...p. 93. " May 24, 1904. » London Times, May 24, 1904. *T War and Neutrality in the Far East, p. 10. the coasts and ports of the enemy, with the sole object of intercepting commercial shipping." Article 3 reads: "When anchored contact mines are employed, every possible precaution must be taken...

...prohibited by its Art. 2, subject to reserves by Germany and France, " placing contact mines before the coasts and ports of the enemy with the sole object of intercepting commercial navigation." Such an Article is futile, whether from the point of view of commercial blockades, which...

...soon as they have broken loose from their moorings;" "to lay automatic contact mines off the coast and ports of the enemy, with the sole object of intercepting commercial shipping." Germany signed the Convention, subject to a reservation of this last provision. But from August 7th...

...have missed their mark. Article II. — It is forbidden to lay automatic contact mines off the coast and ports of the enemy, with the sole object of intercepting commercial shipping. Article III. — When anchored automatic contact mines are employed, every possible precaution must...

...soon as they have broken loose from their moorings;" "to lay automatic contact mines off the coast and ports of the enemy, with the sole object of intercepting commercial shipping." Germany signed the Convention, subject to a reservation of this last provision. But from August 7th...

...imperfect Convention on the subject negotiated at the Second Hague Conference forbade the laying of such mines " off the coasts and ports of the enemy with...sole object of intercepting commercial shipping." We also saw (pp. 122, 123) that it would be very easy for a naval commander to allege some other object....

...they have missed their mark. "Art. II. It Is forbidden to lay automatic contact mines off the coast and ports of the enemy, with the sole object of intercepting commercial shipping. "Art III. When anchored automatic contact mines are employee, every possible precaution must be taken...

...contact mines in the high seas or elsewhere except that it forbids the laying of them off the coast and ports of the enemy with the sole object of intercepting commercial shipping, a provision easily evaded. The Convention, however, makes some attempt to limit the range of destructiveness...

...harmless when they have missed their mark. ARTICLE 2. The laying of automatic contact mines off the coast and ports of the enemy with the sole object of intercepting commercial shipping, is forbidden. ARTICLE 3. When anchored automatic contact mines are employed, every possible precaution...

...they have missed their mark. ART. II. It is forbidden to lay automatic contact mines off the coast and ports of the enemy, with the sole object of intercepting commercial shipping. The belligerents undertake to do their utmost to render these mines harmless within a limited time,...