The Red Cross : in peace and war . SECRETARY OF THE NAVY LONG. HOME CAMPS AND AMERICAN WATERS. 393 NOTE. (a) The amendment proposed by France is contained in brackets after ArticleIX. {d} The interpretation placed upon Article X by England and France is to thefollowing effect: The question being raised as to whether under Article X a vessel might notavail herself of the carrying of sick or wounded to engage with impunity in trafficotherwise hazardous under the rules of war, it was agreed that there was no pur-pose in the articles to modify in any particular the generally admitted principlescon
The Red Cross : in peace and war . SECRETARY OF THE NAVY LONG. HOME CAMPS AND AMERICAN WATERS. 393 NOTE. (a) The amendment proposed by France is contained in brackets after ArticleIX. {d} The interpretation placed upon Article X by England and France is to thefollowing effect: The question being raised as to whether under Article X a vessel might notavail herself of the carrying of sick or wounded to engage with impunity in trafficotherwise hazardous under the rules of war, it was agreed that there was no pur-pose in the articles to modify in any particular the generally admitted principlesconcerning the rights of belligerents; that the performance of such services ofhumanity could not be used as a cover either for contraband of war or for enemymerchandise; and that every boat which or whose cargo would, under ordinarycircumstances, be subject to confiscation, can not be relieved therefrom by the solefact of carrying sick and wounded. Question being raised as to whether, under Article X an absolute right wasafforded to
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