Any innocent merchant vessel was liable to seizure at any moment; and when stopped by a British cruiser short of men was sure to be relieved c
themselves the judges as to whether a sailor should be pronounced a native of America or of Britain, and there was no appeal from their judgme
was little doubt as to the view he would take of any man's nationality.
What is Roosevelt's perspective in this excerpt?
O British sailors were trying to hide on American merchant vessels.
O He is protesting England's foreign policies.
He is scolding England for promoting warfare instead of peace.
O He is illustrating one of the reasons why America would want to go to war against Britain.