THE HAGUE CONVENTION.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLI, Issue 175, 26 July 1907, Page 4

THE HAGUE CONVENTION.

THE COLLECTION OF DEBTS

CONTRABAND OF WAR

BRITAIN'S ABOLITION PROPOSAL.

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THE HAGUE, July 25

Britain and Germany support theUnited States' proposal for the collection of contractual debts, which is regarded as less extreme than Drago'sdoctrine. v Lord Reay, one of the British delegates, explained before the Fourth' Committee the motives which.induced Britain to advocate the abolition of contraband of war, laying stress onv the fact that complications resulting; from capture were becoming so dangerous that they were not compensated? by any real utility.

There is little prospect of Britain's proposal being adopted, owing to the opposition of Germany and Japan.