Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-02
London Newspapers Hold
Strongly to Opinion That
England Is Acting Within
BelIigerent Rights,
AMERICAN SHIPPERS
COME IN FOR BLAME
Belief Is General That Differ
enCe Between Nations viii
Be Adjusted Without DAN
gerouS Friction,

10y MORNING JouRNAA SPECIAL LrhHUn wiRGl
London. Jan. 1.-The publication in
London OF the American note to the
British government on the question of
unwarranted interference with Amer
lean shipping has dispeled any irri-
tation caused by the incomplete SEN
tences in the first summary Of the
communication cabed from the
United tates.
The Spectator SAYS
1--WE are justified in using all rec
ognized methods to bring the war to
an end "
II adds that the difficulties under
which American trade is larboring
are not due primarily to interference
with shipping by British warships
hut rather to the general disturbance
to trade occasioned by the war
throughout the world.
Early Peace Best for America.
The sooner peace Is restored the
better it will be for American trade"
the article continues. III we can by
naval. pressure prevent our enemies
from receiving supplies from neutrals
we clearly shall be advancing the
date at which peace will become pos
sible"
The Spectator asserts that in many
important instances the Germans
have violated the convention adopted
at The Hague, TO which America is
q 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 go to
war, the Spectacle insists that the by
stander is under legal obligation to
interfere TO prevent crime" II says
that pe0pe on both sides of the At
lantic would attach greater import
ance to President Wilson's note If
preceded or accompanied by equally
strong representations against breach
es of The Hague convention with
which it charges German, II argues
that American trade has suffered
greatly from the disappearance of
German shipping and that the diff
oulties in the cotton trade antedate
the war.
Statistics Of Copper Shipments.
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
materials required by the German
says the Spectator. II ad-
vances the argument that statistics OF
American exports of copper to neu-
tral states show that some Of this
metal is being supplied to Germany
and asks:
Does President Wilson, do the
American peope expect this country
to look on unmoved while our cne-
mles arc thus supplied with the
means Of killing our soldiers2" 1
The American copper interests, il
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. It 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 cannot
be granted The Spectatr says that
Americans will remember their own
actions during the civil war and con-
cludes:
Civil War Precedent
"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 enmies to CON
thu the war The north sternly re- !
fused to recognize any such rights for /
neutral powers. VIII any American {
now stand forth and declare that his
father WAS in the wrong"
The Saturday Review describes the |
note of President Wilson as a "docu- I
ment from a candid friend who, Just |
because he is q friend, can say things I
which from strangers would be re-
garded as having too ougn an edger" I
The Review does not think IT should |
be impossible for two governments /
which have no wish to find cause for |
taking offense to reconcile their con-
flict to points Of view.
Cannot Surrender Right
The position Of belligerent with /
respect to the command Of the sea-
says this paper, Is difficult, even when
neutral governments are friendly. But
this position Is determined absolutely |
by the fact hat England has that
command Of the sea and cannot sur |
render her right to use 1t for the de-
feat of the enemy by any means sane /
toned under international law
unfortunately" the Review con I
y
with the custom Of neutral countries !
Of selling in the dearest markets, but
there is evidence that Britain Will
strain to meet every reasonable com
plant and make the yoke Of the trl-
lent as light as is compatible with |
the objects Of the British navy"
The Nation says;
I'VE confess to feeling some regret |
as to the form Of the American note
We wish II had been somewhat diff
'erently expressed and dispatched in /
accordance with the accustomed way
we will not say of diplomacy. but /
IF friendly correspondence.
Criticiscs State Department
There are two ways Of conducting |
, controversy OF public interest. A |
nan may give his correspondent the /
sole benefit of his mind, or he may