America.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 60, 9 November 1915, Page 5

America.

PRESS COMMENT ON THE NOTE. United Press Association. (Received 8.45 a.m.) Washington, November 8. The American Press approves generally of the text of the American Note to Britain on the subject of Allied trade interference, the language denouncing Britain's actions as ineffective, illegal, and indefensible being declared warranted by the extent to which American trade with Europe was arbitrarily stopped in British j waters. i Most of the newspapers point out that the pro-Germans now cannot accuse America of pro-British leanings. America not being inspired purely by the love of dollars as other papers say. but by a genuine desire to uphold neutral rights. Mr Lansing announces that the German military authorities in Belgium have expressed their regret at the published reports which made it 'appear that Mr Brand Whitloek, |Ambassador, was leaving Belgium as the result of objections by Germany, as no objection was taken. ENGLISH PRESS OPINION. London, November 8. The Daily Chronicle says that it is impossible to expect • Britain to accept a rule which allows Germany to blockade u s and prevents us blockading her. America's Note. does . not *ut a pistol to our'heads, but'it says firmly, almost harshly, that America will not acquiesce in »ur : policy and will continue strong protests. The Note points to a continuance of diplomatic difficulties between Washington and London which cannot possibly be diminished without serious modification of the American attitude. The Daily Telegraph says that the •Note is disappointing. Part of our task is to make Germany feel that our navy holds her by the throat. In this general resolve we certainly shall not waver. We shall do everything possible to ; lessen the -disadvantage to neutral's, but the great lend of our activity must be secured, whatever the cost:

The Tim£s 'says J-that Americans will icel that 1 tire is hoPalto-j Kctlicr worthy of the better traditions of the Republic" I 'lt goes at great length into, technicalities, and nowhere rises to "broad views of the kirg r er issues of this world war. It overjlooks the activities of the Kritisl| submarines in the Baltic which'■ *U considerably stronger thaTtl'Vas the American position when America placed the Confederate coast under a paper blockade. The extravagant character of the language in the Note was doubtless due to the oxigiences of American domestic politics. The Daily Mail:..says .that, ,t])e ,anj swer to. President Wilson. shouldfbe A very strong- one, namely, that th 4 Orders-in-Counc.il' were a reply to the Germans' repudiation of ,all international law and doctrines which we put into practice and which are the essence of those formulated by the Aimerican' 'courts idijriiig the Civil War. Our submarines in the Baltic have already met with most, of the difficulties President Wilson raises.