Hague Peace Conference

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a meeting held at The Hague, Netherlands, in 1899, that established The Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration.

a meeting held at The Hague, Netherlands, in 1907, that defined prisoner-of-war treatment, maritime warfare, and wartime neutrality.

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Domestically, the prime minister maintains the dubious line that he is the only man who can keep the still-fragile peace.
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At a press conference today with Scalise, Speaker Boehner again defended him.
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Boyce was asked at a press conference if Polanco went peacefully.
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They called for peace, reconciliation, and the safe return of Father Gregorio.
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He could deliver a quick, effective speech, or hold a proper press conference.
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My son,” said Grabantak one evening to Chingatok, “if we are henceforth to live in peace, why not unite and become one nation?
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Impressed by the lugubrious scene, Aguinaldo yielded, and the next day peace negotiations were opened.
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Above all, he was amazed to hear me talk of a mercenary standing army in the midst of peace and among a free people.
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And it was no light task, then, for six hundred men to keep the peace on a thousand miles of frontier.
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O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions!
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