The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-01
Opens Negotiations With
France and Russia Before
Answering Memorandum
Of United States.
CABINET IS CALLED
Parliament to Hear Official
Statement When Members
Assemble "a Next Wednes-
day Morning.
~ hEReERT TEMPLE,
kvropsaa Manager The intsrnational
News 0ofvtea,

~ hEReERT TEMPLE,
kWropeoa Manager The international
News oof>ttoo.
L0NDOW, Jan. 1-TAe Drtt1zA for
eagn eftios today oDeasd negotiations
with the ySoAch and 1assian foreign
offices relative 10 the oontsnts se the
reply which Will be made to President
Wilson's note protesting against the In
berfersnoe with American merchant
ships by English men-OfIwar at sea.
Replies are ezDeoted from NJ. Saxon
pf. the Russian foreign minister. and
N. Dalacse. the French foreign minis
ter. within forty-eight hours. These
negotiations among the three great
European chancellors are expected to
show absolute accord and to result in
a friendly and satisfactory reply being
made to Washington by Sir Edward
Grey, the English foreign minister.
some t1me next week.
See Solution.
Since the complete text Of Mr. WI
son's nete was made public hero and
the press and public has had an op-
portuufty to Judge the calm and COT
dial tone Of the document, the feeling
in favor Of q friendly solution OF the
shipping problem has been strength-
ened.
There was another meeting Of the
cabinet At the foreign office during the
morning. Sir Edward Grey presided.
It Is believed that whom parliament
eonvsnes on Wednesday the Marquis
pf Crewe will make a statement Off.
eially giving England's attitude In the
matter of the American protest.
It fs now seen that some OF the
newspapers having only part Of the
text Of the Wilson note 10 go BY, were
hasty In forming conclusions on Wed
hesday, and these led to . misunder-
standing IN some quarters. The good
faith Of the United States has not been
questioned, and no one doubts the de-
sire OF the United States government
10 rsa7sin eSssiy hsutraI, but SHINE
ptQue has been aroused in quarters
where it is thought that the American
state department has been unduly in
fuenced by shippers and traders.
Believe IA Forbearance.
The British people believe that, In
such time Of stress, traders should
exercise forbearance II British war
ships rigid precautions by stopping
and searching American merchant
ships at sea- It Is admitted that IN
eone instances American cargoes have
been seized, but the British foreign
offices promises that full reparaticn
vii! be made.
It is almost q certainty that there
must be several exchanges OF notes
between London and Washington be
tore there is solution.
The fact that Sir Edward Grey hal
communicated with the foreign offices
Of the allies has no deeply significan,
meaning. Under the circumstances Il
was made necessary by the close re
lationship existing between the three
governments.
Exonerate Wilson.
The Times, in commenting upon the
Wilson note, now that the authentic
text is known says:
I'VE welcome confirmation of the
irust we have always reposed in the
Justice and friendliness of the Ameri
can people and their government. The
note is perfectly courteous through
out, although the tone is somewhat
peremptory The note is frank state
tpent Of the alleged grievances OF Am
hrican shippers"
"A number Of prominent men have
written TO newspapers giving thetl
Views on the American protest Sir A
Conan Doyle says:
Il think 1t Is the duty of the United
States to be in moral sympathy with
the allies, even while preserving he1
neutrality. And 1t must be said tha
the United States has done her duty"
Sir Gilbert Parker says: The Unit
I'd States has done her duty in thit
world crisis with wisdom and con
sotence."