The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-13
GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN SHARP WARNING TO COLOM-
 BlA AND ECUADOR.
AIDED GERMAN WARSHIPS
European Powers Notify the United States of Probable Action Against These Two Republic of South America.

Washington, Nov Ecuador and Colombia have been warned by Great Britain and France in emphatic terms that the allies will not comtonance further violations Of neutrality by these South American states
 After making strong representations through the British and French min isters at Quito and Boeota the Brit ish and French governments cousid- cred the matter serious enouah to communicate to the United States government, in view of possible com plications that might arise between Colombia and Ecuador and the Euro pean bellieerents. Two notes were presented to Secretary Bryan by Sir Cecil Springi}ice, the British ambas- sador and Jules Jusserad the French ambassador, respectively, calling the attention of the United States to the representations which had bepl made to Colombia and Ecuador The notes do not require that the United States take any action merely advising the Washington government of the core spondence with the South American states, il line with the customary policy of keeping the United States informed of matters of vital conse- quence passing between European ma, ti0ns and countries of this hemis- phere.
 The notes to the American govern ment cited no specific violations. but expressed the hope that Ecuador and Colombia would he impressed with the value of maintaining strict neu- trality in which the United States had given so signal an example.
 High officials said the notes were phrased in such a way as to not re quire a reply from Secretary Bryan, and there is no implied obligation in them requiring discussion of them be- tween this government and Ecuad r and Colombia
 The ministers from Colombia and Ecuador however. who happened to be at the state department today, volunteered to Mr Bryan denials of the alleged violations of neutrality.
 Just what the attractions consisted of has not been made public but at the French embassy it was said proof was in the hands of the French gov Gnment Similarly the British gov ernment has minute details of the ai- legged incidents. It is charged by them that the Galapagos Islands. of the coast of Ecuador, have been used practically as cOaing base for Ger man ships and that wireless stations in both Ecuador and Colombia have been giving German cruisers news O! the whereabouts of the British fleet In fact, the responsibility for the de- feat of the British cruisers in the bat tie off the Chilean coast is laid by British officials to some extent to the doors of Ecuador and Colombia.
 It was said by British officials thai no complaint has been made agains Chile, Great Britain being satisfied with that country's observance O. neutrality.
 Tn this connection Eduardo Suarez the Chilean ambassador here. mad, public tonight a cablegram received from Manuel Salinas minister Of for eign affairs at Santiago giving tn, latter's reply in the senate to pub iished rumors of assistance to Ger man ships from Chileans.
 The foreign minister said that Chile was rapidly discovering and sup pressing all wireless Installations"
 One of the significant points in tho cablegram was that the foreign min ister spoke of "endeayoring to come to some arrangement on the point with other American countries
 The strict attitude on the wireless question which the United States has adopted is commended by Great Brit ain and France in their communica ton to Ecuador and Colombia and tho hope is expressed that they will prof by the example of the American gov ernment. This has given rise to the belief that Chile may take the initia tive in having South American coun tries adopt uniform regulations or | the wireless question.
 ] In the meantime the Chilean fleet