Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-08
AMERICAN paEss COMMENT.
Nswspapsrs Of Nation Generally Az
prove stand Of oovsrnment.

lNoWopopoeoF0t 0t Nation Generally Ap.
prove Stand Of Government.
| Butte. Mont, Miner -Neutrals al
I ways run the risk Of arousing the en-
| nifty Of opposing belligerents and there
Is little doubt that this will prove true
with the United States in the present
instance"
Pueblo Star-Journal-"Presid VIII
son will not further tolerate the evasive
policy pursued by England in regard to
our protest concerning treatment of
neutral commerce.
Indianapolis News-'The argument
Of the American secretary Of state on
all the controverted points seems to us
entirely convincing.
Galveston Tribune-"Americans can
find no fault with the note as to its
fairness, justice Of its demands or Its
earnestness."
Baltimore News-"This government
insists; It will not submit to; the al
| legged blockade is ineffective, illegal
and indefensible.' There are very pos
tive expressions, not warranted in ex-
changes between two sovereign nations
except in the case Of established griev-
ances. Resort to them tells how much
we have been made to suffer by Eng
landS hiGh-handed course"
New York Evening World-"The note
to Great Britain is as plain as the
. kings English can make it. We believe
that British good sense. to say nothing
of British friendship and good will will
dictate none other than satisfactory
reply"
Buffalo Timees-"Th reply Of the
United States Is a strong temperately
stated declaration Of the rights Of our
country as neutral nation"
Standard, Bridgeport, Conn.-"Pres-
ident Wilson's note to England is logi-
cal, clear, correct and firm"
Torrington. Conn.,, Register-'Tt nulli-
fies every claim of the hyphenates thai
the attitude OF the American govern
ment Is not neutral"
Dallas, Tex, Times Herald - "The
note has the same tone that the Eng
lish adopted when America was at war
or when other nations were in conflict
and England was an innocent by
stander."
Washington Herald-"The note ought
to satisfy not only every one in this
country, who believe an emphatic pro-
test should be made. but the Berlin
government as we'll"
JackSOnVlue, fIa., ,MetrOpO1S-'AbOUt
the only criticism that can be made Of
tho note is that 1t should have been
sent to London earlier"
Macon. Ga, News-"The note is sim
ply q positive notice to Great Britain
that continuation Of outrages on
American shipping will no longer be
tolerated.
Pittsburgh Leader-'The latest note
to the British government uses some
plain words and II they are backed up
by plain action future belligerents may
be deprived of the iansero;;: doctrine e
that in time Of war everything belongs
to the belligerents."
Chicago Journal-''T The central point
which Britain will have to yield is her
attitude in requiring, American Ship
pers trading with neutral countries to
furnish the proof OF the ultimate des-
tination Of their goods.
Kansas City Star-'It Is not neces-
sary to have expert knowledge Of In
ternational law to recognize the rea-
sonableness OF the administrators
contentious"
st. Louis Times - Secretary Lan-
sings language Is plain and unequivo-
cal. And the American public will back
the stand OF our kovernment to the
last a =
Muskosee Times-Democrat ~ .Ths