§ Sir GODFREY BARINGasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will inform the House how many nations have already ratified the Conventions at The Hague in connection with which the Second Peace Conference (Conventions) Bill has been introduced into this House; whether he will state how the expenses incurred by parties summoned to the international tribunal will be reimbursed; and what machinery will be set in motion to compel the attendance of such parties should they show reluctance to respond to the orders of the Court?
§ Mr. ACLANDAs I promised the hon. Member this afternoon, I give him the list of countries for which he asks:—
Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes.—Ratified by Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hayti, Japan, Luxemburg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Salvador, Siam, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States.
1375WConvention respecting the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers and Persons in War on Land.—Ratified by Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hayti, Japan, Luxemburg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Salvador, Siam, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States.
Convention respecting the Adaptation of the Principles of the Geneva Convention to Maritime Warfare.—Ratified by Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hayti, Japan, Luxemburg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Salvador, Siam, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States.
Convention respecting the Rights and Duties of Neutral Powers in Maritime War.—Ratified by Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hayti, Japan, Luxemburg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Salvador, Siam, Sweden, Switzerland.