Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-11

The in Europe has placed the United States in diff
cult position neutral power and the conduct OF at
subject criticism from both sides This fact
in procams relations have been fair and neutral
The Literary Digest gathered from all the different
opinions and has published them under head
the February 9th number The article is interesting and
long part is reprinted being interesting summary
of conditions and views:
Critics with British and German sympathies have been so
accusing Government Of unneutray that
Secretary of State has felt compelled to clear the air by plain
of it's position His words conviction to most
of the newspapers have examined but noticeable that
just the majority of the accusations from the proer
side that side not fully satisfied with his defense
Mr. Herman Rdder for instance tells in his New York
StaatsZetung how clear it is him that the document which
bears the signature of Mr. Bryan composed either IN Lon
don in the English embassy at Washington - But Mr.
Clement Grscom American partizan of the Allies finds in
the proof that Of the Administration
have been in favor of Germany and against the Allies
Some political foes of the Administration profess hold the
document in contempt yet note of William Jennings
Bryanss most nveterate enemies in the long list OF press
euogss Some of hem indeed find the letter satisfactory
they believe Mr. Bryan had much do with prepar
ing it. The London press be here noted general
" to think our Secretary of State has proved his case
Times going far that his letter will be read
with satisfaction by all unpreudced champions of neutral
rights" Whether the various pros" like Mr. Byans letter
or not patrioc Americans declares the New York World
evil like because he clears all the points that have been
raised respect the attitude of the United States Govern
The letter. it adds 'is permanent contribution
American history"
Tho object what they call the s'pocal
motive behind the letters the New York Evening Post beves
that those in charge our foreign relations elected
in democracy have take cognizance of the attitude of large
elements citizenship And in view of the many citizens
Of German origin the Administration may rightly take steps
to show them that the laws neutrality mpara enorc
ed.'' For example,
eff British pretensions been overweening the govern
ment prove that it has not amey acquesced in them
This made clear in the American note It stands out in
greater pannes and with detail in the recas of the let
ter Senator Stone In several matters the Department of
State has protested to the British Government of the
Allies 1t objected to the towering of British cruisers off
New York Harbor and that practise has been
given up. In like japanese warship after pro-
test by ceased to hover off Honolulu And in the instance
of dscouragng the oaon of public loan here the inter
est of the Allies the Administration gave the suest proof OF
it's desire hold the scales absolutely where there
specific provision of law, domestic international compelling
it to definite cOurse.''
Since Secretary Bryan letter 5000 words long and fills
five newspaper answering twenty specific complaints
sides The Evening Post covered in
the to Sir Edward Grey the Secretary explains that
this allows free communication by cable while
censorng wireless because cables be cut by be
gerens and because be sent from wireless sta
ons neutral shores to belgerent warshps the hgf
There has been, far, trouble private
letters passports of American citizens and thu
few that have occurred both sides held to be abou
equally at fault As to alleged violations of the Hague Con
ventons and the Declaration London doe
not consider them binding and acting according the
era principles of international law Complaints of the SALE
of dumdum bullets Great Britain American nauactdr
said to be unounded There has been shipment
British troops material the territory of the Unit
ed States tho request the part of the Canadian Govern
ment for permission to ship equipment Alaska to the
sea- refused Since 'no German warshp has sought
obtain coal in the Canal Zone the charge
there upon possibility which has not yet materazed
Mr. Bryan points out that protests have been made
to the British Government against interference with ship
ping and attitude the subject of conaband has beer
made known that Government But he would remind
painants of the which appear bea
harshy upon neuras at the present time analogous
outgrows from policies adopted by the United States when
beligerent Moreover ''the fact that the
of the United States interrupted by Great Britain
quent upon the superiority of her Navy the high His
tory shows that whenever country has possest that superiority