The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-30
Foreign Secretary Grey and Full
Muster of Cabinet Consider Note
of American Government Pro-
testing Against Commerce Re-
strictions; Papers Say That Good
Will Must Prevail and Difficulty
Will Be Adjusted.

London Dee. 80 Foreign Secretary
Grey returned to London from the
country His coming was followed In
the afternoon by meeting OF the cab.
met, al which before fun muster VI
his nnJestys s ministers, there was dis
cussed the protest Of the iniled States
government concerning the existing re
strlctlOns on American commerce.
The note Of the American govern
ment has just reached the British gov
erlment aud 1t Is likely 10 occupy the
attention Of the ministry for consider
able time In the meanwhile II Ia un.
derstood Walter H. Page, American
ambassador viii be- invited 10 70 over
the entire question with Foreign So
retary Grey
Great Interest.
The Washington communication to
the British government holds first
place, not only In the news and edlto-
rial columns Of the newspapers, but
wherever the war and It's attendant
ramiflcations Is discussed II IL con-
tended everywhere that mutual GOOD
will surely bridge the difficulty ana
obvlate further Irritation.
we have no right to feel aggrteyed
further " the American endeayors
to mitigate the losses which the war
inflicts on merchants and manufactur
ers ~ the country" says the West.
minister Gazette This newspaper,
more than any other reflects the
views Of the government II contends
hat II Is TO the interests OF neutrals
az well as helligerents to shorten the
war and that therefore the neutrals
should submit TO any reasonable re
strictions which are likely to have
this effect.
Good VIII Plea.
"Why doesn't the United States ad-
dress its renronstranca TO Germnny
and Austria. instead of Great Brit
ain7" asks the Westminster Gazette I;
aud answers ts own question by ex-
! planning that the command Of the sea
permits France and Great Britain
alone to exercise the right ~ search.
Ing and detainmg neutral ships.
The plea for mutual good will is
made by the Pail Mall Gazette when
urges that between two English
speaking nations, 40 accustomed to
frank discussion and plain dealing,
there Ia no necessity for Irritation
over any apparent brusquerie in mes,
sage"
Vienna, Dec. 3O-An official state
ment issued today says:
''Ths old Russian army, which
about q week ago commenced an often.
sive agninst those Of our forces
which had crossed the Carpathians
has been reinforced with supplement.
tary troops and fresh divisions in
such manner that II ia necessary for
us TO withdraw our troops along the
entire eastern front aud In the place
of Gorlice. Just north " the Carpa-
thians and 10 the east Of Newy San.
dec. the situation In the north has
not been influenced thereby"
In the Balkan theater of war the
Montenegrlns showed great hut uu'
successful activity A weak attack NJ
Trehinie, In Herzegovina. near tho
border, we repulSed easily The
Mortenegrins artillery had no effect
on the strong fortress of Krievosiie
Rerlin, Dec 70 Among the items
issued hy the official news bureau
today are the following:
"Constantln0pe REPORTS another
Turkish surress on the River Kura, IN
the Caucnsus