Finally commercial arrangements will be made necessary with nations outside Europe through which we will give them sufficient advantages, specified in detail, so that it would be directly advantageous to their commercial interests to carry on commerce with none of the belligerents and not to sell them munitions.
We can accept such obligations for ourselves without any fear and finally, when the next war shall come, it cannot come a year too soon.
Transcriber's Notes
Pg. 6, [Sunday], August third, left as original as it's uncertain which day the author meant. Sunday was actually August 2, Monday was August 3; and the context from the beginning of the chapter was that the declaration of war was delivered late afternoon Monday, August 3. (Mobilization had commenced the previous evening. To be exact, it was on Sunday, August third, at midnight.)
Pg. 7, unforgetable changed to [unforgettable]. (It recalled the unforgettable scenes.)
Pg. 14, thirteenth changed to [thirtieth], per context (when Sunday the thirtieth of August came).
Pg. 14, week changed to [weeks]. (For several weeks our troops)
Pg. 54, [beseiged] and [beseiger] left as original, as author quoted from another book. (in a beseiged city can hasten the place's fall; in consequence it would be very foolish of the beseiger to renounce)
Pg. 88, removed ending double quotes. (I feel better for [it.'])