It meant abandoning traditional American diplomacy doctrines such as the freedom of the seas and rewriting a new schedule on embargoable goods not recognized under international law. It definitely led us Into making moral commitments in all foreign wars. The morality of such wars might even be decided by Asiatic nations sitting In the League of Nations. and fascist or communistic nations. too. for that matter. "It became apparent that neutrality was something which could not be hastily passed upon." The League has come to America and made its play for our support through its proLeague organizers. It failed to convince us that they were sincere. We became satisfied that American neutrality was not going to be easy to define. and that everybody was on the "suspect list" so far as motives and morals were concerned.