TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-01-04

measures than the President has chosen
to adopt. This pressure to be exerfed
> the President is fully justified by
the few facts that have been disclosed.
We do not exaggerate when we say that
British arrogance has actually surpassed
itself. We viii show by one example
to what extent Englands insoience dis
regards our rights and Injuries our int
erests. The Norwegian steamship San
defjord left New York with a mixed
cargo for Copenhagen. Thirty minutes
after ii dropped the pilot off SANDY
Hook IL was arded by British man
OF war, prize crew put on it and taken
to Halifax. The principal reason for
its detention was declared TO be that ~
carried 1000 bags Of coffee for copen-
hagen. The British government insists
Copenhagen does not need 1000 bags OF
coffee lust now. Now coffee - not
contraband. We have a right to send
il anywhere, even to Germany, provided
her coast is not blockaded which It is
not. But Great Britain tells us that
we must sell only so ruch coffee a.
she sees proper. This is gross viola
tion OF our neutral rights and explains
why commerce and industry are Ian
gushing in our country. Quite mum
her OF ships have Withdrawn IRON o''r
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commerce owing TO the expensive delays
10 which they are subjected by Great
Britain. Cotton il also not eontraband.
Our southern warehouses are iiiled with
this most important OF our exports and
about 500 millions dollars OF our prop
.rty are lied up, which deprives our
country OF that amount OF money TO
balance our accounts in Europe. This
will have the effect that We ehail have
70 send corresponding amount OF gold
to Europe and cause thereby such q
drain that the war will bring on gen
orai bankruptcy in this country. Wiz
her usual hypocrisy England claims that
she does not prevent our exportation Of
cotton. But English men'oi'war subject
ships carrying cotton TO such vexatious
delays and confiscste 1, on so many
9retexts that the insurance has raised
the cost Of transportation. normally on'
dollar a balc, TO $40 bale which makes
cotton unsaleable abroad. 30 II IL
with meat, with corn, wheat and other
ioodsupplies which are not eontraband
and under international law neither
subject 10 delays nor 10 seizure. II is
To such higl,handed outrages that the
Senate wishes TO Invite the public atten-
ton. And there is not the least hope
that the note OF the President viii afford
any remedy, for England openly dc
clares that che /. determined not to
forego her best weapon 20 Dring her
var TO a successful close. Our factories
work half time. our workingmen are
unemployed, our trade IL languishing.
To all Of this England replies: We ran
not help that and viii not mend IL,
we must fight our rneniies anu we can
not look after your welfare. We ans
wcr: We have neutral rights and our
national dignity Is outraged and Eng
land repliesi You must pocket our
insults. In 1872 we did not submit TO
such indignitie. We went 10 war to
,indieate our rghts. Then we were a
puny nation compared with the then
overwhelming power Of England. Now
are received with seareely concealed cont
ent ourselves With paper protests that
are received with scarce concealed cont
empt II is ,his humiliating state Of
affairs, this litter feeling Of being in
suited that nettles our Senators. and
the American people are in duty bound
il they have not lost all sense Of their
national dignity TO sustain the Senate
against President who lacks the yigor
TO stand up Tor our rights and who
would rather zee the American nation
starve than CRATE on the susceptilities OF
Great Britain.