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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt:...Government of Mexico adopts them in order to regulate its conduct in the cases which present themselves in consequence of the present war, and the civil and military authorities are to subject themselves to these dispositions. If any doubt or difficulty should occur, they may inquire at the Secretary's office under which they come for precise instructions or explanation. It is well to know that the term "territorial waters" of a nation means those that wash its shores and an additional distance of three nautical miles from the shore, reckoned from the lowest tide. In these territorial waters the nation ought to exercise p 11 the rights inherent in its sovereignty according to the specifications in this circular. It is necessary to reiterate definitely that the duties of a neutral State (as Mexico is in the present war) may be condensed into throe principles: (1) To oppose every act of hostility which one belligerent undertakes against the other within the neutral territory. (2) To abstain from every act which might hamper the military operations of one belligerent against the other (when outside the neutral territory). (3) To observe a complete impartiality in the relations with all the belligerents. Mexico, 24 July, 1917. NETHERLANDS. Declaration of the neutrality of Netherlands in the European war, 5 August, 1914. Staatscournnt, Special Number, 5 Aug.. 1914; Belgian Grey Book, Annex to No. 63, reprinted in British Pari. Papers, Misc. No. 12, 1914, p. 46. The ministers of foreign affairs, justice, marine, war, and the colonies, authorized to that effect by Her Majesty the Queen make known to all whom it may concern that the Netherlands Government will observe strict neutrality in the war which has broken out between Great Britain and Germany and...