Certifié conforme à l'original: Le Président de la Conférence: Pour le Président et par autorisation spéciale, [Translation.] ER. RONSSIN. PROCÈS-VERBAL OF THE DEPOSIT OF THE RATIFICATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONVENTION SIGNED AT PARIS DECEMBER 3, 1903. In execution of Article 184 of the International Sanitary Convention of December 3, 1903, the undersigned, representatives of the cosignatory Powers, to wit: H. S. H. Prince Radolin, Ambassador of Germany; His Exc. Count de Khevenhüller-Metsch, Ambassador of Austria-Hungary; M. Leghait, Minister of Belgium; M. de Piza, Minister of Brazil; H. Exc. Mr. White, Ambassador of the United States of America; H. Exc. M. Pichon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic; H. Exc. Sir Francis Bertie, Ambassador of his Britannic Majesty; H. Exc. Count Tornielli, Ambassador of Italy; M. Vannerus, Chargé d'Affaires of Luxemburg; M. Brunet, Consul of Montenegro at Paris; M. le Chevalier de Stuers, Minister of the Netherlands; Samad Khan, Minister of Persia; M. Ghika, Minister of Roumania; H. Exc. M. de Nélidow, Ambassador of Russia; M. Lardy, Minister of Switzerland, met in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Paris in order to deposit the ratifications of the High Contracting Powers with the Government of the French Republic. The Undersigned note that: I. The Governments of Greece and Servia having given notice, by means of two communications delivered to the Legations of the French Republic at Athens and Belgrade on May 16 and July 14, 1904, that they did not adhere to the said Convention, it follows that Greece and Servia, whose delegates signed this act ad referendum, can not be considered as contracting parties. II. The ratification of the President of the United States of America is deposited with the following declaration, to wit: "That it is necessary to substitute "observation" for "surveillance" in the United States in the cases contemplated by articles 21 et seq., on account of the peculiar legislation of the different States of the Union." III. The ratification of H. M. the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India, is deposited with the following declarations: "1. That the establishment of a sanitary station on the Island of Ormuz by the Superior Board of Health of Constantinople shall not take place until the said Board shall have been reorganized in conformity with the provisions of the Convention of December 3, 1903, and until the Mixed Tariff Commission shall have placed funds at the disposal of the said Board for this purpose by a unanimous decision. "2. That the stipulations of the said Convention shall not be applicable to the colonies, possessions, or protectorates of His Britannic Majesty until after notification to this effect shall have been sent by the Representative of His Britannic Majesty at Paris to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic in the name of such colony, possession, or protectorate." IV. The ratification of H. M. the Shah of Persia is deposited with the following declaration, to-wit: "That it shall be understood that the flag which is to fly over the sanitary station of Ormuz shall be the Persian flag and that the armed guards who may be necessary to insure the observance of the sanitary measures shall be furnished by the Persian Government." V. The signatory Powers have made the following double declaration, which is, moreover, in conformity with the stipulations contained in the Convention of Venice of March 19, 1897, viz: "That the Contracting Powers reserve the right to agree with one another with regard to the introduction of modifications in the text of the present Convention and that each of these Powers preserves the right to denounce the present Convention, which denunciation shall not have effect except with regard to it." VI. The deposit of the instrument of the ratifications of the Egyptian Government is made through the medium of the Government of the Republic in compliance with a request made in a letter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of His Highness the Khedive under date of October 25, 1906. The Undersigned also declare that their Governments agree to grant to Spain and Portugal, whose Parliaments have not yet acted on the Convention of December 3, 1903, the privilege of depositing their ratifications later and within the shortest period possible. The Government of the Republic shall take note of these ratifications and shall advise the other ratifying Powers of the deposit of the ratifications of the two Powers above mentioned. Whereupon, all the ratifications having been presented and found, upon examination, to be in good and due form, they are confided to the Government of the Republic to be deposited in the Archives of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic. In witness whereof the present Procès-Verbal has been drawn up and a certified copy thereof shall be transmitted, through the Government of the French Republic, to each of the Powers which ratified the Sanitary Convention of December 3, 1903. Done at Paris, April 6, 1907. [L. S.] L. S. Signé: RADOLIN. [L. S. Signé: A. LEGHAIT. L. S.] Signé: GABRIEL DE Piza. [L. S. Signé: HENRY WHITE. L. S. Signé: S. PICHON. L. S. Signé: FRANCIS BERTIE. [L. S. Signé: G. TORNIELLI. L. S. Signé: VANNERUS. L. S. Signé: BRUNET. Pour copie conforme: Le Ministre Plénipotentiaire, Chef du Service du Protocole. 1904. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER POWERS FOR THE REPRESSION OF THE TRADE IN WHITE WOMEN. Signed at Paris May 18, 1904; ratification advised by the Senate March 1, 1905; adhered to by the President June 6, 1908; proclaimed June 15, 1908. ARTICLES. Proclamation by the President. I. Authority for centralization of information. II, Supervision over stations and harbors of embarkation. III. Declarations of women and girls; return. IV. Expense of return. