Neutral Nations

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 252, 3 April 1915, Page 5

Neutral Nations

AMERICA. A COMMONSENSE STATE MEJKE.. London,. -April, 1.. Mr. Ilaldane, interviewed by ,iho. Chi<cago Daily News, asks forbearance while liritain lights for. hor. life. "If we appear to go beyond someof the rules of the books we hIuUI, not.

violate, tlie dictates of humanity or turn back the clock of civilisation. Hie Germans' submarine warfare-.-aga.inßt belligerents and neutrals alike is, without analogy. We are compelled. to meet it. If we had recourse <to.; the

nil rigors of a conventional blockade-

we could confiscate the ships aiul.oargoos. seeking to invade Germany. .[riflte<id,, we want to spare jioutrals inconvenience and injury." Lord Ilaldane added: l 'l confurret! with Dr. von Rethmann-llolhvegy saw the Kaiser, assured the Genua ludeaders

that we were prepared to enter..:into a most binding agreement that. in,, no circumstances would we be a pa/'t;• to aggression against Germany; but.l cajne.

away uneasy, as 'Germany wa.v..piling up armaments. The Kaiser -'.iad_ been, opposed to war, but he appears ,to have settled into war mood in 11113, ,ul& JL Camhon's dispatch to -M. Pishon--shows* The Prussian spirit temporarily gajnea ascendancy, and the rest followed.naturally." The present war, be continued, should end 1 the secret diplomacy-,11 ml. political manipulation; without doubi

there would also be a great moral advance. The world had be-\a too liiNjirious. Jf Germany were beaten, the -nations of the future would be unlikely to pin their faith to armaiments. The present war should rid tl e World of„at least part of the burden of armaments.'

lit was not sure that Britain would liave remained out of if Germany had respected Belgium's neutrality, but Belgium touch-.5,' our honor.

Having regard to the Carman theories of world conquest, it would have beei. madness for Britain to sit witli liable!: folded while Germany removed the Continental obstacles to J«tr siege of it'll) Britis'i Empire. 'But t'.*, attack on P&l----gium gave no choice. Britain had,, to, resist the violation of ; She treaty oiv/ob disgraced.

THE FALABA ENCIDENT. Received Apri',»i*2, 5.5 p.m. N.:w York, April-'iij-Tlie Tribune says- ;tbe United Sol-tea is bound to hold ( ctrinany aecountttblii for not giving (an Ameii-&;i) safe conduct oIT th< .Falaba.

GERMAN Sfcw York, , 31: The New Yoi-Jf Journal liopas that he brutes responsible for t-'ie loss of lie Falaba ivilp be (audit anil (hanged: The Press says because of the sub-

marine atrocitasa; Admiral vouj TiTpitzand the German Admiralty are damned' in the eyes- of/all civilisation.*

THE 'WILU&M FRYE INtipKNT.

AMERICA'. ©EMANDS AN IfTOEM-

NITY.

KeceiMed April 2, 12iS--a-.m. Washington; April 1,

The Gowrnment has <fefiiandod' itom Germany aty indemnity for tlio. sinking of the ship WilHam Jj'ryo, nu«taining as cargo ,wheat consigned' ito a private English* linn- wMeh it was. impossible to regard; as (Wi&ftfa-