The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-30

Haldane. who has been acting as head
Of the foreign office in the absence Of
foreign secretary.
Advise Restraint.
The editorial attitude of the press
toward President Wilson's protest is
generally of conciliatory nature. 1t
Is pointed out that only a summary Of
the note has been received and the
final judgment should be withheld I'M
I'll the complete text Of the protest
can be taken under consideration.
This question was bound TO come
up says the Pail Mall Gazette. and
the only true solution is to be found
In the firm good will which exists
between England and the United
States. We are certain that the
English government has done all it
can to mitigate the Inconvenience to
neutrals which has been caused by
the exercise Of those rights to which
We were strictly entitled as Delliger-
ents. Furthermore, We are certain
that the government is prepared to go
still further in the same direction if a
way can be pointed out which does
not initiate against the use Of our
greatest weapon, which is being used
in ever legitimate way to bring the
war to a successful and speedy con-
clusOn.
But just as we are prepared to
meet the views of neutral nations in
every way possible, so we must claim
from them and from the United States
in particular that they recognize our
difficulties and aid us in an endeavor
to regard their interests. We don't
rf he Unit that fhnir
government should depart by a hair
breadth from the attitude of strict i'm
Partially, but we do call to our aid
the mutual good will existing between
the two countries in order to find a
solution which shall be just not only
to neutral nations. but also to the
nation engaged in the greatest strug-
gle in history"
Standards View.
The Evening STANDARD cannot think
that a spirit Of hostility prevails in
the United States. II says:
1T is Impossible to think that PreSi-
dent Wilson Of the United States gov
eminent made a protest in any spirit
of hostility to Great Britain. Presi
dent Wilson himself hints that there
are people in American who may com
plicatc the situation by taking less
rigid view Of the situation than their
government. Nor can the navy re
strict its undoubted right to make
search upon tn" high seas and to
make seizures without mistakes.
For any such mistakes there will
be reparation and upon the United
States we depend To regard them (tho
mistakes> with liberation such as is
due from a neutral power to a COM
batant.
Gazettes Opinion.
The right to search can ard ought
to be carried out with all possible
regard to the convenience of neutralS.
We are confident that if any instances
10 the contrary can be fairly adduced
the British government Will do every
thing in its power to prevent their re-
Currence. We do not wish to inter
fere with the trade Of neutral nations.
nor with the trade Of belligerents pro
viding the ships are not carrying con-
traband Of war. But we must secure
ourselves against the possibility Of
large supplies that are contra band be
ing shipped into belligerent countries
through the back door of neutral coun-
tries. They shall prevent this traffic
if We are unable to prevent it our
selves
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