Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-02
Supply Of Munitions Must
Be Cut Off From EN-
peror William.
IELIEVE THERE IS
NO FRICTION CAUSE
Manufacturers Seeking In
flated Price Menace to
This Country.

ONDON, Jan. 1.-(5:45 D. m.)-
IL The Spectator discusses the Amer
lean note at length. 1t recognizes that
interests of neutrals differ from those
of belligerents In all wars and savs
IL would be extremely unfair to OBJ
Ject to frank statements by neutral
countries of their Views. Observing
that 1t is much easier in some ways
to be belligerent than a neutral the
Spectator points out that in some fu-
ture war England may be neutral
In which event, she would be desir-
Gus of upholding the rights Of neu-
trails as America now Is.
Declaring at the time of the last
conference at The Hague 1t was gen.
orally assumed that England was
more likely to be neutral than
belligerent in future wars, the Spec-
tator continues:
Though we have every desire to
be Just to Americans, we must also
be Just to ourselves. We are engaged
IN perhaps the very greatest war the
world has ever known. 1t Is inyoly-
Ing us In terrific toll OF life and
money and we are justified in using
all recognized methods OF warfare
to abridge this toll and bring the war
to an end"
A General Cause.
The Spectator adds that the diff
culties under which American trade
Is laboring are not due primarily to
lnterferences with shipping by British
warships. but rather to the general
disturbance to trade occasioned by
the war throughout the world.
The sooner peace is restored the
better 1t will be for American trade"
the article continues. 'If we can by
naval pressure prevent our enemies
from receiving supplies from neutrals,
we clearly shall be advancing the
date at which peace will be possible"
The Spectator asserts that In many
important Instances the Germans
have violated the convention adopted
at The Hague, to which America Isl
a party. Being the greatest neutral
state. she Is under peculiar obliga-
tions to insist upon the sanctity of
The Hague convention. Without sug-
gesting that America should 60 to
war. the Spectator insists that the
bystander is under legal obligations
to interfere ito prevent crime" It
says that people on both sides of the
Atlantic would attach greater i'm
portance to President Wilson's note
II preceded or accompanied by equally
strong representations against
breaches Of The Hague convention
with which 1t charges Germany. 1t
argues that American trade has sur
fered greatly from the disappearance
of German shipping and states that
the difficulty in the cotton trade
antedate the war
No Other Course?
1T Is yet to be explained how. ex-
cept by carefully searching ships on
the way to neutral countries contigu-
GUS TO Germany. we can prevent the
Germans from being supplied with
materials required by the German
army says the Spectator. II ad-
vances the argument that statistics OF
American exports OF copper to neutral
states show that some of this metal
Is being supplied to Germany and
asks:
Does President Wilson. do the
American people. expect this country
TO look on unmoved while our en-
emies are thus supplied with the
means of killing our soldiers?"
The American copper interests it
Is said. can sell to the allied nations
or to neutrals not adjoining Germany
at prices as high or higher than be-
fore the war. 1t states. however that
the demand of the American copper
kings" is that they be permitted to
sell copper to England's enemies at
inflated prices. which demand can
not be granted
The Spectator says Americans will
their own actions during
the civil war and concludes:
Refused Recognition.
"Our traders claimed the CONNER
cial rights which. in fact If not in
name, were the rights of supplying
to the enemies of the United States
goods needed by those enemies TO
continue the war. The north sternly
refused to recognize any such rights
for neutral powers. VIII any Amer
lean now stand for those who de-
clares his father was in the wrong"
The Saturday Review describes ths
note OF President Wilson as a 'docu-
ment from a candid friend. who, just
because he is a friend. can say things
which between strangers would be re-
garded as having too rough an edge
The Review does not think 1t should
be impossible for two governments
which have no wish to find causes
for taking offense to reconcile their
conflict I'm points OF view.
The position of belligerent with
respect to the command of the sea.
says this paper. Is difficult. even
when neutral governments are