Congressional Opposition to War: 1917 |
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... continued Senator Norris , " were illegal and contrary to all international law as well as the principles of humanity . Under international law no bellig- erent Government has the right to place submerged mines in the high seas ...
... continued Senator Norris , " were illegal and contrary to all international law as well as the principles of humanity . Under international law no bellig- erent Government has the right to place submerged mines in the high seas ...
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... continued the Senator , " no nation can do without losing its character as a neutral nation and without losing the rights that go with strict and 31 absolute neutrality . Tragically for the American people , he felt , this course of ...
... continued the Senator , " no nation can do without losing its character as a neutral nation and without losing the rights that go with strict and 31 absolute neutrality . Tragically for the American people , he felt , this course of ...
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... continued , America would not be able to " make a peace ... consistent with ... [ its ] honor and interests ... until some little fellow with a crown on his head in Serbia , or Montenegro or Italy or some other place , gets his share ...
... continued , America would not be able to " make a peace ... consistent with ... [ its ] honor and interests ... until some little fellow with a crown on his head in Serbia , or Montenegro or Italy or some other place , gets his share ...
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The People versus the Interests | 19 |
The Anathemas Foreign Entanglements | 34 |
A Great Step Backward | 48 |
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