8 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA. 



further consideration. The situation, of course, has been entirely changed by the 

 events of August. Undoubtedly it will be necessary to extend by common consent 

 beyond December 31, 1914, the period for the exchange of ratifications, and beyond 

 July I, 19 1 5, the date when the Convention shall go into effect. The duty of the 

 United States to give cordial approval to the International Convention and the op- 

 portunity as the one great neutral nation promptly to do so have joined. 



DISCUSSION. 



The Chairman : — Does any member wish to discuss this paper or make any comments 

 upon it ? 



Prof. Herbert C. Sadler, Member of Council: — I make a suggestion that the second 

 paper be read at this time, as the discussion will probably cover both papers. 



The Chairman : — That suggestion will be acted upon if there is no objection. We will 

 therefore have paper No. 2, entitled "Safety of Life at Sea. Application of Subdivision 

 Rules Adopted at International Conference," by Mr. James Donald, Member. 



Mr. Donald presented his paper in abstract. In reading the abstract, Mr. Donald said : — 

 "I would like to read an extract from page 22 of the main paper, as follows : 'It is not 

 intended in this paper to make any criticism of the results of the labors of the Convention,' 

 because the Convention has arrived at a great many good rules for advancing the subject 

 considerably. I say further in my paper, 'An endeavor is made to place before you the 

 types of United States vessels that are or should be effected by the Convention.' In fact, 

 I think that the Convention with regard to the question of Subdivision might have gone 

 even further as regards the passenger steamers. Of course, the Convention has made a be- 

 ginning, and we hope what they have done will be carried out and even increased 

 still further." 



