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Resolved. That the United States should permit the European government to seize and hold permanently territory of the debtor state not exceeding in value the amount of the award...
...also too broad because it assumes that the moment the debt falls due there is a complete break-down of arbitration. We should demand that the creditor nation make at least some effort to carry out the award before it throws it over. And, if we are to permit the seizure of land under the six conditions named, we must permit the taking of land where there is a valid claim against a South American state which refuses to arbitrate. For otherwise we would put a penalty upon arbitration and a premium upon non-arbitration, as the debtor state would...
...second speaker for the negative, said in part: We, too, would permit the punishment of the South American state, but not by the seizure of land. For 1000 years the history of Europe has been a history of wars and quarrels between neighboring states. The United States, on the other hand, protected from all dangerous neighbors by 3000 miles of ocean, has been free to devote all its energy to making of itself the greatest industrial nation of the world. The resolution of the a affirmative means that the United States shall give up its priceless isolation and allow Europe...
...bound by its decision. Every one must admit that we have some interest in South America and in this debate we have shown that our interests are many. Therefore we cannot resolve, as the affirmative would have us, that whenever and wherever these six conditions exist we should permit land to be taken, regardless of what our interest at the time may be. Secondly, the negative has maintained its position by showing a policy enforced for nearly a century and founded upon principles recognized by international...
Resolved, That the United States should permit the European government to seize and hold permanently territory of the debtor state not exceeding in value the amount of the award...