INTERPRETATION OF THE SPEECH.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3575, 7 October 1916, Page 5

INTERPRETATION OF THE SPEECH.

PLAIN WARNING TO GERMANY

(Received October 7. 10 a.m.), WASHINGTON, October 6. President Wilson's Omaha, speech'is interpreted as warning Germany that if ruthless,,- -submarining' is i resumed, with ■'consequent losses of American lives, America will fight, but will not fight over questions of the property interests involved in Britain's blockade and the mail-seizure controversies with the Allies.

There is known to be some uneasiness in Washington owing to the possibility that Germany will think America, is bluffing-over the submarine position ;ind rliat if the Gorman Government could make it apparent that the German nation resistlossly demanded a renewal ot" submarininsi;. the United States would content itself with further Note-writing.

President Wilson desires to remove this impression in as public a manner as possible, hence his Omaha declaration that "there's as much fight in America as in any nation in the world." The. speech is also interpreted as meaning that if Wilson is reelected, he will do everything possible to bring America, into a. formal alliance with European Powers to prevent future wars by combining to force belligerents to submit their differences to arbitration. This is believed by many leading Americans to constitute the greatest hope for the world's peace, with the United States and the British Empire co-operating in a most friendly manner. ■ '• '