AMERICA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 175, 2 January 1915, Page 6

AMERICA.

INSURANCE AGAINST WAR. HIGH RATE AGAINST AMERICA. •pp. - „—, ' 'A HINT TO THE UNITED STATES. London, December 31. It is stated that a premium of fifteen guineas per cent, was paid to Lloyd's for policies, providing that the company nil! pay the total loss in the event of ' war between Britain and the United States within twelve months from date. For insurance to insure against war between Norway and Great Britain within twelve months, a premium of seven guineas is asked. Mr. Norton Smith, one of the founders of the Imperial Maritime League, points out that the American protest was inevitable. The most important consideration is that if the Allies win the United States wins; if we lose, the United States loses. He added that he had seen German plans for the Bubjugation of the United States. ANTI-BRITISH AGITATION. ENGINEERED BY GERMANY. Washington, December 31. Reports state that it i 3 feared that the publication of the Note marks the inauguration of a sharp campaign calculated to do the general standing of the British harm. Complaints by American traders and producers are growing daily in volume. Copper, meat and oil interests are protesting at the interference with the trade of neutrals. There 'is every reason to suspect that the Germans are working assiduously to concoct a joint protest by neutral Powers against the British control of the seas, The trade returns have proved that there has been wholesale smuggling of . contraband into Germany through neutrals. SOME WILD TAI/K. . ' ; ] IX T:iE .'AMERICAN HOUSE OF RE- i PRESEXTATIVES. ] New York, December 30. i Representative Mann, speaking in the House of Representatives, said he hoped that the administration would insist on the right to ship neutral goods in neutral ships and preserve American right abroad. The United States did 'not intend, in order to keep out of the ( war, to say to the nations "You eim do what you please; there is no danger of our getting into the war, because we , stand up for the right." Neither Eng- ; land nor Germany could afford to go to. war with the United States. They must : uphold their position on the seas with ; dignity and firmness. BRITISH PRESS COMMENTS. London, December 31. The Chronicle says that if the British [ search is faulty in practice, /Britain must amend the practice, but many of the complaints are trivial. Britain will doubtless concede what she can consistently with the legitimate and successful prosecution of war, but if America wants to assist; individuals to make ■ large profits out of Germany such a policy would necessarily be unfriendly to the Allies. The Daily Xews emphasises the gain to America from shortening the war. The result of the Allies' blockade will vastly outweigh any temporary loss due to the restriction of American trade with Germany An American correspondent suggests that the best remedy to do would be to induce neutrals to placo water-tight embargoes upon re-exportation, also strict supervision of manifestos. The Times, in a leader dealing with the American Note, says that it was dated December 24, and"we cannot help imagining that the eve of the great festival of peace and goodwill was not incidentally chosen for the dispatch of this friendly communication. We ask the Americans to remember that we are waging a war of attrition against two Continental States possessing hardly any seaboard of their own. A PROPOSED CONFERENCE. London, December 30. IReuter'a Washington correspondent states that the Treasury has invited the various American nations to a conference in the spring to discuss the financial and commercial problems arising out of the war, and closer commercial relations. The Treasury officials opines that the chief hope for the South American States' financial independence of Europe lies in the Pan-American movement. They suggest that New York is becoming a serious competitor with London as a world's financial centre. Many European and South American diplomatic representatives have interviewed Mr. Wilson, who is apparently prepared to insist on the rights asserted in the Note. Mr Wilson declared that America's theory was hardly debatable, as Britain had adhered to the same in a previous war. Official circles are confident that Britain will satisfy America. New York, December 30, The morning newspapers anticipatr n satisfactory understanding, and declare that there is no unfriendliness towards Britain.