ABSTRACT
The large number of rules of war that had been drawn up at the two Hague Conferences and to which they had failed to stand the test of actual war, and the complete failure of any neutral to protest against the many breaches of the Law of Nations except when their own interests were touched, this was rather an optimistic suggestion. The author sees Houses plan taking shape. Encouraged by Greys' attitude his next step was to go to Berlin, where he intended to intimate that on the President's initiative and with German co-operation Britain would be induced to abandon forever the weapon which was already striking terror at the hearts of thinking Germans. This time the proposal did not originate with House but with the German Ambassador in Washington. On this occasion it will be noticed that Grey showed foresight about the dangers of the submarine campaign, but singular lack of vision about the possibilities of sea-power.
