Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-14

I1OI6y On IlGE IOtUS dIN UElu6SS pei
annum than does Iowa. Alas. poor
Iowa. So rich and yet so poor" There
is no question but there is something
wrong in Iowa. AS suggestion the
Eagle would say: Let Governor Clarke
appoint commission Of Ave with Fritz
Norris. the editor of the Times-Re-
publican. as chairman. to investigate
the road situation in Iowa and report
to the next legislature suggesting a
remedy The late Senator Whipple and
the commission to which he was chair
man served the state without pay to
good purpose and the commission
which the Eagle now suggests could
we'll afford to do the same thing. Let
the next legislature make, an appro-
priation to cover any reasonable ex-
petse to which the commission might
be. There ID no question but Iowa is
some day going to stand in line with
New York. Massachusetts, Pennsyl-
vania and other states on the matter OF
good roads. and II the suggestion now
given by the Eagle can be acted on it
would give good two years start.
TREATIES AND THE SUBMARINE.
fSioux City Journal]
Now that the busy little submarine
has been put at work as commerce
destroyer, new element must be con-
sidered in the matter. II the right
to use submarine to prevent the
delivery OF contraband is conceded,
the right to sink contraband carrying
ships must be conceded at the same
time. 1t is physically difficult for a
little submarine to take captured
vessel to port. When the submarine
is operating where the surface Of the
water is controlled by hostile feet.
1t is absolutely impossible. There
fore If the submarine is to be used
effectively against contraband, it must
quickly sink the contraband carrying
ships in order to dispose OF the con-
traband they carry. There is no diff
Guilty in following this reasoning.
Germany holds that under the Prus-
sian American treaty her submarines
constituting her only available
means OF offensive naval operations
may be used to prevent the shipment
Of contraband to Great Britain and
France To accomplish this purpose
they must destroy the contraband car
rying vessel as well as the cargo, TAX
ing pains only that no lives shall be
lost in the transaction. Under the
same treaty Germany admits obliga-
ton to pay full indemnity for the de-
stroyed ships and cargo. What she
will not admit is that she is under any
treaty or other obligation that will
require her to abandon her only prac-
teal method Of blocking contraband
shipments to the enemy.
While the issue involved III the Frye
case is less grave than that involved
in the Lusitania and Gu1flight cases
ii comes under the same principle In
the case Of enemy merchant ships
Berlin acknowledges no obligation to
save lives and to pay for ship and
cargo. In both cases, however, the
contraband and the carrier must go to
the bottom. That is the German in
terpretation of military necessity. and
Berlin finds no difficulty in constituting
treaty and other obligations to meet
the necessity.
GOyERNORSHIP CANDIDATES..
Nevada Representative
Senator J. II. Allen, of Pocahontas
county, has mailed to the newspapers
circular note announcing his can
didacy for the republican nomination
for governor next year. VII. A..!e::
has made fine record in the state
senate. and there is very consider
able feeling that his candidacy is war
ranted by his character, experience
and ability. There is also feeling
in some quarters that the candidacy
Of Mr.. Allen portepds an unfortunate
division OF temperance and n:c-.!
forces within the republican party and
to that extent 10 liable to have the
effect of promoting the chances OF
Lieutenant Governor Harding, whom
none OF the temperance or moral forces
ought to favor. This may be a cor
rect view, and II upon full consldera-
ton it shall appear to be such and
that there ought therefore to be con-
centration upon Attorney General Cos
son as the available candidate against
Harding. then Mr.. Allen will have to
accept the adverse judgment. At the
same time the sentiment OF this paper
Is that it IL too soon to tell all about