Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-09
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The note 90 Great britain has been
given ID the public. ana q Is as point
ga and as positive as were the notes
900 Germany though couchcd la lit-
ne different languugc because. an tho
case 90 England. only property losses
had 10 poe dealt with while loss 81
American lives were involved Ia the
representations made 20 Rerlln.
Tho country generally Win not read
with patience the criticisms OF the
German press in The united States,
III which the following from the Cln-
cinnati Frele pressc may be- taken as
representative
"it Uhc noto) insists. Of course,
that the American government can
NOT submit 20 further disregard OF
international law, but UnthinR con.
tanned in the note suggests that FUR
ther violation OF American rights by
Great Britain would be considered an
unflirndly act % tone So readily
adopted Ia our diplomatic intercourse
with Berlin
our diplomatic intercourse with
Berlin WAS base dupon matters OF lifo
and deaih--tho continued staying of
American noucomhalants -- mcm
women and little children which is
not the case with Great nriiain. The
administration makes very clear
distinction between murder ns 1t wos
conducted hy Germany, and robbery,
as u " being conducted by Great
Brltnin
with equal impotence this coun-
try viii regard che comments of part
nf the London press The excuses
made by the british editors are the
same as those Of the Berlin editors
during the Lusinnia controversy AS
the Germans said, the British say
their nation is fighting for its life
therefore must DO what ~ necessary.
But as Germany yielded, SO will
GREAT Britain yield 60 the positive
and Inslstent pressure Of the united
sthtcs.
nut there ia one difference between
The United states and Germany which
should not 80 unnoted However
much we may have rerohntcd the n.
human policy of the Germans, Their,
was nothing In Il 90 earn the com
tempt of right-thinking people The
same cannot be said Of the policy 81
Great Britain As pointed out in The
Washington note, American vessel
are seized by the British warshps
taken into British ports and ther
charged port duties for their unwill
ing stay such policy of course, d
n0 more than for great nation Z,
engage 10 petty larceny The Lon
don Globe admits os much and saY
the pnctcc should be discontinued
nut u none of the London paper
was there reference 90 tho dcspir
able policy CHARGED hy Lansing o
tho seizure of American cargoes ana
their detention while British ship
carried similar clgoes 20 the port
az destination ln the German pol
lry. there was the holducss and th
badness Of savoge Pancho villa, WIN
in the British policy there Is the petit
work ot the sneak thicf While "
recognize that pancho should b
hung Tor his robust crimes we al
thluk less lowly OF him than we d
1T the sneak who merely earns
sentence 90 the chain sans Ton pil
ierne from honroosts
Another thing which viii NOT "a
VOL with the American public s "a
patronHnp way 300 which the Londo
Times. for example speaks OF Amer
lean diplomacy The Times. az th
CLOSE of ts TRADE. SAYS
Another point we cannot pass ov,
81 the txiraynEaut character OF th
LANGUAGE of the note We make q
lnWt nee however. for the eNigenclt
az American domestic politics and a.
ffibfffe fo them the choice of ud1e,
pycs aud turn ol expression nl
naualh- found iu intercourse hetWee
the governments of great peoples
which. translated into the yernaI
Mar az london. means that TO 'e
Great Britain Ia plain language th'
hign-seas robbery and petty piitcrt
muu cease. is "dncodiy bad Torn
tlont yef know
There was nothing "cxtraraean
in the character Of the hnRuagc
tho note" n was simply plain Dni
"a states The expression Of q pu
nose well thought out determine
npon. and e. which Great lltlh
win Yield, az Germany yieldea any
her editors and statesmen had blu