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" To this assertion of an obligation to change or modify the rules of international usage on account of special conditions the Government of the United States can not accede. The recognition of an obligation of this sort, unknown to the international practice... "
Hearings - Page 89
by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs - 1929
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The American Journal of International Law, Volume 9

1915 - 1080 pages
...Secretary Lansing's reply of August 12, 1915,4 discusses this point in the following measured language: To this assertion of an obligation to change or modify...the Government of the United States can not accede. The recognition of an obligation of this sort, unknown to the international practice of the past, would...
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The American Journal of International Law, Volume 10

1916 - 992 pages
...of neutrality." 19 Mr. Lansing, Secretary of State of the United States, replied August 12, 1915 r20 To this assertion of an obligation to change or modify...the Government of the United States can not accede. The recognition of an obligation of this sort, unknown to the international practice of the past, would...
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Supplement to the American Journal of International Law ..., Volumes 9-10

1915 - 1028 pages
...adopt measures to "maintain an attitude of strict parity with respect to both belligerent parties." To this assertion of an obligation to change or modify...the Government of the United States can not accede. The recognition of an obligation of this sort, unknown to the international practice of the past, would...
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Pamphlet Series

World Peace Foundation - 1915 - 428 pages
...adopt measures to "maintain an attitude of strict parity with respect to both belligerent parties." To this assertion of an obligation to change or modify...special conditions the Government of the United States cannot accede. The recognition of an obligation of this sort, unknown to the international practice...
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The American Year Book

1916 - 888 pages
...and adopt measures to maintain an attitude of strict parity with respect to both belligerent parties. To this assertion of an obligation to change or modify...special conditions, the Government of the United States cannot accede. The recognition of an obligation of this sort, unknown to the International practice...
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New York Times Current History: the European war, Volume 4

1915 - 674 pages
...adopt measures to " maintain an attitude of strict parity with respect to both belligerent parties." To this assertion of an obligation to change or modify...special conditions, the Government of the United States cannot accede. The recognition of an obligation of this sort, unknown to the international practice...
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The American Year Book: A Record of Events and Progress...

1916 - 866 pages
...and adopt measures to maintain an attitude of strict parity with respect to both belligerent parties. To this assertion of an obligation to change or modify...account of special conditions, the Government of the Lnlted States cannot accede. The recognition of an obligation of this sort, unknown to the international...
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The Problems of Neutrality when the World is at War: A History of ..., Part 1

Simeon Davidson Fess - 1917 - 464 pages
...adopt measures to " maintain an attitude of strict parity with respect to both belligerent parties." To this assertion of an obligation to change or modify...the Government of the United States can not accede. The recognition of an obligation of this sort, unknown to the international practice of the past, would...
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America's Case Against Germany

Lindsay Rogers - 1917 - 298 pages
...Austro-Hungarian memorandum were exceptionally well answered by Secretary Lansing's note sent on August 12th: "To this assertion of an obligation to change or modify...special conditions the Government of the United States cannot accede. The recognition of an obligation of this sort, unknown to the international practice...
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From Isolation to Leadership: A Review of American Foreign Policy

John Holladay Latané - 1918 - 230 pages
...To this note Secretary Lansing replied at length. He held: (i) that the United States was under no obligation to change or modify the rules of international usage on account of special conditions. (2) He rejected what he construed to be the contention of the Austrian Government that "the advantages...
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