van de Mil. Eng. er evenzoo over, getuige de opmerking, dat hij in
het geheel niet instemt met de eindconclusie van kap. Winslow,
t.w. „the Neutrality Act on the whole is a success". Deze redac
teur, kolonel Woolen, beëindigt zijn onderschrift met de volgende
bewoordingen
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We do not lose contact with bellingerents by surrendering rights
we merely change the locations of points of contact, without redu
cing the friction at those points. There will always be some rights
which we shall be absolutely compelled to protect, and their protec
tion will be much more difficult if abject retreat persuades other
nations that we will not fight under any provocation. Willingness
to fight for a right is the first essential to the succesful defense of
that right.
