Treaties are sometimes intended to last forever (_in perpetuo_), and sometimes they are concluded for only a term of years. Political treaties, the purposes of which is usually to terminate wars, establish boundaries, award indemnities, etc., naturally belong, as a rule, to the first class, while commercial treaties usually have a time limit. This accounts for a good many of the blank spaces in the above synopsis. It will be noticed that there are some countries in the above list which have not at present the treaty making power—such, for instance, as Egypt, the Hanseatic Republic, Prussia, Hawaii, Samoa, Madagascar, Borneo, Kongo Free State, etc. In such cases the government which assumes the sovereignty assumes the treaty obligations, or else concludes new ones. It may be noticed, on the other hand, that there are no commercial treaties with either Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay or Chile. This does not mean that there are no political treaties with those countries, or that there never have been any commercial treaties, but merely that in some cases the latter have been allowed to lapse or have been abrogated, and no new ones have been concluded. Canada, Australia, India, and all other colonies have no sovereignty, and therefore are not states in international law. Hence they cannot appoint or receive ambassadors nor can they make treaties except through the sovereign power. DIPLOMATIC SERVICE To What Country Name and Rank. Accredited. Argentine Republic William P. Lord, E. E. & M. P. Francois S. Jones, Sec. of Leg. Austria-Hungary Addison C. Harris, E. E. & M. P. Charles V. Herdliska, Sec. of Leg. Com’d’r W. H. Beehler, Nav. Att. Belgium Lawrence Townsend, E. E. & M. P. Bolivia George H. Bridgman, E. E. & M. P. Brazil Charles Page Bryan, E. E. & M. P. Thomas C. Dawson, Sec. of Leg. Chile Henry L. Wilson, E. E. & M. P. Henry J. Lenderink, Sec. of Leg. China Edwin H. Conger, E. E. & M. P. Herbert G. Squiers,[DS1] Sec. of Leg. Wm. E. Bainbridge, 2d Sec. of Leg. Lt. Albert L. Key, Nav. Att. Fleming D. Cheshire, Int. Colombia Charles Burdett Hart, E. E. & M. P. Arthur M. Beaupre, Sec. of Leg. & C. G. Costa Rica William L. Merry, E. E. & M. P.[DS2] Rufus A. Lane, Sec. of Leg. Denmark Laurits S. Swenson, E. E. & M. P. Lt. Col. W. R. Livermore, Mil. Att. Dominican Republic William F. Powell, Chargé d’Affaires. Ecuador Archibald J. Sampson, E. E. & M. P. Egypt John G. Long, Agt. & C. G.