A. S. Hershey

“ Campbell undoubtedly makes out his case as to the main facts and is wholly warranted in his conclusion (see p. 22) that “warlike supplies were actually transported from at least one of the ports of the United States under such a systematic scheme as to constitute a base of hostile supplies for the British forces of South Africa.” For this gross violation of international law and the spirit, if not the letter, of our neutrality laws, President McKinley or Secretary Hay must undoubtedly be held responsible at the bar of history. ”

“ The only serious charge against the United States for violation of neutrality was that of permitting the port of New Orleans to be used as a steady and continuous base for the wholesale supply of horses and mules for the British authorities in the Transvaal. ”

“ Baty is the only one whose views are eited and discussed by our author, although hardly to the extent that the importance of the work seems to deserve. The first two chapters of Mr. Campbell’s monograph deal with the neutrality of the United States and European powers. Attention is called to the fact that the United States was the only power which acted on the recommendation of the Hague conference of 1899 and tendered its good offices during the war to secure, if possible, the cessation of hostilities ”