El Salvador, Dr. Salvador Rodríguez G. Costa Rica, Señor Roberto Brenes Mesén. The Delegates meeting at the Casa Blanca have agreed to bring about their purpose in the following manner: ARTICLE I. From the first of January, 1911, next, the import commerce of the contracting Republics shall enjoy a reduction of 20 per cent. from the custom duties upon their original products and native manufactures; and of 10 per cent. upon the products manufactured from imported raw materials. ARTICLE II. If, by reason of prior treaties, there should be a nation which enjoys customs privileges in a Central American State, the reduction of 20 per cent. above mentioned shall be in addition to the privilege so conceded. ARTICLE III. Articles the importation of which is or may hereafter be under special restriction or prohibition do not come within this Convention; nor do those articles which have been the subject of agreement by special laws of the respective contracting States come within this present Convention. Signed in the city of San Salvador, the 4th day of February, 1910. The Delegate of El Salvador, undersigned, reserves his vote upon this Convention and, in accordance with the Rules of the Conference, accepts the Convention ad referendum only. (Signed) SALVADOR RODRÍGuez G. Convention Relative to the Consular Service. The Governments of the Republics of El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Guatemala, for the purpose of consolidating the Central American Consular Service, have decided to enter into a Con vention for this purpose, and to that end have appointed as their Delegates: El Salvador, Dr. Salvador Rodríguez G. Nicaragua, Dr. Manuel Pérez Alonso. Guatemala, Manuel María Girón. Who, after having communicated their respective full powers, which were found in due form, have agreed upon the following: ARTICLE I. The nations here represented agree to consolidate their representation in the commercial places and markets, to be mutually agreed upon, by functionaries called Consuls who shall have the duties which the title presupposes, which are indicated by the local consular regulations and also those which may be determined upon in the future when the unification of the consular regulations and allied laws is made. ARTICLE II. The nations here represented will agree, through their delegates, upon the designations of the Consulates which are to be established whose number must be a multiple of five for equal distribution among the interested States. ARTICLE III. The Consulates which each State is to supervise and pay for shall be decided by lot. ARTICLE IV. It is the duty of the Governments to impose upon the Consuls accredited and appointed in virtue of this Convention the duty to protect, guard and promote equally and without any distinction the commercial interests of the five Central American States; the compilation of detailed statistics which shall be communicated to those who are interested in the movement of importation and exportation within his jurisdiction with each of the Republics; the study and suggestion to the respective Governments of the measures which would secure to each of the nations concerned the greatest participation in the commerce of that place. ARTICLE V. The selection of the Consulates which are to be established, as well as the determination by lot of the places for which each State shall provide, in accordance with the provisions contained in Articles 2 and 3 of this Convention, shall be left for determination at the meeting of the next Conference. ARTICLE VI. The Consuls shall be Central-Americans, such persons having greater interest and greater knowledge of the affairs of those countries. ARTICLE VII. Consuls shall receive a fixed salary and the Consular fees for importations shall be turned over to the respective country into which the goods are imported. ARTICLE VIII. It is recommended that a comparative study of the various consular regulations and fees shall be made by the International Central American Bureau so that the next Conference may submit a project for their unification. Signed in the City of San Salvador, the 4th day of February, 1910. TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA. Concluded May 22, 1903; ratified by the President June 25, 1904: proclaimed July 2, 1904. Whereas the Congress of the United States of America, by an Act approved March 2, 1901, provided as follows: Provided further, That in fulfillment of the declaration contained in the joint resolution approved April twentieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, entitled "For the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the Government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and to withdraw its. land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the President of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect," the President is hereby authorized to "leave the government and control of the island of Cuba to its people" so soon as a government shall have been established in said island under a constitution which, either as a part thereof or in an ordinance appended thereto, shall define the future relations of the United States with Cuba, substantially as follows: I. That the government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power or powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba, nor in any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain by colonization or for military or naval purposes or otherwise, lodgement in or control over any portion of said island. II. That said government shall not assume or contract any public debt, to pay the interest upon which, and to make reasonable sinking fund provision for the ultimate discharge of which, the ordinary revenues of the island, after defraying the current expenses of government shall be inadequate. III. That the government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba. IV. That all Acts of the United States in Cuba during its military occupancy thereof are ratified and validated, and all lawful rights acquired thereunder shall be maintained and protected. V. That the government of Cuba will execute, and as far as necessary extend. the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon, for the sanitation of the cities of the island, to the end that a recurrence of epidemic and infectious diseases may be prevented, thereby assuring protection to the people and commerce of Cuba, as well as to the commerce of the southern ports of the United States and the people residing therein. VI. That the Isle of Pines shall be omitted from the proposed constitutional boundaries of Cuba, the title thereto being left to future adjustment by treaty. VII. That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba. and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points to be agreed upon with the President of the United States. VIII. That by way of further assurance the government of Cuba will embody the foregoing provisions in a permanent treaty with the United States. Whereas the Constitutional Convention of Cuba, on June twelfth, 1901, adopted a Resolution adding to the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba which was adopted on the twenty-first of February, 1901, an appendix in the words and letters of the eight enumerated articles of the above cited act of the Congress of the United States; And whereas, by the establishment of the independent and sovereign. government of the Republic of Cuba, under the constitution promulgated on the 20th of May, 1902, which embraced the foregoing conditions, and by the withdrawal of the Government of the United States as an intervening power, on the same date, it becomes necessary to embody the above cited provisions in a permanent treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Cuba; The United States of America and the Republic of Cuba, being desirous to carry out the foregoing conditions, have for that purpose appointed as their plenipotentiaries to conclude a treaty to that end, The President of the United State of America, Herbert G. Squiers, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Havana, And the President of the Republic of Cuba, Carlos de Zaldo y Beurmann, Secretary of State and Justice, who after communicating to each other their full powers found in good and due form, have agreed upan the following articles: ARTICLE I. The Government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power or powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba, nor in any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain by colonization or for military or naval purposes, or otherwise, lodgment in or control over any portion of said island. ARTICLE II. The Government of Cuba shall not assume or contract any public debt to pay the interest upon which, and to make reasonable sinking fund provision for the ultimate discharge of which, the ordinary revenues of the Island of Cuba, after defraying the current expenses of the Government, shall be inadequate. ARTICLE III. The Government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with |