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and so forth. It tells of certain things which the United States 

 Commissioners said, and then, in the paragraph at the top of 

 p. 87, says: 



"They concluded their observations on the subject of the fishery by 

 adverting to that part of the proposed article in which the right to fish within 

 the limits prescribed is conveyed permanently to the United States." 



I think that is all I want to trouble the Tribunal with upon the 

 subject of the meaning of the word "liberty." 



The President: Have you finished your argument upon this 

 point ? 



Senator Root: I am entirely in the hands of the Tribunal. I 

 think perhaps we might as well adjourn. 



The President: We shall be pleased to have you continue your 

 argimient upon this question to-day. I was imder the impression 

 that you had finished it. 



Senator Root: I have finished in regard to this particular 

 subject of the meaning of the word "Uberty." 



The President: The Court will adjourn until Thursday at 

 10 o'clock.! 



The President: Mr. Senator Root, will you kindly continue 

 your address ? * 



Senator Root (resuming) : I wish to add a single observation 

 as to what I said regarding the meaning of the word "liberty" 

 before the adjournment. 



In stating the meaning of the word as it was used in ordinary 

 municipal affairs, I did not wish to be understood as contend- 

 ing, of course, that it would necessarily have the same effect when 

 used internationally. . I should not contend for any such propo- 

 sition. 



'Thereupon, at 4.30 o'clock p.m., the Tribunal adjourned until Thursday, the 

 4th August, 1910, at 10 o'clock a.m. 



» Thursday, August 4, 1910. The Tribunal met at 10 a.m. 



