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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28
Remember The Springbok!
From the New YORK sum

Our neighbor the World makes
what seems to us to be an overhasty
and a too sweeping comment on the
character OF the British note about
the inspection of cargoes and neutral
ships hound from America TO neutral
ports near Germany:
Us there any outrage that one ma
ton can inlict upon another at peace
more humiliating than to subject its
legitimate commerce to a piratical
censorship?
"No matter how many diplomatic
notes may be written or how cleverly
or falsely they may evade the real is
sue. the British Government cannot
Justify the seizure OF neutral ships
laden with non-contraband goods
bound from one neutral port to an
other"
II is the plain duty and. we have
no doubt. the unalterable intention of
the government at washington to
hold the government at London re-
sponsible for every miraction of the
rights Of our commerce.
There must be no difference ne
tween our attitude toward Great Brit
ain and our attitude toward Germany
in this respect.
At the same time. il may be profit
able for writer's on the subject To
keep constantly in mind the fact that
upon occasion our own government
has not only exercised physically but
also sustained Automatically and APP
proved iudicislly the principle and
practice Of acts which our neighhor
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28

General Felix Daz. who openly led the movement
against Madero and sought to profit by the reachery
Of Huerta
BY deposing Porhrio Diaz Madero forged the first
link of the Mexican chain Of destruction. He paid with
his life for what he had done Huerta hoped to de-
velop into another Porfrio Diaz He had neither the
brains the tact to do In the natural course
of he forced TO flee the country and to be-
exile. leaving to Carranza, villa and others
the ensanguned work Of fighting out Mexico's
troubles. Seemingly he regards the present as ia
vorabe time for returning and attempting to re-estab-
lish himself dictator In view of the expressed de-
sire of Federal Government for early settlement
OF the Mexican troubles would been remiss in
deed had It permitted him to organize in this country
another revolution to be launched in Mexico and to
carry out his plans without interference
To what extent the arrest of Huerta and Orozco will
prevent this outbreak in Mexico is an open ques-
ton. both have been released on bail II is
safe to assume however that with Carranza villa and
the other warning chiefains apprised of his intent
whatever he may do will not in the nature Of a
staggering surprise TO them.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28

tionists.
This statement of facts is made
simply to show why the Republicans
are victorious and the Democrats de-
feated in New Castle county. With a
real live Democratic organ in that
county the Results would be different
for there are many voters there who
at heart are Democrats who allow
themselves to be blindfolded by the
sensational charges made by the Re-
publican organs, which are not re-
futed by the too refined Democratic
paper.
And this statement shows why the
Democrats are victorious and the Re-
publicans defeated in Kent county.
With live. vigorous newspapers of the
State News and Index types support
ing the Democrats. while a few dead
ones of the State Sentinel order lend
their aid to the Republicans II
is plainly apparent that Kent county
will remain Democratic for many,
many years to come.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28
Why Democracy Rules Kent
OFrom The Dover state Newsl

Our spluttery little neighbor, the
State Sentinel is making, or thinks it
is making. great political capital out
of the editorial that appeared in The
Delaware state News recently. urging
the Democratic party to nominate a
Kent county man as their next candi-
date for governor of Delaware. The
Sentinel seizes the caption of this ar
ticle. Kent Next" to appeal TO the
Republicans to capture Kent county
next.
We are not at all angry or peeved
at this application of the words, twist
ed to suit the views of a Republican
paper In fact. we congratulate the
Sentinel for the brilliant conception.
II was almost worth the two editor
falls they devoted TO il.
We recognize the fact, of course
that the Sentinel really has no hope
of the Republicans winning Kent
county within the next hundred years.
and merely used the editorial mention
Of the subject as an example of its
own wit and intelligence CD. But
for fear that constant repetition OF
the plea TO Republicans TO carry
Kent next may delude our contem-
porary into really believing there is
a possibility of such an occurrence
we wish to explain to It just why the
chance of Republican victory in Kent
county is about as good as Germany's
chance of winning the war.
The power of the press In political
campaigns has long been recognized
as the leading factor to sway such
campaigns. The explanations of the
Republicans hopeless chances in
Kent lies in that one sentence. The
Republicans can never carry Kent
for they have not the proper support
in the county.
With such papers as The Delaware
State News and the Dover Index lined
up in support OF the Democratic
party in Kent. and the State Sentinel
rallying 10 the aid Of the Republicans
IL is really laughable to contemplate
such a thing as a Republican vic
tory. Like the farmer. who, when he
saw a giraffe for the first time. ex-
claimed There amt no such animal.
we are compelled to say. when we
| think Of Republican victory under
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28

