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 INTRODUCTORY TABLES

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THE TREATY OF OUCHY, October 15, 1912. (Turkey and Italy).

The i>rincipal provisions of this treaty were as follows : —

I,— Italy maintains absolutely the law which declared her full and entire sovereignty over Lybia, and, in consequence, denies any form of sovereignty there on the part of Turkey, whether open or disguised, nominal, effective, or partial.

II.— Turkey on her side, neither impugns nor recognises the. sovereignty of Italy. She ignores it ; and in that manner avoids offending against the letter of the Koraii which forbids the cession of lands of the Caliph to the infidel. Italy consents to forgo the formal recognition by Turkey, and will be content with procuring a recognition of her new rights from the Powers.

III.— Italy pledges herself to restore to tlie Ottoman Empire the islands in the Aegean which were occupied by her troops.

IV. — Italy accepts a clause, identical with that contained in the Austro-Hungarian Treaty regarding Bosnia-Herzegovina, dealing with the exercise of religious authority by the Caliph. Any kind of political interference is, however, expressly excluded.

V. — There shall be no question of a payment of an indemnity by one side or the other. The sole engagement of a financial character which Italy is to make is the paynaent of that part of the Ottoman Public Debt which is guaranteed by revenue from Tripoli and Cyrenaica.

THE TREATY OF MADRID, Nov. 27, 1912. (France, AND Spain).

The Franco-Spanish Treaty regarding Morocco contains 30 articles. A Protocol of 14 articles regarding the Tangier-Fez Railway is attached.

(For a summary of the contents of this Treaty, see p. 1056.) CASES BROUGHT BEFORE THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL.

The following table shows the cases for international arbitration brought before the permanent court of arbitration at The Hague from the time of its establishment in 1902 until November 1, 1912. The Dogger Bank affair, in which Russian warships fired on the British fishing fleet in 1904, is not included, as jt was settled by commission of inquiry, not by arbitration. Another commission of inquiry finished its work in 1912, re- porting to the French and Italian governments on July'l5 on the stoppage of the French liner Tavlgnano during the Turko-Italian war.

Parties.

1. United States of America v.

United Mexican States

2. Germany, Great Britain and

Italy V. Venezuela (Belgium, Spain, United States, France, Mexico, Netherlands and Sweden and Norway)

3. Germany, France and Great

Britain v. Japan

4. France v. Great Britain.

5. Germany v. France , (3. Norway v. Sweden.

7. United States of America v.

Great Britain

8. United States of America v.

Venezuela

9. Frani-e v. Great Britain.

10. Rus.sia V. Turkey.

11. Italy J'. Tern. . ..

12. France v, Italy

Pious funds of the Californias.

Right of preference claimed by blockading powers

Perpetual leases in Japan Dhows of Mascat Deserters of Casablanca. Maritime frontier Atlantic fisheries

Claims of the "Orinoco'' Com- pany

Arrest and restitution of Savar- kar

Arrears of interest claimed for Russian indenmitaries for damages sustained during the war of 1877

Canevaro claim ....

Seizure of the Carthage and Manouba

Date of j

Reference, Date of to the decisions Court.

May 22, 1902

May 7, 1903

Aug. 28,

1902 Oct. 13,

1904 Nov. 10,

1908 Mar. 14,

1908 Jan. 27,

1909 Feb. 13,

1909 Oct. 25,

1910 Julv 22,1

Oct. 14, 1902

Feb. 22, 1904

May 22,

1905 Aug. 8,

1905 May 22,

1909 Oct. 23,

1909 Sept. 7,

1910 Oct. 25,

1910 Feb. 24,

1911

1 The Court met on February 15, 1911, and adjourned Hue die.

Aug. 4,

1910

April 25,

Mar 3,

1910

1912

Mar. 6,

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1912