First speaker--Branch

 

Armed intervention for the collection of private financial claims against some

American States is justifiable, for

 

1. _When other means of collection have failed, armed intervention against any

nation is essentially proper_, because

 

(_a_) Justice should always be secured

 

(_b_) Non-enforcement of payment puts a premium on dishonesty

 

(_c_) Intervention for this purpose is sanctioned by the best international

authority

 

(_d_) Danger of undue collection is slight and can be avoided entirely by

submission of claims to The Hague Tribunal before intervening.

 

Second speaker--Stone

 

2. _Armed intervention is necessary to secure justice in tropical America_, for

 

(_a_) The governments of this section constantly repudiate just debts