Germany and Submarine Warfare Sir B. Eyres-Monsell disclosed to the
Hotise of Commons last Tuesday that Germany in the new agreement has renounced resort to unrestricted submarine warfare. This is a gain of the utmost possible value. It is foolish to disparage such an undertaking by the argument that nations at war do not abide by conventions. That, as the Minister pointed out, means a policy of despair. A belligerent who treats agreements as " scraps of paper " or adopts any course that outrages neutral opinion is weighting the dice against himself, as was proved in the last war. Even in war no country wishes to put itself palpably in the wrong. The world .today can only seek security in the confidence either that agreements will be honoured, or, if not, that the breach will damage most the party that is guilty of it.
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