ABSTRACT
War is commonly entered on in defense or furtherance of some such national interest, real or fancied, tangible or intangible. The compact, league, or coalition of peoples for the keeping of the peace, which is expected to be set afoot in the terms of settlement, will take the line of a mutual concessive disclaimer and disallowance of such usages, claims, and pretensions as appear to be patently incompatible with the uninterrupted continuance of peace and security. In view of the many-sided uncertainty of the prospective situation, which is still taking shape in ways that had not been foreseen, it is here proposed to argue the questions of "economic penetration" and foreign investments on the broad assumption that the prospective league will be free and competent to deal with all these matters on a footing of neutrality and plenary discretion.