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a project of arrangement for the suppression of the white slave traffic was, on July 25, 1902, adopted for submission to their respective Governments by the delegates of various Powers represented at the Paris Conference for the repression of the trade in white women; And whereas, in pursuance of Article VII of the said project of arrangement, the Government of the United States was, on August 18, 1902, invited by the Government of the French Republic to adhere thereto; And whereas the Senate of the United States, by its Resolution of March 1, 1905 (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein), did advise and consent to the adhesion by the United States to the said project of arrangement; And whereas the stipulations of the said project of arrangement were, word for word, and without change, confirmed by a formal agreement, signed at Paris on May 18, 1904, by the Governments of Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Norway, and the Swiss Federal Council, a true copy of which agreement, in the French language, is hereto attached; And whereas the ratifications by the said Governments of the said agreement have been duly deposited with the Government of the French Republic; and the said agreement has been adhered to by the Governments of Austria-Hungary and Brazil; And whereas the President of the United States of America, in pursuance of the aforesaid advice and consent of the Senate, did, on the 6th day of June, 1908, declare that the United States adheres to the said agreement in confirmation of the said project of arrange ment: Now, therefore, be it known, That I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, have caused the said agreement 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. In witness 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 15th day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirtysecond. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. [SEAL.] By the President: ROBERT BACON Acting Secretary of State. [Translation.] His Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia, in the name of the German Empire; His Majesty the King of the Belgians; His Majesty the King of Denmark; His Majesty the King of Spain; the President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India; His Majesty the King of Italy; Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands; His Majesty the King of Portugal and of the Algarves; His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias; His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway; and the Swiss Federal Council, being desirous to assure to women who have attained their majority and are subjected to deception or constraint, as well as minor women and girls, an efficacious protection against the criminal traffic known under the name of trade in white women ("Traite des Blanches,") have resolved to conclude an arrangement with a view to concert proper measures to attain this purpose and have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: The President of the French Republic, his Excellency M. th. Delcasse, Deputy, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the French Republic; His Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia, His Serene Highness Prince Radolin, his Ambassador Extraordinary His Majesty the King of the Belgians, M. A. Leghait, his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of Denmark, Count F. Reventlow, his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of Spain, his Excellency M. F. de Leon y Castillo, Marquis del Muni, his Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, his Excellency Sir E. Monson, his Ambassador Extraor dinary and Plenipotentiary to the President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of Italy, his Excellency Count Tornielli Brusati di Vergano, his Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the President of the French Republic; Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands, M. le Chevalier de Stuers, her Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of Portugal and of the Algarves, M. T. de Souza-Roza, his Envoy Extrordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the President of the French Republic; His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias, his Excellency M. de Nelidow, his Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway: for Sweden and for Norway M. Åkerman, his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the President of the French Republic; And the Swiss Federal Council, M. Charles Edouard Lardy, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Swiss Confederation to the President of the French Republic; Who, having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following provisions: ARTICLE FIRST. Each of the Contracting Governments agrees to establish or designate an authority who will be directed to centralize all information concerning the procuration of women or girls both in a view to their debauchery in a foreign country; that authority shall have the right to correspond directly with the similar service established in each of the other Contracting States. ART. 2. Each of the Governments agree to exercise a supervision for the purpose to find out, particularly in the stations, harbours of embarkation and on the journey, the conductors of women or girls intended for debauchery. Instructions shall be sent for that purpose to the officials or to any other qualified persons, in order to procure, within the limits of the laws, all information of a nature to discover a criminal traffic. The arrival of persons appearing evidently to be the authors, the accomplices or the victims of such a traffic will be notified, in each case, either to the authorities of the place of destination or to the interested diplomatic or consular agents, or to any other competent authorities. ART. 3. The Governments agree to receive, in each case, within the limits of the laws, the declarations of women and girls of foreign nationality who surrender themselves to prostitution, with a view to establish their identity and their civil status and to ascertain who has induced them to leave their country. The information received will be communicated to the authorities of the country of origin of the said women or girls, with a view to their eventual return. The Governments agree, within the limits of the laws and as far as possible, to confide temporarily and with a view to their eventual return, the victims of criminal traffic, when they are without any |