The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-11-17
OBSERVING NEUTRALITY.

~ btudtOI anu OOiOmDld Ut any OtH'
er of the South American republics
lave been affording hsrbor and facil-
ity TO German warships, says the
Chs-leston Post, the determination
Of Britain and France to take neces-
ssry steps to correct the condition is
Goth neutral and justified. Notifica-
ton to the United States or THEN
purpose-which, however, & not made
In any way specific-has been com
municated by the two governments to
the United States, according to the
practice Of friendly European govern,
menls, in respect to the Monroe doe
trile- rand related principles of Ameri.
can politics. Such notification in this
case, particularly opens the way tos
an offer on the part of the United
states to use It's Offices toward the
requirements Of neutrality by the
southern republics. Although not Ill.
rectly suggested 1t is doubtless held
by the European nations that, in as
sorting certain exemption OF the
American republics from application
OF customary rules of procedure by
other nations TO enforce these rights.
the United States ASSUMES RESPONSE.
9,liiies for the conduct of the weaker
statee, within the sphere of such OK.
emption. That is sound enough, and
II apples with peculiar force, per
maps, IN the matter OF neutrality.
nation at war must use all diligence
to protect itself against assistance
being given to an enemy Ivy an as.
sumed neutral. such assistance %
the most insidious that can be rea
dered, and, therefore, tae most dan
gerous in character, and it lis alW So
deemed best to hazard bringing the
offender into open eamity by cha
lenge Of its acts than to remain sble|
TO its concealed service to an enem,
II is suggested that Britain anJ
France may undertake to secure ,ng.n
selves against violations Of nett atty
by South American republics charg y
with offending, through seizure of por
tons of their te. ritory alleged @ be
employed in the service of Germany,
and II is peculiarly disqu.ting to
Washington that in the case of enc of
the countries named, Ecuador, the ter
ritory said to be under suspicion and
subject to the hazard of seizure by
the offended powers, q In very init
mate strategic relation to the Pana-
ma canal. 1t Ii said that the Gala
pagos Islands, lying of the Pacific en-
trance TO the canal, have been dsed
by the German waIships in the Pa
eiiic for fitting out and coallng, and,
If this can be established, it is quite
possible that they may be taken un-
der temporary control by Britain aud
France, as n measure OF protection
OF their interests. II Is not to be sup
posed that such IA proceeding would
contemplate anything more than an
emergency police act Tut 1t would be
exceedingly disqmeting to the United
States that even this extension of the
sphere of the European war TO the
western hemisphere should lie ma1 lie.
Tho possibilities Of It's leading to 9th.
CT assertions und practices are too
patent 10 be viewed with cquaninity.
II is, therefore, OF importance that
the United States government should
make careful inquiry into the facts
alleged, and, il Il be- found that the
principles OF true neutrality are be,
ing violated. by the republic of the
south, they should be impressed with
the necessity OF meniing their ways.
We want none OF the issuesaof the
European war briught TO this ne'nia.
pierre