America

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 157, 28 November 1914, Page 5

America

OPINIONS OF THE POPULACE. A SUBDUED "YELLOW" PRESS. MILITARY AUTHORITIES AT SEAPORTS. GERMAN COALING OPERATIONS CONTINUE. FINANCIAL CIRCLES HARD HIT. Received 27, 5.5 p.m. Washington, November 27. While the American official attitiide is strictly neutral, the feeling throughout the country is deeply divided. Irish irreconciliables join with the Germans in denouncing the Allies.

While the Government occasionally warns the Irish-American and GermanAmerican publications to suppress their extreme views, no action lias been taken to suppress any German newspaper. Therefore they flourish by hundreds in the cities, spreading broadcast, bulletins claimed to have 'been received through the Sayville wireless station direction from Berlin, announcing German victories.

A sample bulletin states that when the British attempted to bombard Zeebruggc, the German submarines issued forth, and the British fled to England promptly. Allegations of breaches of neutrality by Switzerland and Sweden against England are continuously made. It is generally suspected that wireless operations arc being maintained along the Pacific coast by German sympathisers without hindrance by the authorities, while numbers of ships are coaling frequently in the small harbours, leaving apparently for South American neutral ports, but the coal in reality being intended for German warships. Several cases of the kind have been stopped, but it is believed that many escape owing to the dilatoriness of the antUorities.

The. press generally, particularly in the eastern cities, favours the Allies, but the "yellow" newspapers have apparently been bought outright by German money. Opinion everywhere condemns the attack on Belgium. Financial circles are irritated against England because the closing of the Stock Exchange lias resulted in the suspension of Wall Street trading. A general trade movement has begun to reap full advantage of the trade dislocation in Europe.

THE NEUTRALITY OF SMALLER STATES. UNITED STATES APPEALED TO. THE .SOUTH AMERICAN ANXIETY. Received 27, 10.30 p.m. Washington, November 27. The South American Republics have asked the United States to co-operate 'to exclude all' bcUigcTent warship., in North and South. American water*, and .have urged that a series of diplomatic conferences be held whereat negotiations can be opened with, belligerents to arrange a modus operandi. The Republics state that trade is paralysed heween North and South America., and is anxious to restore it aa soon as possible. Argentine, Chili, Peru, and Uruguay have ' already made proposals to the United 'States, asking their co-op-eration.

The Columbian Minister has puMicly announced that Columbia has maintained the strictest neurality since the war broke out. If Britain and France could show evidences of an infringement, Columbia would immediately punish the personal involved. The wireless station complained about was under strict supervision. Mr. Beimncourt admitted that it .was possible that the Germans had erected another station. The fruitless efforts of the United States to close the Pacific Coast, when they knew of their existence, showed the difficulty of dealing therewith.

THE TENNESSEE' INCIDENT

Reeeived 27, 10.30 p.m. Washington, ■November 27,

The Turkish Minister lias explained to Mr. Bryan that the firing on tile Tennessc's launch was merely intended as a -warning to prevent her entrance into the minc-strown liarbor of Smyrna, the launch having disregarded the signals. The incident is regarded as closed.

RELIEF FOR THE BELGIANS. SEVEN MILLION FOODLBSS PEOPLE. Received 27, 10.30 p.m. Washington, November 2(5. According to the_ European Relief Commission seven million Belgians r.re without food. The Commission appeals to the United States to despatch immediately three thousand tons of food.