America

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 156, 27 November 1914, Page 5

America

AN ILLUMINATING DECISION. AMERICA STANDS OFF. Received 20, 10 p.m. Washington, November 25. -Much comment has been occasioned by the statement made by President Wiin". ?c?' lito TTo " SO Cilllws that tho United States did not consider itself under any obligation or duty to enforce the neutrality of South American republics. lha Columbian Legation has announced that Columbia has decided to adopt and enforce the wireless regulations enforced in the United States against belligerents.

A FINANCIER'S PREDICTION. AMERICA MUST MEET MISFORTUNE. BRITAIN WILL RAPIDLY RECOVER. - Received 20, 8.40 p.m. New York, November 25. Sir Edward Paish, the well-known financial authority, on leaving for London, stated that the United States was certain to have great prosperity during the war, but misfortune was ' certain to come later. The world was now consuming seed corn, which now means nothing, but the loss and suffering thereby would last a decade. After the war Great Britain would he able to reduce the expenses of armaments, and very likely would be able to defray the entire cost of the war in a few years. Sir Edward Paish added that iie expected that the leading Stock Exchanges of the world would re-open in January, when he hoped that financial, confidence would be generally restored

COUNT BERNSTOFF AGAIN. A STICKLER EOR TREATY OBSERVANCE. Received 20, 5.40 p.m. Washington, November 25. Count BcrnstofT has formally lodged a protest with the United States against the Allies' violation of the Declaration of London. DECLARATION OF LONDON DISREGARDED. Received 26, 10.ST) p.m. London, November 25. The State Department has informed Co„„t Benistoff'tlmt. as the Declaration of London had not been adored by all the .Powers, and had not been agreed to by the belligerents upon the outbreak of war as a temporarv basis of action for all parties, the United States was entitled to disregard the Declaration, and treat matters arising out of the war or belligerent seizure by the previously existing international law.