Evening journal., 1915-12-29
BY BOND p. GEDDEs


WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-An opochal
wear in United States relations win
the world family Of nations Marked
1915. Serious crises marked the
twelvemonth, and more threaten IN
1915, This nation passed salely
thrtlgh the vortex of the world war
and the tangled skein of war polltics'
Though often very near severing re-
lations wit European powers. its
peace has'been threatened from Withlh
and without.
The country faces in the new year
more delicate problems, including new
and old disputes with Europes Del
ligerents.
The killing of over 100 Americans
on the high seas. destruction, seizure
and attacks upon American vessels
ruthless conhscation of American
property and interference with Ameri-
can commerce; dismissal Of foreign
diplomats. resignation of its own Sec
retary of State. and European criti-
c.sm of its neutrality we're the out
standing events of 1915 in American
world diplomacy
Peaceful settlement of the dispute
with Austria over her attack upon the
over her trade interferences, with Ger
many over the Lusitania incident and
with the Teutonic powers over un-
neutral conspiracies in this country
were the quartet of dominant and deli
cate problems facing us in 1916.
Red letter days on the 1915 calendar
were:
March 10 England's blockade Of
Germany; May T. sinking of the Lusi-
tania: June 9, Secretary Bryans resig-
nation; August 10. sinking of the
Arabic: September 10. recall Of Aus
trian Ambassador Dumba; October 4,
half-billion loan to the Allies Novem-
ber 9, sinking OF the Ancona; Decem-
Der 3. recall of German Captains Boy
Ed and Won Papen.
These and numberless other entan-
clements OF the war caused Uncle Sam
to break all records in diplomatic note
writing. Hundreds of notes were sent
The chief years diplomatic victory
was the enforced modification by Ger
many of her submarine warfare.
Today the United States stands with
increased power and prestige, but still
weighted with the task of perfectinl
peaceful settlements with England
France, Germany and Austria in mos
delicate and difficult complications
The passing year was rife with diplo
matte dynamite. A chronicle of thl
more important international events
follows:
JANUARY 5-United States agrees
with England to certify non-contra
band cargoes; s, England denied un
: duly seizing American ships; II. Eng
land protested transfer of cottol
steamer Dacia from German to Unitel
States registry; 2S, American schoone
William p. Frye sunk by Germal
raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
FEBRUARY 5-Because of German
government confscating all food
stuffs, England seized American grain
steamer Wilhelmina; IL. U. s
warned England and Germany not Il
abuse use of American flag or attacl
American ships; 16, German sub
marine blockade of England pro
tested; is, British note denies Amer
lean commerce injured: 10, Germal
note rejected American protest agains
sinking neutral ships in war zon
about England; 20, two notes froT
England affirmed right TO seiz
steamer Wilhelmina and promise
limited use of American flag p
American cotton steamer Evelyn sun
by mine, one American killed; @
American cotton steamer Carib sun
by mine, two Americans killed; p
government began probing supplyin
of German warships from New Yor
by Hamburg American line officials
2S. France seized Dacia.
MARCH 10-German raider Prin
Eitel Friedrich arrived at Newpol
News and later interned: 2S' Leo
Thrasher. American. killed when Gel
man submarine torpedoed Britis
steamer Falaba.
APRIL French S5O.O0O.OOO loa
negotiated: 5, u. S. asks German
for reparation for schooner Willial
p. Frye; 6. France released Augui
piepenbrink. German, seized on Amel
lean steamer; note to England d.
clares German blockade illegal;
Prinz Eitel Friedrich interned; &c
many protested against steamer Odel
wald's detention at San Juan, Porl
: Rico: IL. German raider kronprit
wilhelm reached Newport News; l
Germany protests against America
munitions sales to allies; p, Sta
Department advises Germany mum
ton sales are made by legal righ
26. Kronprinz Wilhelm interned.
MAY 1.-Lusitania sailed from Ne
& York, despite German embassy war
ings; 3, American steamer Gulfis
B torpedoed by German submarine
Sicily Isles three Americans klie'
4 Z. Lusitania torpedoed by German su
marine, ia Americans killed; l5,
s. note TO Germany demands al