Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25

recognition Of the propriety Of the
trade by neutral nation"
AZ 20 oumdum Bullets.
10. "The United States has not sup
pressed the sale OF dumdum bullets to
Great Britain"-The correspondence
recently published between the state
department and the German ambas-
sador is repeated with the statement
that although there is no legal grounds
on which to prevent such traffic. the
president of the United States would
welcome proof of the charge and use
his influence to prevent sale of these
articles.
IL. British warships are permitted
to lie off American ports and inter-
cept neutral vessels. The letter states
that protests were made to Great Brit
ain and that they withdrew their war
ships from the vicinity of New York
harbor and Honolulu respectively.
IL. Great Britain and her allies are
allowed without protest to disregard
American citizenship papers and pass
ports. While Great Britain has dis
regarded American citizenship papers
I'm few instances and the same is true
apparent illegal arrest, the United
States has entered vigorous protests
with requests for release"
Loans to BeIIigerents.
10. "Change of policy in regard to
loans to belligerents."-It is asserted
that the American governments policy
affects all governments alike. The
dangers of loans thru popular sub
linz ficop CHI hrf
monetary interest in the success of
the belligerents is pointed out in con-
trast to purely credit transactions for
the purchase of war supplies, the
money for which does not leave the
United States, and could not, as in the
case Of the loan affect the finances Of
this country.
IA. Submission to arrest of native
born Americans on neutral vessels and
in British ports and their imprison
ment. The general charge, the letter
asserts, has been unsupported by evil
dence, but wherever Irregularities have
occurred, prompt demand for release
has been made.
Is. Indifference to confinement of
non -combatants in detention camps in
England and France."-All the bel
ligerents have made complaint, but in
vestigation has proved that Conditions
are as good as possible" The United
States has consented at the special re-
quest of the German government to
send Mr.. Jackson. former American
minister at Bucharest and now at
tached to the American embassy at
Berlin, to make a special investigation
of detention camps in England.
16. Failure to prevent trans ship
ment of British troops and war ma
terials across the territory of the
United States."-No proof of this ever
has been furnished, and request OF
the Canadian government to send war
materials thru Alaska was promptly
denied.
II. Treatment and final internment
Of the German steam ship Geier and
the collier Locksun at Honolulu. =
The circumstances are reviewed and
the action taken is held to be in ac-
cordance with the usual international
practice.
No Warships Coal in Panama Zone.
18. "Unfairness to Germany in rules
relative to coaling Of warships In
Panama canal zone.'-Although the
regulations were not proclaimed until
Nov. Is, no belligerent warships are
known to have coaled previously at
the zone and the action was taken
without the slightest reference to
favoritism to the belligerents."
10. Failure to protest against the
modification of the declaration Of Lon
don by the British government"
notification OF this government that II
could not accept piecemeal adoption Of
the declaration OF London is recalled
with the statement, also that the modi-
fications by the beligerents in that
code of naval warfare "are of no con-
Germ to the United States" except as
they adversely affect the rights of
American citizens as defined by inter-
national law, Insofar as these rights
have been infringed. the department
has made every effort to obtain re-
dress for the losses sustained"