might call piratica' censorship or le-
Ultimate commerce.
The doctrine of the continuous voy-
age, the question of the ultimate
destination, the question of seizure on
the high seas between neutral port
and neutral port. the question of the
detention of the neutral ship thus
seized for the examination of its car
go as TO contraband, play a large
part in our own contributions to the
expansion of International law and
the extension of war practices under
stress of circumstance and pressure
of military necessity.
II may be that a discussion Of the
underlying principles which are not
oven limited at in the memorandum
handed by Lord Crewe TO Am.assa-
dor Page would NOT be without its
embarrassments
For example, suppose that the Brit
ish Foreign Office. which in the
Worlds opinion cannot justify the
seizure of neutral ships laden with
lnon-contraband goods bound from one
neutral port to another" should find
such justification in the opinion of
Chief Justice Chase or the Supreme
Court of the United States in the case
of the Springbok. British vessel
captured in 1869 between London and
Nassau. at a point on the Atlantic
about $50 miles east of Nassau; and
likewise in the opinions of the Su-
preme Court of the United States in
the case of the Bermuda and in cog
nate cases during and after our Civil
] War
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28
The British Workers
CFrom the Washington PosD

Mr.. Lloyd George is man of the
people. Coming from the ranks event.
ually to the position of chancellor
of the exchequer. HIS administration
was designed to lift the burdens of
the working people, using the taxes
paid by the rich to establish pen
sions and insurance for the poor.
Whenever it was proposed TO use a
larger share Of this money for mill
tary preparedness. for a real army
or for munitions of war Llody George
protested that it could not be spared.
His people needed il.
Now the workers whom Lloyd
George served are virtually on trial
before England. Lloyd George. the
man who induced England to make
these sacrifices for them. is in charge
of the department of munitions. The
task that he thrust upon England has
been turned back upon MIN. It was
his belief that Great Britain needed
no large army; that the workers
would rally to their country's sup
port. There was no need for prepar-
atoms. The workers we're resource
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28

History will probably write vacil-
lation as the chief characteristic of the
Wilson administration in so far as
internal and Mexican policies are
concerned. While the American peo-
pie have pictured Wilson in their
minds as a man of personal force
and grim determination, the indis-
putable record shows a wavering and
webbing policy never before display
ed by a chief executive Of the United
States"
The above is an extract from one of
the able editorials by George Carter,
Esq, daily to be found in Whining
tons foremost newspaper-THE
EVENING JOURNAL.
For our part we do not agree to the
exception that the President has
showed energy and force" in the
German affair Bryan's peace at any
price" policy was also President Viii
lson's policy until after he found that
the Stiffness of his Philadelphia
speech about man being too proud
TO fight"-in self defence-"or a ma
ton so right il would not need to
use force, etc. had stirred the
wrath Of the whole American peo-
pie.
The editor of THE JOURNAL with
"damhable iteration" sets out a long
list of Presidential weddings. of sud
den changes of front and of blowings
hot and cold upon the same subject,
and with his permission we shall add
to that doleful category OF weak
nesses. this last illustration-the
Presidents feeble German policy.
Nearly two months have passed
since Germany's official assassination
of the 115 American citizens on board
the Lusitania. and nothing has come
of the Presidents three bold notes
but quibbling. lying and delay upon
the part of Germany!
Germany believes that the awful
| tragedy Of the wholesale Lusitania
massacre, officially announced be-
forehand and carried out with the
approval of the Kaiser and of his
cruel war ministers. has accomplish
ed the terrorizing of the ocean SO
far as concerns American and other
neutral travellers, and Germany can
well afford to rest on her oars-do-
ing nothing now-but parley for de-
lay
Meanwhile, the Kaiser. insultingly
iustifying his brutal course and III
effect twitting this country. adds in
suit to injury by bestowing his high
est honor for bravery God save The
mark upon the assassin commander
who in this cowardly fashion attack
ed an unarmed passenger steamer and
murdered 1850 innocent non-combat-
lants-including 40 babes in armsl
For months the German ambassa.
dor Bernstorff. has been grossly vic
lating every diplomatic propriety
both personally and through his agent
that fellow Dernberg, making public
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28

