White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-19

said: THE maximum of actual
damage We can do her q. e. Ger
many, We are doing now. The
partisan spirit is so intense that prob
ably others are secretly glad that we
can at least contribute our share tn
the dissolution of Austria and the
overthrow of Germany by furnishing
the tools. Yet that attitude is essen
TALLY base and t~reacherons. Are VIC
to hoist the white flag of neutrality
and cry Friend. friend" and un-
der that cover do Intentional HARM
II anyone has allowed sueh thoughts
TO lodge In his mind, he has forfeited
his right to condemn faithIessness in
others.
y. IL Is a poor neutrality that
VIII not work both ways. An even
handed and truely neutral policx
ought to be reversible. But If the
situation of the belligerent nations
were exactly reversed, should we
maintain the same policy? For ar
suments sake let us imagine-what
Is very nnlikely-that a series of dis
asters overlook the British fleet SO
that IL lost control oil the seas The
German fleet cauld then intercept
neutral shipping as the British feet
Is ~intercepting it now. : American
eargoes OF food destined for England
would be taken 10 German ports.
The British people would eat potato
bread and have strictly limited
quantities of that issued on govern
ment bread cards. The T~eutonic
allies could buy unlimited American
guns and shot and shell to V
whelm English armies or ships. How
long would our present logic seem
convincing then? How long would
IT be before We laid an embargo on
munitions of war and demand that
American food and cotton should
have free access TO ports not blockad-
ed Is a neutrality which does not
bear reversal good enough to satisfy
our sense of equity and national
honor?
What ought we to do We should
prohibit the expectation of arms and
ammunition. On grounds of humani-
~ We should refuse to feed the con-
Migration of civilization TO secure
financial profit for influence of great
social forces directly interested in
the continuance and spread of war.
On the grounds of neutrality and ma
tionai honor We should escape from a
situation so uneven, which puts the
sincerity of our professions in a du-
bions light. Early in the wal Presi-
dent Wilson set the influence of the
government against the raising of
war loans In this country. and the
good sense of the people applauded
him. vi ought at that time 10 have
applied the same principle I O the ex-
portation of arms. Today far more
malignant resistance will meet such
a proposal. 1t is commonly assumed
that so powerful a trade can no long
er be curbed. If that is true, the
better self of the nation is once more
helpless against mercenary interests.
In that case we ourselves now have
q war party which dominates our
politics. A strong protest from the
moral forces of the nation would put
that question TO the test. Even if
unsuccessful it would at least vindi-
cate the sincerity of that part of the
nation which Is not filling its pockets.
We can not afford TO cry u against
war and to get rich on Ameri-
en- a ne afford Il garnish the out
side of the cup with peace congresses
while the inside of the cup is filled
with the red wine OF war profits.