To refuse arbitration when only sought at the end of war, and as a means of escaping its consequences, is certainly to stimulate efforts for averting war at the beginning of difficulties by means of arbitration.
Reid warns that refusing arbitration at the end of a war could lead to more conflicts being avoided through arbitration at the start.
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