Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-27

ports plus the cost of handling ana
transportation. or approx mately tho
same as II Is in England On the
othcr hand England is paying 10 CENTS
Tor tho cotton she is capturing, which
Is more than 1t costs to buy IL here ana
land ii in England
An tn Rights.
VOW ior the second question: l.
r-hs Htnd acting within her rights in
capturing our property on The b,,h
or not? '''e'e"y
International law says any country
go, va mas a right 10 stop any vessel AT
ae' whether the vessel bclonps "a n
neutral country or M, 80 ~
searching. IL the vessel has roods for
Vi the enemy in his military or
,, operation. such goods calj.d con.
oi war. the capturing vessel
niaS lake the captured vessel INTO mort
ana the cargo may be confisc,tod W. W.
II Is true in the early stages of ~.
war f.ngiand declared cotton noncnn
'!"p"ho Sne was seeking, as she /.
Pt!t scchihe' To avoid AS far as possi
DO causing neutral countries any g.,
convenience by the great war in rbinh
sue ~ involved. But it soon t,cy.lo.oI
'"'l large Quantities OF cotton were
reaching Germany through neural
COUNTRIES and used by her for making
various kinds Of high explosives Eng
anu 'heFeupon would no doubt have
had ii perfect right 10 declare co,,nn
NpntFaDahu and treat il as above hut
sun remembering her friendship for
.h's country. she waived her right 10
that extent. but still most natur,Iiv IN,
sisted on preventing cotton from reach
ing her enemy. IL is of no CONSEQUENCES
whether ii reaches that enemy direct
~ or through neutral country.
Another Stake.
again, suppose we grant thar En-
iand = policy OF Interference with col
ION shipments Is injuring us t.npo
faFliy (Which as shown above IL is not,
II shouid not be forgotten that England
IL hSht!ng war III the outcome Of
mnich we are most vitality interested
why are there many former Ger
mans in this country of ours They
are generally good citizens and we are
Slau 10 have them. They are loyal 10
our nag, Industrious. honest and cana 4
Die. But why did they leave their for
mcr land TO adopt ours? 4 moments
thought VIII furnis" tho answer In
Germany every able bodied young man
mas 10 serve IA term in the army or
navy This means an immense stand
ing army with all of its attendant
enormous expenses to be met by some
form or taxation of the citizens
We occasionally hear some one saw
something IKE this, II am In sympathy
with Germany because II Is not fair Cor
her TO have to fight many enemies
at once" as though il were merely a
should stand back and let Germany
and France fight il out But that is
not the case. II is a conflict between
two opposite sides. On the one hand
Might makes right; on the other
Every nation just as every man has
rights which all others arc bound 10
respect, regardless OF might" Now IL
by years OF preparation and stagger-
ing taxation Germany and Austria sue
ccen III triumphinG over Europe with
their monstrous doctrine Of Might
makes right what is to prevent them
from turning their attention in time TO
Canada. south America and our own
country: one thing only viz the
same enormous military and naval or
Sahizaton maintained at all times by
ourselves What is few cents per
pound Tor year or TWO on our cot
ION compared with the staggering bur
den OF taxes we should have 10 bear for
the rest of our lives TO hold ourselves
In readiness to fight off~:i sudden dash
NJ our throat, such France had to
meet last summer? We can have no
SUCH fear OF England. We have had
1000 miles of border adjoining her DO
minion 10 the north of us for | 90 years
without fortification or a gun from
one end to the other. and although we
have had numerous dsagrecments we
have always settled them pea ccably by
diplomacy or arbitration. This can al
ways he depended upon because both
nations recognize the binding force of
treaties and have proved themselves
willing to settle all disagreements on
a basis Of justice.
Let us recognize the facts as thew
are and not commit the colossal blum
der of putting obstacles in the way
of our friends while they are doing for
us the greatest service n nation has
done for another in the history of the
world.