the British practice of arming her merchant/passenger ships to opportunistically hunt U-boats raised new questions within U.S. diplomacy. Could these still travel to America, visit its ports, Were these armaments defensive? Germany refused to distinguish the fine points. R.Lansing proposed on 7.1.16 to see all non-military vessels disarmed in return for scrupulously adhered cruiser rules.
Yes, the honour system (!)
— May 22, 2018 06:46AM
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