March, 1907. from public schools attended by aliens of other nationalities. On the legality of said action see Geofroy v. Riggs (1889) 133 U. S. 258, 267 as to limits of federal treaty-making power, and Baldwin: Columbia Law R., Schooling rights under the treaty * * *, February, as to construction of treaty with Japan signed November 22, 1894; and on international demeanor see President Roosevelt's annual message of December 3, 1906. Johnson: Discrimination against the Japanese in California, Berkeley, 1907; North China Herald, 82:460. See February 20. 14 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Decree disapproving Italian protocols signed July 4, 1903, and May 1, 1904. Ga. Oficial, Santo Domingo March 16, 1907. The Dominican congress had rejected the protocols June 19, 1906. 15 GREAT BRITAIN SERVIA. Treaty of commerce and navigation, signed at Belgrade, in force in Servia. For details of the modifications introduced into the Servian general tariff by this treaty, see Board of Trade J., London, March 7 and 14. Supersedes treaty signed June 28/July 10, 1893. 17 ROUMANIA. Anti-Semitic and agrarian riots. The Roumanian jacquerie, Spectator, March 30. 17 THIRD LATIN AMERICAN MEDICAL CONGRESS opened at Montevideo. Times, March 18. Next meeting at Rio de Janeiro, 1909. 21 TRANSVAAL. Parliament assembled. Stead: The restoration of the Transvaal to the Boers, R. of Reviews, April; Delpech: La nouvelle constitution du Transvaal, R. du dr. public, 24:143. See December 6. 22 CHINA. Last battalion of Russian troops left Kharbin for Russia. This completes evacuation of Manchuria by Russia. Times, March 23. 23 FRANCE SIAM. Treaty signed at Bangkok, by which Siam cedes to France the territories of Battambang, Siemreap, and Sesufon; France restores to Siam Krat and Dansai, together with certain islands in the neighborhood of Krat. Frontiers to be fixed by a later protocol. France agrees that her Asiatic subjects and protégés registered after the conclusion of the present treaty shall be subject to the ordinary courts of Siam; Siam admits all the Asiatic subjects and protégés of France to the full rights of Siamese subjects, and in particular to the rights of acquiring real property, of free residence, and of free circulation. Times, April 3; Mem. dipl., March 31. See April 14, 1906. March, 1907. 28 UNITED STATES. Executive order, in pursuance of the sixth section of act of congress approved July 1, 1902. Directing Philippine commission to call general election for the choice of delegates to Philippine assembly. See January 9. 29 MOROCCO. Ujda occupied by France as means of obtaining reparation from sultan for murder of French citizen at Marakesh, March 19. See January 16, April 7, 1906. 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