Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-29
Senator Walsh Of Montana
Replies 10 Speech By Root
and Asserts United States
Is in the Clear
ADMITS COMPLICATIONS
AMONG POSSIBILITIES
Cites Numerous PrecedenlS.
lustitying Proposition Of
Administration to Provide
for American Commerce.

gpy sorNtNo aeuvNst srtr,sl trsstr ssrtt
Washington Jan aN Democrats
OF The senate heaan ,odav returning
the fire of republicans opposing the
government ship purchase htl. Sopa.
Tor Walsh 0t Montana. delivered am
elaborate argument IA pcpiv ta ScnA-
tor Roots recent appeal that the gaV-
crnment BE- not commltird Is the pur.
chase of AN International quarrel
with every ship through the aoauisi.
tion OF interned German vessels
Quoting LEGAL authorities Of an the
great maritime nations the Montana
senator smphaticalN usscYted the
right OF neutral government or it's
citizens 10 buy merchant ships In time
OF war. There may be valid argu-
ments against the pending hill found.
ed upon considerations " domestic
policy he said. There are no evils
attendant upon H. 80 far as our for
eign relations are concerned that have
thus far been pointed aui even u the
shipping hoard should conclude to
test by purchase cf one or more ut
the hollgerent vessels IN our ports.
the question as to whether the dcelnr-
alton OF London has forever forcclOs-
ed as from further maintaining our
historic attitude concerning the rights
Vt neutrAls tp purchase the vcssols of
nations az war;"
Discusses Dacla Case.
speaking of the case nf the cotton
ship Daoia. The senator declared that
the only thing required by mtornn-
tlonal law to be provided In order tu
FREQ that ship from danger OF oon-
tamination hy a prize court was that
her transfer from German Ca Ameri.
can owncrshlp WAS made IN gond
faith This rrmsple aa Ga marine
transfers IN time of war had been
maintained over and over again by
British courts, no asserted. and al.
ways strenuously supported by IA,
United states II Senator Root now
held that It had been abandoned hN
thig government he added, tho aena-
tor had Dccn dercliet Ia his duty when
secretary OF state IN not pointing oui
60 the senate and the country IN con.
nection with the declaration Of Lon
don that SO vital a surrender had hcen
made.
Rights Are Questioned.
"lt Ia idle. however. 90 dolude our.
selves into tho notion" he continued
aat least since the Honntor frnm Now
York has spoken. that the question Il
enc free from doubt or that our right
to purchase the ships Of the boligor.
ents IN not likely to he questioned. II
IL undefstood that nm mtimation has
already come to the state department
from some source the acquisition OF
any of the so-called lnternod ships
would be regarded as apparently un-
lawful
But what of ~ Arc we to abnn-
don our historic attitude upon this
question simply because some or all
of the warning nations may exhibit
some disposition TO dispute it7 Are
we to decline TO put the question 10
the test or discourage ar withhold our
appreciation from any Of our venture.
some citizens who muy be disposed 70
do so, merely because of II vague APP
preheuslon9"
Cites Russian Precedent
Citing the case Of tho ST. llnrlnmpy,
o steamer purchased from Rus
sinn citizens by Boston merchants
during the CrImean wax which was
not indicated IN spite OF u wntnlng
that French cruisers would aei2o her.
the senator @id
"llut suppose she had boon cnplur-
cd what fenpon h there 10 euupOae
that Wieh nm Incident tyonId hove iu.
volved no in war with Frnnceg IF
redress were not obtainable through
1n',t,t,1,,.i ..,,,,t4 hs,,,, ds,,,,nded thnt
W., Ya,,s NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. he arbi,rated t,afore
,htta,i ,r,,,,,,at ~ aa,tr,,e,tod
legsi a,,ostton wonId bayc henn fought
~, 1s'' W. ,,t n,,.ntt,,, d,'t5r.,,inn
or' nv ~ w d,Dn,'te1 t,iDa'd'' = ,atog WIKI hsvr
e1 ~ W"r ,1 un l'e 'eRu1e" a,',h ,pnn,,ttnGiv p4n
ppei pptt,le". guV'y unnotnt' XXI ",titi
would be the eensf"' ~, '"i't"" f,'ul W. W.
~ pursued Nnouip Wy ',"Nl1 ~ .tdd .atr
.uIsp' 's',,snt ii,,, s,'ire, ,,s
WIN ~ oi ahe D'iliheielta te'i'''au ~
- wen aH them 70 submit th' UoH-
ton IN dlfference 20 afbitIhllop
sale 81 Amfrlcan ships
Senator WalHh ciff0 the abM 81
some 600 American register SHIPS 10