Railway Goodnow, Dr. Frank J., American constitutional adviser to China. Huai River conservancy-. infringement of American trade-marks.. message of President Yuan Shih K'ai to the Council of State_. monarchical government, movement to restore. naval coaling station, United States, in Fukien Province_. political affairs_ protection by the United States of Chinese interests in- Mexico Nicaragua. Panama__ relations between China and Japan; twenty-one demands on China___ advisers, political, financial, military--. 46, 49, 58 44 1087 1119 1262 79 160, 186, 189 arms and ammunition to be furnished by Japan_----- 161, 165, 186, 189 132 142, 166, 192 165, 188 Hei Lung or Black Dragon Society of Japan, policy for the solu- Kiao-chow, leased territory, China's demand for restitution_____ 160, 167, 185, 186, 188, 193 nonalienation of the coasts of China---- 150, 161, 165, 166, 168, 186, 189 mines and mining. missionary propaganda, Japanese_. official documents of negotiations, Japanese. 159 178 restriction of immigration of Chinese to Cuba, good offices of the taxation, American citizens, stamp tax---- treaty for the advancement of general peace between the United 267 216 41 vaseline trade-mark case__ 231 |