AMERICAN OPINION ON THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2320, 30 November 1914, Page 6

AMERICAN OPINION ON THE WAR

FEELING ''DEEPLY DIVIDED" PRESIDENT'S DISAPPROVAL OF BOMB-DROPPING - 7 ; - Washington, November 27. ■While the American official attitude fa regard to the.war.is strictly neutral, the-feeling throughout the country is deeply divided. The Irish irreconcilables join the Germans and denounce the 'Allies. ■'";■ y; :; v ■,;./.,..■ -; : r - '■ " ■■■ While the' Government "warns occasionally Irish-American and. GennantAmerican publications' to' suppress bx- ' treme views, no action is, taken to sup■press any German newspapers, and they: therefore flourish iri hundreds in the cities, spreading ; broadcast bulletins; •elaimed.to have been through the Sayville wiroless Etatibn, direct from jßerliu, announcing , German victories. ML sample bulletin -states,' that .when the Sritish attempted-.* to .'. bombard Zeo- . hruggey German submarines issued, and the British fled to England promptly. liVJlegations against England of breaches ))f the. neutrality.'of Switzerland ■ anct ,Bw«den are' continuously circulated.

■\ '■. ■ '''. " Secret ;Wirelass Stations. , ..',:,The Press generally, particularly., in the.Eastern cities, favours.the Allies , ; •but the yellow:newspapers have apparently been boiight outright with Ger-i anan'money. , .•■■"'- •."-' ..', . ■ It Is .generally : Riispected that wireless stations .ire'maintained, along the Pacific coast by .German:sympathiser's without hiudrahce byth'e authorities, , while numbers;of ships aro.coaling frequently: in -the;smaller harbours .and ;. leaving-apparently for.' South American \. neutral .ports.- The.coaHs: in reality iri- '" tended'"'for "the: ■.Germha; warships. .Several cases ; of ; tho : kind' have' .been stopped, but it is believed that "many escape through the dilatoririess of the ■: outhorities. ■..:.'.■■„ ''-■; ;..•;'■■ :;.:': ''" ■ ■ : ' ..Educated' opinion •; evenrwiiere ', cony_emiis the attack on Belgium. Financial circles arc irritated 'against Eng.Jand; becaiisb of' the closing; of the Ktock Exhanges. and the suspension of vAVall Street, trading. , .A general., trade TOOvement lias been fcegim iiv.'order that • lAmerica may reap , the full advantage of the trade dislocation in : Europe..' Aerial" Attacks-. ; orl" Unfortified Towrls. ' President -Wilson has communicated unofficially : to the United States' diploaatic officials abroad his; disapproval of bomb attacks by, , aircraft on. unfortified cities. He;suggested that.tbe officials should suggest to the belligerents how '"lAmerica-. viewed such warfare, and .pointing out'thattwenty-faur hours', notice was necessary bofore bombardment,; acoording to The Hague Convention, to .-' wWch the principal belligerents were : stenatory.' '■ The' President', acted un- , omcially, with .'jbhe object, of: not. involv-. ■jng.-the l ,Government:)' : -.■', .., ':■ '■.'.