such conditions, There can't no such
thing happen"
A convincing example of this is
shown up in New Castle county. It
is indeed no wonder that the Demo-
cratic party in that county has suf-
fered defeat at the hands of the Re-
publicans when we stop to think that
such papers as the WILMINGTON
EVENING JOURNAL, the Whining
ton Morning News, the Newark Post
and the Middletown Transcript are
strenuous boosters of Republicsnism.
with all its vices, while the Demo-
Gratis have only such a sorry apology
of support as is given by the VIII
mington Every Evening and its like.
The Sunday Star being independent.
does not figure in the comparison.
II is well-known fact that a party
or individual would be better off with
out the support of Every Evening
than with it. For example. the Every
Evening opposed the candidacy Of
Wilson for President, and in fact. op-
posed so many things that turned out
successful and approved so many
things that we're defeated that its sup
port cannot but be regarded in a
doubtful light
Had the Democrats in New Castle
county newspaper OF the aggressive
nature of THE EVENING JOURNAL
to give them support, we believe the
election results in that county would
be vastly different The childish pol
/ icy of the Every Evening in ignoring
the charges Of the Republican organ,
does the Democratic party vastly
more harm than good While a few
high brow" readers of the Every
Evening may understand that its ig-
noring of the charges that appear in
THE EVENING JOURNAL is due TO
its delicate and refined taste" YET
great majority Of the readers be-
lieve that IL is because the charges
cannot be answered. or that the
Every Evening fears to answer them
AS the Every Evening poses as the
official organ Of the Democrats Il can
be plainly seen that this petty policy
of ignoring the charges made against
the Democrats. instead OF rallying 10
the support Of the Democratic stand
u ard and replying TO hot shot with hot
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28
HUERTA,s LATEsT yENrnRr.

as is asserted Vctoriano Huerta former prssi
dent OF Mexico and his adherents have organ
lied on American soil, conspiracy to launch new
evolution in the war-ryen republic south Of the Rio
Grande it is the clear duty of the United States Gov
eminent to repress such activities The arrest Of
Huerta in New Mexico when he was headed toward
the frontier and of General Orozco who went there
and to greet him and il possible to give him
triunphal entry into Mexico the natural re-
suits of such conspiracy following discovery by
national government
Mexico has had more than enough Of Huerta The
world despses him; because of his defiance of
the United States following the Tampico incident but
because of his bloody handed betrayal OF President
hsdero and subsequently, the attempted betrayal OF
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28

full and would produce at short no
tice all that thei. country needed.
The minister of munitions has
awakened to his own false reason
ing. He knows now that the British
workmen have not been doing their
share. He has been compelled to
consider the enactment of law pro-
viding for compulsory employment,
law which would make strikes and
lock-outs illegal, make arbitration
compulsory, punish "slackers" and
create voluntary army of workers
who would be pledged to go where
the government needed them at mo-
ments notice.
Even though the workers should
finally be aroused and the labor lead
ers fulfill their promise to produce all
the men needed by the government
the law regulating employment is
likely to be enacted as an additional
safeguard The workers have seven
DAYS in which to make good. If they
fail to do it. Lloyd George, the man
who befriended them, will take the
step that must shatter his illusions.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28

