The Meaning of Sanctions.

Reflects on the repercussion of sanctions imposed on countries by the League of Nations. Strategy compiled by the nations of the world to discourage Italy in her warfare against the Ethiopians by applying economic strangulation; Support bestowed upon Italy by the community encompassing Germany, Austria, Hungary, Japan, Brazil and the United States; Imposition of pressure on the United States so it can join hands with the League of Nations; Repugnance shown by the journal in accordance with the U.S.'s entry into the League of Nations on the ground that membership in the League, so long as the Covenant contained Article XVI, might oblige one to apply sanctions against some other nation or group of nations; View by the article's writer that one great reason for the activity of the League is the pressure of Great Britain, and that one strong motive of the British statesmen is to protect their existing empire against the disturbance that may be caused by the imperialism of an ambitious rival.