Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-14
south AMERICA
COUNTRIES MAY
Hold CONFERENCE
Rossibility of Session to De-
81 terrnine on Uniform Neu-
M ss trality Regulation.
NOTE BY ALLIES
I BASIS FOR ACTION
Representations Are Not in the Form
of Threats, But Yelled Hint is Given
81 That United States Should Aid In
Y Present Tangle.

Washington. Nov. 14.-Secretary
Bryan said today he would examine
closely the notes recently presented
py the British and French ambasea-
dors to determine whether the United
states would use its good offices with
Ecuador and Colombia to smooth out
difficulties which have arisen between
those countries and Great Britain and
france over alleged violations of
neutrality by the South American
atates.
The secretary remarked to callers
that he had not yet decided whether
the notes "called for the exercise of
good offices" by the American govern
ment in preventing friction between
the European belligerents and Ecua-
dor and Colombia.
While it is understood the COM
munications do not call directly on
the United States to take action,
there is an implication in them that
the American government might in
vite the South American countries to
follow the example set by this govern
ment in the maintenance Of neutral
ity. especially in connection with the
wireless and the coaline Of ships.
Uniform Regulations.
In the South American diplomatic
circle it was deemed not altogether
unlikely that 2 movement would be
initiated either by South American
country or the United States to adopt
uniform regulation Of the wireless.
The articles of The Hague convention
and the declaration of London, which
represents the latest rulings in inter-
national law, do not deal specifically
with the use of the wireless as it has
developed in the present war. The
United States has taken an advanced
hn o,,h
although not so obligated. every pos
sible means Of using American terri
tory as base of operations in the
Transmission Of information to ships
at sea.
International Conference.
The Chilean ambassador delivered
to Mr.. Bryan a copy of the speech
n1sdeS tn the senate at Santiago by
Manuel Salinas. foreign minister, re-
sas,a,.ttn ssS n,'ttntushss rgmoEs that chis
violated. Sir Edward Grey's satisfac-
tion at the observance of neutrality
by Chile is quoted and there are sug-
gestions by Mr.. Salinas in the same
speech Of a possible International con-
ference among the nations of this
hemisphere to regulate the wireless
and other new phases of International
law and neutrality which the present
war has bred.
The possibility that the United
States might take the indirect hint by
Great Britain and France and invite
! the powers Of Pan-America to reach
some uniform understanding on neu-
trality was widely discussed here to-
day.
Are Not Tolerant.
Both the British and French am
bassadors are reticent as to the
strength of the representations which
their governments have made to Ecua.
dor and Colombia, but there is every
reason to believe that they are not
disposed to tolerate violations of neu-
3trality and that this has been set forth
significantly at Quito and Bogota.
Fl 1t developed today that the British
and French notes presented to the
United States informing the latter of
the diplomatic correspondence be.
tween the allies and Ecuador and
Colombia constituted neither Joint rep
reservations nor Identical phraseology.
Both Great Britain and France separ-
sately jointed out, however. in q vague
way, the possible complications which
might arise If neutrality were not OBJ
s1erved by the South American coun.
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