Neutrality as Influenced by the United States

## Conclusion (printed p.111)

[Comparing the present system of neutrality as a whole to that which] obtained in the early days down as far as the year 1776, its advancement has been far greater than has been that of any other branch of international law. That this advancement has been a great blessing to all mankind goes without saying. The sphere of hostile operations has been vastly limited, the means of peaceful intercourse between nations in time of war has been guaranteed to a great extent, and, above all, the freedom of neutral commerce enlarged and safeguarded. In spite of all the opposition raised by the great European maritime powers, the United States, by its persistent advocacy of liberal views, contributed a larger portion of influence toward these accomplishments than any other nation in the world.