ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS AT VALPARAISO

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2324, 4 December 1914, Page 5

ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS AT VALPARAISO

RESENTMENT AT VlpLlTEti NEUTRALiTY ■■i >~,« ...■!., Valparaiso; December 8. ,-Thei violation of Chilian neutrality ■ (involved in, the use: of-the Island of Juan Fernandez as a'.German .naval base) io-sulted.-in riots. ■> ',-:,• . '.Crowds -i stoned the German,- Consulate, the .German. ,:bahk9, and the Germanowned tramcars. .>. i.'. ..■ . , *-.-.--,. .iThe. ; troops were, called out and Beteial civilians were wounded^ FOR THE GERMAN NAVY. SUBMABINB-BIJiLDIIN& ; - CONTRACTS IN UNITED ~-' Washington, December 2. Owing to. .reports- ,that-, the ■ Bethlehem Steel Corporation 'is about to build a number of submarines for the vbelligerents,, Mr.,. W.> J.* Bryan, Seoretary of ..with Mr. Charles M. Schwab) president of iv the ..corporation, pointing, ou'tjthait,a breaoh of neutrality would be ..involved.,., .-,= ..;..,.: Bryan-,.,intimated..that. .the..-sub-marines,... if, n built,,-in rthe, United. -States, would,.be prohibited from exportation to Eurobe, CONTRABAND CARGOES. MASS MEETING-OF ;GERMANS AND • IRISH IN CHICAGO. ■■. \ v ~-■■■ • New Yorkj.December 2. , ;A mass meeting■ bf.iGermans Irish at Ghicago,,' demanded thai ~the, Government,, should, prohibit shipments . of con-traband-of war to.Europe,-except food : stuffs. The. speakers declared that the shipments - prolonged the war.... , ..,.-, An. Englishman rose and began to sing "God, Save, the .Kuig," when, .the Germans began singing Irish and German national airs. ..The...meeting,attacked tho.Englishman, and assaulted and ejected .him.-. The Sjlioe saved hiuv.,,from, .serious, injury, cmgressman tjartlioldi promised to induce Congress to take, ,tho..desired action. ,v ■••;. ■ , .Washington,- Decembor 2. ■• -American.exportei'S, chiefly beef-packers, have, protested ; : agaiust-.-tho British authorities examining>"cargoes, en,route to Europe.!,,Sir.t.Ccoil H., Spring-Rico. (British, Ambassador at Washington) discussed tlie, I; ciuesti6n, with'-Mr..-.'Robert., Lai)smg (cpuhsellop ,tp, tlio.'UhitedvStates Departmeht and; a,well-known authority, on,intei'hational law).. ;I The, Ambasia-' dor.poihted-oiititha't.-Germany. .wasircceiving;,lafgo,s\ippli t es, through ,nputriil,coun-trieso-s However,' if --.Amerioan..; ships-*ex-hibited tliQii', m'ahifesb; showingr. .«;hero and ti,;whoin tho'goods .were consgined, the .ships would , bo-relieved -from : unBflMoheSit. The State'. Depart* g«M,vtafc«a„»(n fcJlß.t!^ev6S.

neutral bottoms 'to neubal. countries, are exempt from search. No agreement has yet been reached. . ■• ■