Sir, I go to other parts of the world, the entire civilised world. There individual ownership is recognised not only in the civil law of the entire civilised world, but also in the international laws, both in times of peace and of war. It is stated in that authoritative work that even in peace treaties following World War one principle that was respected by the Nations was the inviolability of private property. So far as the civil law is concerned, the French Civil Code says that “no one can be deprived of his property except for purposes of public utility and for adequatecompensation.,?’ The Belgium law is to the same effect. The Italian Code says that in order to acquire property by the State, “previous payment of just indemnity” is necessary. The Spanish Code is to the same effect, namely, that compensation must be paid on a “just valuation”. The law in the South American States is similar. The German Code in article 153 says that “adequate compensation” must be given. The law of the United Kingdom is that “full compensation” must be given. The U.S.A. law says that “just compensation” shall be given.
