New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-11

Smith, at the speech or at the amend
ment of the Senator from Massachu,
sets. Almost from the beginning OF
the war there has been class OF peo-
ple-good people-iho have almos'
succeeded in suppressing any inquiry
into the British restraints upon oui
commerce simply by suggesting sympa'
thv for the lives that have been lost'
But | suspect that these cries OF sym
pathy come from persons interested III
munitions plants that are making snip
ments 70 Great Britain. They come
from those patriots who, TO say the
least. have not lost anything from mu-
nitions. No one cares more tor ths
los. of life than do. but to forbid al
inouirv such as | have suggested oS
recurring TO the loss Of life IN a way
that moves the heart OF any red
blooded man does not seem TO me quite
fair. Ii seems an effort TO dlstrae!
attention from tie lawlessness oil
Great Britain. These persons nave al
ways held-and many newspapers ike
wise-that efforts TO restrain the, OPP
pressive British blockade came from
sordid motives"
Walsh Condemns Seizure.
Senator Walsh, of Montana sara;
81 apprehend that no senator here ever
heard of a blockade of neutral ports
Shipments of our goods going to nor
land seized because thew might lheu
90 on to another country, ana goouI1
coming from Holland 10 US also selIeu
"At the beginning Of The war shii'
ments of our goods were selzed WIZ ,
sale without any effort to bring tnen'
TO the adjud cation OF prize eoui'
In many, if not in most, OF these 1asto
the captor did not even delgn 10 hlaHs
an explanation. Seizures OF coppe'
have ceased, as you may have oo5eIteui
Why? Because shippers IN the III
States have been harrassed INTO
an agreement to ship copper VnIh ~
such places and persons as the brl.Isi
Admiralty, previous ~ fully lnIulIhrH
graco usly permitted. Not a snlp,nt;i;
has been made save under TINS hu'hi''
ating condition.
Mr.. Walsh then had the agreement
read. -
az would like to have the matter re-
ferred to the Committee on rofeign ~
lations and have the committee lnquit'
into the circums stances OF eXactlng suCl
conditions from American shippers am
iuduire also as 70 whether tnese q.
cumstances justify the relation nov
obtaining between the United ota'e'
and Great Britain" ..
Disregard Of rights OF American cru
zens by the administration was ala'
alluded to in a resolution INTRODUCES
nv Senator Curtis. of Kansas. HIS reso
luton was 60 the effect tnat "Cohgfe'
believes il to be the duty OF thls gov
eminent not only to proclaim put .
maintain an attitude OF eVeH-hahde'
neutrality as between belllgereht Pc"
ers of all natiOnalltles without lea
or favor, and with no tlnge OF sehl'
ment or prejudice, and that any Nlola
ton of neutral rights IN derogatloh 0
treaties and principles of lnternatioha
law should meet with the prompt an
vigorous protest Of those ofileers OF t9l
government, who are charged with TN
conduct of our foreign relations, an'
said officers should perform every duV'
incumbent upon a neutral nation
Vigorous denial OF the admlnistra
TONS claim that its present attitude
toward preparedness does not lhelcat
a reversal of policy by the President
was made to-day by Senator NardamaN
of Mississippi, in statement ATTACK
ing the defence programme ana Ih
Presidents message to Congress. De
fence, the Senator declares. IS ke
publican policy, and has been 10
100 years He is at complete loss q
understand what has brought ME- II
son into line with It. 81,
"The Presidents message ne sara
ais rather extraordinary, sclntlliian
with striking passages, unequlVocai !,
purpose, but pregnant, l rear VIII
evil for the future"