International Law

and

Diplomacy

of the

Spanish-American War

THE ALBERT SHAW LECTURES

ON DIPLOMATIC HISTORY

By the liberality of Albert Shaw, Ph.D., of New York City, the Johns Hopkins University has been enabled to provide for an annual series of lectures on Diplomatic History. This course was given in connection with the regular work of the Department of History and is published under the direction of Professor John Martin Vincent.

DIPLOMATIC HISTORY, 1907

International Law and Diplomacy

of the

Spanish-American War

BY ELBERT J. BENTON, PH.D.
Assistant Professor of History in Western Reserve University

BALTIMORE
THE JOHNS HOPKINS PRESS