shot. cannot but prove harmful to that
party. And the Every Evenings dou-
BILE column editorial which recently
appeared in frantic condemnation of
the leadership OF the Delaware Demo-
ratio party, apparently without real
ing that this supposed leadership is
ut brain child of the Republican
organ, THE EVENING JOURNAL, to
create dissent among the Democrats,
is another visible evidence of the
worthlessness of the Every Evening
as a party organ. BY printing such
an editorial it played directly into the
hands of THE JOURNAL, which 1t
processes to ignore, and did the Dem
ocratic party Unreasonable harm in
that county
II the Democrats OF New Castle
county ever hope to win another vic
tory, they should get together and
sign a petition asking the Every
Evening to quit being the Democratic
organ. and to give it's support to the
Socialists. Suffragettes or Prohibi-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28
The British Memorandum
From the New York Tribune.l

In the memorandum which il has
just transmitted to Washington re-
garding the enforcement Of the Or
der in Council the British Govern
ment makes no attempt 10 argue dis
puted questions of international law
The protest Of the United States
against the Irregularities OF the pro-
cedure adopted under the order is not
answered. Great Britain avoids try
ing further TO reconcile with neutral
rights. as guaranteed by the law Of
nations, her virtual embargo on
American trade to and from Germany
and her Interference with innocent
American trade with neutral coun-
tries adjacent TO Germany.
The British communication is a
thoroughly polite and painstaking ac-
count OF the measures employed to
minimize the inconvenience to Amer
lean shippers OF the restrictions i'm
posed on neutral commerce. II mani
tests a spirit of accommodation and
good will in executing a noval and
irregular program. which does not
rest on recognized heiiigerent rights,
but is based chiefly on military ne
cessity.' SO far as IL goes. the mem
orandum shows a praiseworthy solicit
tude to make the enforcement Of the
blockade. embargo or whatever else
the restraint on neutral commerce
may be called as little burdensome
as possible 20 American interests.
The policy outlined in the Order in
Council is an innovation in naval
warfare. and from the point Of view
of the neutral nations il Is highly
desirable to have its obscuritios
cleared up and its infringements on
international rights. so far as those
can be successfully established, aban-
doned. The situation is highly con
fused. because in the order In Coun-
Gil the right OF blockade is entangled
with the right to seize contraband OF
war destined 10 the enemy. and these
two rights are both being asserted
IN a novel and puzzling manner.
II a blockade exists. II is not he
ing maintained and enforced in the
usual way. and neutrals are prohtin,
greatly by the leniency with which
cargoes seized under it are beins
treated. on the other hand. the block.
ade or embargo extends to neutral
ports like those Of Holland. Norway
Sweden and Denmark. and Great
Britain is applying to neutral good,
going 10 those countries and TO Ger.
man goods going through them e
neutrals an advanced doctrine of Ill
innate destination and primary orr
gin
The United States during the Civil
War applied the doctrine Of continu-
Gus voyage and ultimate destination
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28

