The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-30

BY nations at war.
In other words n the passage II
AN airshlp throuRh the mir Of a neu-
trail country h n violation Of neutral
ity. how about a message sent through
d air. The question, as fantastic ~
Il T1ay seem, raises a nice point In in
ternationai law-one that may yet
haze 10 he thrashed out az some fu-
turc conference.
Great Britain expressed regret that
her aviators crossed Swiss territory.
but she emphasized at the same time
THAT she ala moi concele sovereignty
Of che air 10 anyone. ON this point
lawyers disagrec English courts have
held In the past that there can be no
trespass who're free air n concerned
In thu United States. on the other
hand. The city Of Cleveland. o.. con
tested Ia the courts and lost in a case
here II erected a bridge part II
which projected In the air over tho
property OF tax payer. For this
privilege the city was forced to pay
ten thousand dollars.
British legal opinion thus far voiced
seems 60 be hat, the mir II private or
state property only insofar as IA is Of
fectively occupied. That IL 20 say. cf-
iective occupation consists at present
Of dominating the atmosphere TO the
limit Of modern rifle r0nge-sny seven
thousanu feet. II can not see said
"A lawyer. that "a country would be
guilty Of a breach OF neutrality II an
aeroplauo passed ovcr Il ~ n height
beyond the range Of control. I hold
that the air space above the globe ~
free TO the use 81 the aircraft OF all
nations. and IL ally subject to such
rights as are required by the subiaCelt
powers for their respective protection
against attack. espionage. infection.
infringement Of fiscal rights ana dan
ger 10 tho life and property OF their
subjects
King George Pounds New Order.
Membership In the order Of Merit.
which King George conferred on Sir
John French during his recent trip
TO France. Is the highest distinction Of
It's kind which the king can give.
Membership in the order IL limited TO
twonty four, but has in fact never PIX
ceedcd fifteen. The order was found-
ed In 1870 for the reward OF men who
IANN HAHAANN "a NtAt AAAFAAAANE ~
ious service towards the advancement
of art. literature. and science.
Lord Roberts was one Of the first
10 receive tho order. which was con-
ferred on him in August. 1909. Since
then only eleven m have been adj
ded To the membership Thn list :
now as follows. Viscount Kitchener.
Lord Rayleigh. Viscount Morley, AG-
miral sir r.. Seymour. Admiral Lord
Fisher. Earl OF Cromer Viscount
Bryce. Prof. Henry Jackson. Sir Will
liam Crookes, Thomas Hardy. Sir
George Trevelyan. Sir Edward Elear.
Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson. Sir Joseph
Thomson. Field Marshal Sir John
French.
Lord Raglan. governor of the isis II
Man, h. placed In a curious position by
the present war. Although he is a
British peer. his Island is regarded as
not forming pnrt Of the United King
dom. and when wal broke out IL an
.nounced its neutrality. Nevertheless,
the Isle OF Man Territ0rlals are q por-
ton cf one OF the Liverpool regiments.
and as such have gore away as a part
lof Kitchener $ army.
Meanwhile. Notwithstanding the
neutrality declaration, there are Brit
ish troops 0n the Island, and a deten-
ltion camp fo- prisoners has been es-
tat ished thcrc.
The isle of Man Is administered ac-
oordlng To us own laws and Is not
hound hy any acts OF the imperial par
lament unless specially mentioned IN
them. The island Is not represented
In the house Of M
$4,000. 900 Men Now Under Arms.
The bellieerent armies in the fields
Of war today number all told nearly
is. 50O. 900 men. or 2 .0O0, geo with all
reserves and new" troops ounte
70 rcording to a French statistician. NJ
Yves Guyot
The expenditure required he est
T. afes al an average OF nearly 81 80
i1ily per man. or about Sii 900. 900,
OO0 for one year OF warfare. a sin
gle yea' 81 the present war. he thinks,
will cost about the same amount Of
money as the total expenditure for al
the wars Of the previous fifty years
Red Cross Extends iicid.
The British Red Cross has extend
cd it, activity 10 the financing Of trips
lto the front of relatives OF men lying
seriously wounded In field or advance
base hospitals. For the present, the
privilege il restricted 10 one relative
for each patient, and the seriousness
81 the patients case must he properly
certified by the army medical corps,