They testify to, and may promote, a very widely spread entente cordiale, they enhance the prestige of the tribunal of The Hague, and they assure the reference to that tribunal of certain classes of questions which might otherwise give rise to international complications.
Holland believes that certain actions can enhance international relations and the prestige of The Hague tribunal.
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