The New Conception of War

tradictory definitions that no single one has been generally accepted. The Freedom of the Seas is not a peace problem. During peace the sea is free and commerce freely goes over it and nations have few disputes about it. The term connotes essentially a war problem. The old conception of war was of two belligerents or two groups of belligerents fighting for supremacy with the rest of the world neutral. In order to crush the enemy the belligerents expanded to the very uttermost whatever rules of international law ought to be observed. The neutrals, on the other hand, insisted upon at least retaining, if not expanding, neutral rights. The result has been the clash between neutrals and belligerents that every war has shown. Each war has produced anew a great controversy over blockade and contraband and

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