Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-12
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.

A careful reading Of the presidents
letter 10 Germany and study OF inc
reasons Of MI bryan for reslgnlng
rather than sign the letter az secre-
tary ~ state, merely emphasize tho
fact that there IA nothing new under
the sun.
The same queations arose OUT OF
the Napolconic wars during the sec
ana administration Of President
Washington and In 1874 this infant
nation would have declared war on
Great Britain because OF her inter-
ference with commerce between
France. with whom she was at war;
ana the United states had Il not been
for tho treaty negotiated by John jay
between this country and England.-'
treaty broken soon thereafter by
The British fleet.
Out the JAY treaty nearly involved
this country In wuf with France dur
ing the first Adams administration
Conflicts between American and
French vessels actually occurred,
ana the American army was recruited
ana mohillzed and George Washing
ton was placed in chief command
The WHY Talleyrand had word con-
ytyed BY indirect means to President
Adams that France really didn't want
war and was ready. TO consider new
treaty propositions A treaty follow
ed which. like that with Great
Britain. soon was broken.
During the administration OF Presi-
dent Jefferson. who believed In peace
NJ any price, although he had thirty
years earlier written the declaration
OF independence which preclpitatcd
the revolution and gained American
independence. the commerce Of the
United states suffered enormous
wrongs at the hands OF both Great
Britain and France through sue
oession OF blockade DEGREES by Ma
poleon and prders-in-eounoil by Great
Britain.
Although he could not enforce II,
Napoleon declared a blockade against
an of the British ports. ana the
British order-ln-eouncIl declared a
blockade Of all French ports and OF
the ports OF al nations friendly TO
France. which of course could not be
enforced. Tho French ships assumed
the right Of selling any ships des-
tined 90 british port, regardleas OF
what sort OF cargo was carried. and
The British assumed the rieht TO
aeize any neutral vessel consigned TO
the port Of any country not at war
with France, provided the vessel ala
not FIRST put into a British port and
submit her cargo 20 British inspec-
ton. Napoleon replied TO this last
British policy with a decree ordering
the confseatiou Of all ships Of neu-
iran countries that had submitted to
British inspection
How similar the orders-in-oouncil
are today. ana how similar the war
area blockade Of the German suhma-
rinesl
Also The similarity should he noted
between the measures proposed By
MI Bryan Of stopping all travel BY
Americans on ships carving contra
band and the non-intercourse policy
actually adopted by President Jener-
son IN the hopo of ayertine war,
Jefferson pafalyzed American com
mefce by securing from congress au-
thori2ation 20 proclaim an embargo
against The shipment Of American
goods TO any enc Of the belligerent
countries
The non-intercoufse plan failed
The voters overthrow the adherents
Of jefferson Ia the election following
the destruction OF the American ship
Chesapeake By the British warship
Leopold, and the war Of lsls Resulted.
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