The literary digest . erty—not contraband—at sea and suitably limit the right of bh)ckade. Two yt-arsago Lord Grey intimated that Britain was i)rpared to makeimportant concessions to the American idea. What Britainsl)()sition is to-day will have to be disclosed before the world canknow absolutely whether freedom of the seas reasonai)l\ inter-pretcsd anri the larger benefits of a league of nations to maintaina i)eace of justice can be brought into adjustment with thatposition. The fre(!dom of the seas. cables Clinton W. Gilbert, a Pariscorrespondent of the New York Evciiintj Suit, is the only b
The literary digest . erty—not contraband—at sea and suitably limit the right of bh)ckade. Two yt-arsago Lord Grey intimated that Britain was i)rpared to makeimportant concessions to the American idea. What Britainsl)()sition is to-day will have to be disclosed before the world canknow absolutely whether freedom of the seas reasonai)l\ inter-pretcsd anri the larger benefits of a league of nations to maintaina i)eace of justice can be brought into adjustment with thatposition. The fre(!dom of the seas. cables Clinton W. Gilbert, a Pariscorrespondent of the New York Evciiintj Suit, is the only bigpoint at issue between England and Am(>rica. Mr. GiUurl 10 The Literary Digest for January 4, 1919 quotes the London Times as saying that an island Power isat an intolerable disadvantage in war of not being at liberty tostop completely the enemys traffic overseas, and he continues: The Times, a strong advocate of a league of nations, thuspresents the real issue between the two nations as a question of. ^^pd^tt^^f^tj^-^ THE UNDER-HAND. —Harding in the Brooklyn Eagle. applying marine blockade, like the recent English blockade ofGermany, in future wars. England has always upheld this rightas essential to her security. America has always opposed sucha blockade, altho in war the United States has often acted in-consistently with her own position on this subject. Thus thefreedom of the seas as an issue is one of long standing. If President Wilsons plan prevails a blockade could only beordered by the League of Nations. England thus would ap-parently sacrifice her one means of defense. Advocates ofPresident Wilsons position point out that Englands sacrificewould be much more apparent than real. If the League of Nations is really workable, the leagueactually wiU keep peace on the seas. If the league failed theworld woidd naturally revert to the present practise. Big navies will be retained. The United Statess own pro-gram favors that plan. If the League of Nations fails, Engl
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