ROOSEVELT'S VIEWS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 September 1915, Page 3

ROOSEVELT'S VIEWS.

New York, Sopt. 2-1. Mr Theodore Roosevelt, in au article in the Metropolitan .magazine contends that it is America's duty under the Hague Convention to light for Belgium. Even liad no such duty been expressly imposed the count/ry ought to have acted in accordance with the general instincts of humanity. Professional pacifists and hyphenated Americans represent' American greed, and in seeking to prevent the shipment of 'munitions to the Allies, are playing the game o! militarism against Belgium and their own country. BULGARIA'S POSITION. Petrograd, Sept. 24. M. Gutdikoff. President of the Slav coiumitteo at -Moscow, has telegraphed to M. Baneff, M. Guesohoff. and othoi Bulgarian statesmen that the Russians people cannot oolieve that .Bulgarians whom tlie Russians liberated, are about to take up arms against their brethren. SWEDfSH FrSHEFEYIEN SUFFER, Stockholm, Sept. l-A. German mine-laying in the Baltic Sea h:w inflicted heavy losses on Swedish fishermen and the Government .seeks compensation from Germany.