be guilty of than to belong
to an anti-Saulsbury faction?
When Mr. Startling evidently hesi-
tated to ask for the ianitor's resigna-
ton. his -Saulsbury-took the
trouble to go away out Of his way
to order Scanlon's removal: IF he
won't resign-kick him out" II mat
ters not what the people of the com
munity want-it matters not how
well he has served the public. THE
public be d." is evidently the SEN
ator's political motto.
Mr., Salisbury has often been accus-
ed of being very spiteful and small
but we cannot conceive OF a more
petty action than the one he has TAX
en- in forcibly removing a popular
and able postoftice janitor. as he has
done in Scanlon's case, simply be-
cause and only because Scanlon,
while a Democrat. belonged to the
/ Wolcott-Kenney faction OF the Demo-
cratic party.
Think of tia United States Sena-
tor venting his spite against his
Spite against his Kent county enemies
| by forcing out of Office a ianitori
tori and the janitor shows up much
the bigger and better man of the two
We predict that by this petty action
the Hon. Willard Salisbury has end
ed his political career-it is the "last
straw" Of many like actions-and
when his term of Office ends he will
go down to ignoble defeat by the
votes of his own party
AS to our postmaster and his &C.
ton in the matter. he accepted hi,
present position knowing that he
was to be only a plaything a jack.
on-the-stick-and when his master
said-"kick him out" he "seen his
duty and he done H."
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28
A Webbing Policy
CFrom the Middlet own Transcript

statements derogatory to the dignity
and self-respect of this government
and Mr.. Wilson, at that time inlbued
with Bryan's absurd notions of peace
never has had the courage to call him
to account-for fear, no doubt, of the
hyphensted American votel-though
he did finally, upon the peoples de-
mand. send Dernberg home.
Every schoolboy knows how under
vastly more difficult and perllous con-
ditions President Washington sQuelch-
ed the impudent Citizen" Genet for
abusing his official station and inter-
fering in our domestic cOncerns-butg
Of course, President Wilson is Wash
ington only so far as the first letter
of his name goesl
His German policy We fear, Is sim
ply a copy of his webbing Mexican
policy, Germany many insult us at
home, and murder us on the high seas
and outside of some paper and ink
bravado. nothing will be done--not
even her insolent minister cent pack
ing. 4f
1t is plain enough that such is
Germany's own view of the matter,
and her purposely delayed reply will
/ be naught but dishonest quibbling.
She will not recede one inch from her
boldly glorified right TO slaughter our
citizens with her submarines. Ger
many long since took the measure
of this administration. and II she
does backwater--it will be for fear
Of the people, not of their weak OIL
fcials.
Heaven knows Germany with her
more than Indian savage atrocities
! has added a new and diabolic mean
/ ing to Sherman's dictum that war Is
hell" and no nan would lightly in
woke that curse upon his country;
! but the weak, vacillating course of
this administrator so far from max
ing the possibility of wal more re-
mote for our country, has distinctly
invited it.
June Is. last was the centenary Of
Waterloo. and in that 100 years Eng
land has not been once attacked!
Save of her own deliberate seeking
most often with gross injustice it
must be said-she has not had a sin
gle war. Why? Because England was
always strongly armed in her power
full navy. and above all, prompt to
resent the slightest intrusion upon
her rights as a nation. and all the
world knowing this, she has never
been assaulted, but the folds of the
Royal Jack have given absolute pro-
lection to every Englishman where
soever on land or on sea he chose to
wander.
Had either Grover Cleveland or
Theodore Roosevelt been President in
the place Of Mr.. Wilson. these ten
months gone neither England's impu-
dent interference with our commerce.
nor Germany's cowardly assassina-
tions of our citizens would have &C.
CURED.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-28
GEORGE G. LOBpELL. 3D..

XXTILMINGTONIANs are shocked profoundly by the
W tragic and amentable death of George G. Lob
dell Sd. II occurred on Saturday as a result of an
explosion attending work in the experimental plant
of the Aetna Explosives Company in Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Lobdell young possessed Of many
loveable qualities. He had a faculty for making and
holding friends. He especially popular here in
his home town where he had spent of his life and
best known Many expressions of regret we're
heard when less than three weeks ago. he removed to
Pittsburgh.
His ability chemist and metaurgical engineer
recognized in this city and elsewhere His friends
predicted for him brilliant future Had it not
been for the distressing accident that ended his life
those predictions doubtless would have come true.
The sympathy OF the community goes out to the
widow, daughter and other relatives the unfortu-
man, who sacrificed his life in the pursuit of
chosen and dangerous profession in which he bade fair
10 distinguish himself