FEELING IN AMERICA

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 January 1915, Page 3

FEELING IN AMERICA

YELLOW PRESS PRO-GERMAN

Washington, Nov. 26. While the American official attitude iu regard to 'belligerent nations is strictly neutral, the feeling throughout the country is deeply divided!. The Irish irreconcilable® join with the Germans and denounce the Allies. While the Government occasionally warns Irish-American and GermanAmerican publication to suppress extromo views no action is taken to suppress any German newspapers, therefore they flourish in hundreds in the cities, spreading broadcast bulletins which they claim to have received through iSayville wireless station direct from Berlin announcing German victories.

A sample bulletin states"AiVlien the British attempted to bombard Zeebruggee German submarines issued and the British ships lied to England promptly." Allegations :are being constantly mads that breaches of neutrality are being committed, by Switzerland and Sweden against England.

it is generally suspected that wireless stations art being maintained along the Pacific coast by German sympathisers without hindrance by the authorities, while numbers of ships coal frequently in the smaller Harbours and leave apparently for South American neutral ports, 'but in reality the coal is intended for German warships. Several cases of this kind have been "sapped, but it is believed many vessels have escaped owing to the dilatoriness of the authorties. The press generally, particularly in the eastern cities, favour the Allies, but the yellow press apparently has been bought outright by German money Educated opinion everywhere condemns tile attack on Belgiuni. Financial circles in America are irritated against England because of tho closing of the Stock Exchange and the suspension of Wall-street trading. The' 1 general trade movement, however, has begun to reap the full advantage of dislocation of trade in Europe.

South "American Republics have asked the United States to co-operate with them in excluding all belligerent warships from North and South American waters. They uirge that a series of diplomatic conferences should be

lield, at which negotiations might be opened with the belligerents to arrange a modus operandi.

The Republics state that tracfe is practically paralysed) between North and South America aflfl they are anxious to restore it as soon as possible. Argentina, Chili, Peru and Uruguay have already made proposals to the United States, ■asking for co-operation. Tlte Colombian Minister has putblicly announced that Colombia has maintained tho strictest neutrality since the war broke out. If Great Briftffn or France could show any infringement CoJonrbia. would immediately punish the persons involved. The wireless station complained of was under strict supervision. Mr J. Belancomrt, the Colombian Minister at Washington, admitted that it was possible that the Germans had erected another secret station. Tho fruitless efforts of the United States to find such a station uipon the Pacific coast wlien she knew of its existence showed tho difficulty of dealing wtih the matter.