The Archive · 1939

Law Not Broken

In conclusion, it may be remarked that there is nothing in the execution of Britain's economic warfare today which cannot be derived from the principles of international law above stated. To quote Lord Stowell in "The Atzlanta":—"The cases which may arise under new combinations of circumstances, leading to an extended application of principles, ancient and recognized, by just corollaries, is infinite; but so long as the continuity of the original and established principles is preserved pure and unbroken, the practice is not new.

To sum up, there is ample precedent for treating foodstuffs as conin ditional contraband. Indeed the controversy does not really turn on their liability to be treated as such. It hinges entirely on the circumstances in which it is proper to presume that foodstuffs destin the totalitarian state makes it inevit? able that all foodstuffs destined to enter enemy territory should be regarded as intended for such use.

"I was reduced to such a state through anaemia and neurasthenia that my case.was desperate," states Mr. W. J. Ingram, of 15, Leyburne Street, Bradford, England, "Last October I began to suffer from dizzines, and when outdoors my head was in such a whirl that I could not walk straight. I had no appetite, my face grew pale, and I was completely devoid of energy. I became so bad that I had to give up my work. The doctor said that I.was suffering from anaemia and neurasthenia, and might collapse in the street, "Then I decided to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and soon began to improve. My appetite picked up and I felt less tired. The dizziness disappeared, my face took on a healthy tinge, and I gained strength rapidly. Now I am like a new man."

'Those who have tried Dr. Williams'

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