The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-19
A WAR OF COMMERCE.

stste department that English
ce7sors are OPENING and In
speeding mail from this country 60
sweden mail which under all con-
aitions should be secure from the
censors prying eye, has served 70
emphasize somewhat the quiet popu-
lar demand OF Americans that our
government deal just ~ nrmay and
as enerEeticaiiy with England 10 the
matter % violation Of neutral rishts
AZ We expect the government to deal.
win Germshy Something Of this IL
expressed by Thomns r. Logan.
stan writer Of Lesllc's Weekly. who.
while apparently somewhat preju-
diced In his atuttrdc toward England,
stii states much that Is m the minds
Of Americans us they rcgavd Eng
lands high-handed and a%rsiuary
manner VI deginR with tho corrc-
spopdenee ana the chsttels Of neu-
trails Nj Logan says
Tho strensth Of the United states.
and one Of he reasons why people
are united in the present CRISIS is be-
cause the determination Of the gov
crnment 90 hold German 20 strict
accountability has not iessened the
determination 10 enforce American
rights with regard 10 Great Britain.
Great Britain has bcen drawing heav-
iiy upon American sentiment m
pounds and pence. American cotton
prices were forced down by Great
Britain at the beginning OF the war
enabling British spinners to bus all
they wanted ai six or six and uue-half
cents a pound. Believing thsg tho
United states would DO no moro than
make a feeble protest against lhc de
struction ef its ommcrc with scan-
dinayia. Great Britain smut off cot
ton shipment entirely Thus swedish.
Nora sia and Danish cotton manu-
.iacturcrs arr unable 90 obtain raw
NNAANNN anu N.N' Wf|NN NENANA W "AAHH
down heir mills British mauufuc-
turers arc now selling 100 scandinavia
cotton cloth that wns iouueris made
In those countries yIeiiaut action by
the ynlted states has alwlls been
necessary iu deau1g with Great Brit
on ccouut of The master. di-
plomacy aud foresight or that youu
uy DOB MOST of che disputes between
uhi. country and ENGLAND Uncle Sam
has been lutwittnd This was no-
iably Jru, loo thc oid rIny-four Furts
ar klsht e0utrote fsg. iu whien tho
rnned state. after d show of lsht
su]frtndercd British Coiumhis to Eng-
land Again British Statesmen o,cr-
Wntched Am ricu into rre.a, grant
ing certain rights 20 tngiand ben tho
mntter OF an in%teroceanic canal. com
tnus 60 the spirit uf the MONROE Doc
uiac and without %eauigaicrt ,ourcs-
slons OF any k.nd Ia order f1 escHpo
from ,he enhancement the United
SUITES made another bargain. which
aiso proved costly. being nothing Jess
than the surrender 81 th, right TO
pasa American ships through ufe
Panama ctnai free of tolls
when gold was discovered n the
klondike Great Britain set % al
rlam to rch territory belonging to
tho United states and handled .ho
ease 30 sAnluliy tina She actually
obtained much that she routvndcd
Tor and 90 which Important authori-
ties admit hat she had no right
whatsoever. During the Ciyil war pri-
yateera were lifted out in Great Brit
$40 "a rrey uuon American commerce.
and 'ho difficulties of the United
states were utilized % put shiliings
IN Inc pockets OF British traders.
Risht-minded Americans 40 not
waste their ume Ia denunclatlon Of
Great Britain. They realize that
Great Britain 10 their antagonist IN
ths wal OF commerce; that she IL ex-