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This purpose can probably best be accomplished by an international agreement to regard all private property at sea as exempt from capture or destruction by the forces of belligerent powers.
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gutenberg.orgWilliam McKinley: “This purpose can probably best be accomplished by an international agreement to regard all private property at sea as…”
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McKinley advocates for international agreements to protect private property during wartime.
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