It may be worth while to contrast with the attitude of a writer who seems unable to distinguish between economic pressure and physical cruelty that taken up by a competent body, the large majority of the members of which belong to nations which, for various reasons, incline to the abolition of the usage in question.
Holland contrasts differing perspectives on economic pressure and physical cruelty in wartime, highlighting the views of a competent body.
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