The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-11-09
The Newspaper Guardian Says
1t Is Polite, But Nevertle=
less Hard
NO CONCESSIONS ARE SEEN
Various Publications in London
EditoriaIIy Discuss the Note
Sent by United States-Dif-
ferent Vitws by Many.

MANCHESTER, Eng, Nov. S.
The American note to Great Britain
is polite but hard in substance, in the
Guardian, which says:
"We must not let preoccupations
prevent us from trying to under
stand the United States viewpoint
Although we shall be unable to con
cede it's contents, much will de
pend upon the spirit in which it is
dealt with officially, privately and
publicly. Let none forget that the
cordial friendship of the United
States will not be a luxury, but a
necessity of British policy when the
war is over"
Pointing out that the rules for
blockades were made before rail
roads were built and that lawyers
and diplomats always have forgotten
the railroads when revising the rules,
the Guardian contends railroads have
made Holland, Denmark and Norway
a part of Germany and that if there
were no interference with the tran
sit of goods through these neutral
countries then Germany could not be
blockaded.
'In effect the Guardian continues
the American arguments if they were
accepted as they stand would abolish
the commercial blockade of any con-
tinental power. Only islands which
have neutral side doors could be
blockaded commercially
Does the United States question
the right of interference with Ger
man trade imported through neutral
ports? If their answer is yes, then
our answer must be one of resistance
to view of law which would work
out very unjustly to us as an island
country and which America did not
recognize when she was at war. The
only concession we could make on
principle would be to agree to dis
cuss the whole question with the
United States at the end of the war
when the time came to rewrite the
entire law of naval capture.
'Tf, on the other hand, the United
States does not assert this principle
then the matter between us is one
rather of detail than of principle. 1t
seems as vital now as in March that
we would right ourselves in legal
form by declaring of Germany and
announcing our intention of cargo
for which is good authority on the
international practice"
Loses Its Force.
LONDON, November 8.-The Morn
ing Post in an editorial referring tC
clause % of the American note tC
Great Britain says:
"They are strong expressions but
they lose some of their force wher
it is recognized that the order II
council did not institute the block
ade, but was a compromise, con
ceived with anxious regard to Amer
tween allowing the enemy countries
to receive all manner of supplies ant
| inflicting some damage upon neutra
| traders"
The Post finds the contention tha
vessels should be examined at sea alb
surd in actual practice, though, lik'
many other contentious, in the note
quite open to argument and says:
Behind all the diplomatic quih
blings of the subject of internationa
trade there happens to burn the real
tiles of war. A war is fight 70
civilization and America neutral a
she is must either be for civilization
means or against that ideal. 1t i
in the power of the United State
as the greatest neutral nation serious
ly to obstruct and hamper the Britisl
war operation by raising exactly tn
sort Of objections urged with so mucl
acumen by the United States ambas
sador. 1t is also within the compe
tence Of America to leave Grea
Britain to conduct her naval warfar
in her own way without cavil."
The Morning Post proceeds to poin
out the incompatibility Of trade in
terests Of a neutral with the life an
death interests Of belIigerent am
argues that material interests shoul
not be the only consideration an
commit suicide. 1t suggests now tha
the British government for the frs
time is directly challenged it shou!
take a stand upon firm ground tina
in time Of war the ultimate justifica
ton Of belige-cnts is the necessity Q
seIf-defense