The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-02
AMERICA SHOULD


important instances the Germans have,
violated the conventions adopted at
The Hague. TO which America is a
party. Being the greatest neutral
State. sh. is under peculiar obliga-
lions to insist upon the sanctity OF
The Hague convention Without sug-
costing that America should 20 TO
war. the Spectator insists that the by
stander Is under legal obligation TO in
isrtere TO prevent crime II says
that people on both sides of the At
lantic would attach greater import
ance to President Wilson's note II
preceded or accompanied by equally
strong representations against
breaches OF The Hague convention.
with which IL charges Germany IL
Tered greatly from the disappearance
OF German shipping. and states that
the difficulties In the cotton trade
ante-date the war
1T is yet TO be explained how. e1-
cept by carefully searching ships on
the way to neutral countries contigu-
Gus to Germany, we can prevent the
Germans from being supplied with ma
terials required by the German army"
says the Spectator. II advances the
argument that statistics of American
exports OF copper TO neutral States
show that some OF this metal is being
supplied TO Germany, and asks:
Does President Wilson. do the
American people expect this country
TO look on unmoved while our enemies
are thus supplied with the means OF
killing our soldiers?"
Cannot Be Granted.
The American copper interests. II
Is said. can sell TO the allied nations
or neutrals not adjoining Germany at
prices as high or higher than before
the war. II states, however. that the
demand of the American copper
kings is that they be permitted TO
sell copper TO England's enemies at
inflated prices. which demand cannot
be granted. The Spectator says that
AHe orleans will remember their own
actions during the Civil war and con
cludes:
Our traders claimed the CONNER
cial rights which. in fact IL not in
name. were the rights OF supplying to
the enemies OF the United States
goods needed by those enemies TO
continue the war. The north sternly
refused TO recognize any such rights
for neutral powers VIII any Ameri-
can now stand forth and declare that
his father was in the wrong?"
The Saturday Review describes the
note OF President Wilson. as a "docu-
ment from a candid friend. who, Just
because he il "A friend can say things
which between strangers would be- Ie-
EdihtU o. HdNiuE 100 IOuNn an cage.
The Review does not think II should
be impossible for the two governments
which have no wish TO find causes for
taking offense. TO reconcile their con.
fiict In points of view.
Position is Difficult.
The position Of a belligerent with
respect TO the command of the sea.
says this paper. IL difficult even when
neutral governments are friendly But
this position Is determined absolutely
by the fact that England has that
command of the sea and cannot sur.
render her right to use IL for the de
feat of the enemy BY any means sane.
toned under international law"
Unfortunately" TIE Review con.
unues, 1t is necessary TO interfere
with the custom OF neutral countries
OF selling in the dearest markets. but
there Is evidence that Britain will
strain To meet every reasonable com.
plant and make the yoke OF the tri.
dent as light as l. compatible with
the objects OF the British navy"