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dangerous game, because, as history shows, the small States
lose rather than gain. The small States are used as
counters for the great ones to play with.”
At this point we may remark, that as far back
as 1848, the same year that the Peace Congress
was held in Brussels, Feb. 2nd, a treaty (the
Guadaloupe-Hidalgo Treaty) was concluded
between the United States of America and
Mexico, containing a clause that a committee
of arbitration shall settle, not only such
differences as may arise directly concerning that
treaty, but also shall, as the highest authority,
adjudicate as far as possible all disputes which
may arise between the high contracting
States.[1]
Switzerland concluded, July 20th, 1864, a
similar treaty with the Hawaian Islands, and
on October 30th with San Salvador.[2]
Siam, whose monarch has given many proofs
of sympathy for Oskar II., concluded a similar
treaty. May 18th, 1868, with the United
Kingdoms, and also with Belgium, Aug. 29th of the
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