Bisbee daily review., 1915-02-03
rHs PENALTY OF NEUTRALITY

THE. PENALTY OF NEUTRALITY
 In trying to deserve the friendship of all the world. we may end with the in win of all the world. at least of all the bellieerents possibility sug. gested by the present tendency of European opinion
 Trouble ,is notoricusy the lot of the peacemaker. It is likewise the the conscientious neutral When two men or two nations fighting their existence they cant understand impartialty. the neutral friend both appears each the champion of the other and is suspected and disliked accordingly.
 Thus we have la,eiy had the curious spectacle of Germany rebukng us for alleged support of Great Britain. and Great rritau reproached us for our a- Iesed support Of Germany The same charges are made continually by he partisans of both sides in the States these American beeerents" more out spoken in their rao.minatous than the foreign governments whose cause they plead
 Inc categorical answer of the secretary of state to tae various charges o bad faith ought to dispose controversy so as capable persuasion concerned. The state department shows clearly that our government has sanctioned nothing that is not per mted by international law, has indeed been strict CT than the law. I,bas ntorced neutral rules alike against Germany and the Allies
 Sometimes the allies have bcneHtted as when Pres ident wilson made the new rule that barred Germany from the belligerent of American wireless sta uon. Again Germany and Austria have benentted, as when our government refused Britain permission send .lnunitions of Alaska and protested against British search of American vessels for German Austrian subjects. The rule against float ing war loans here equally Recent credit loans seem to offer no ground legitimate objection.
 The contrsband issue has stirred mp the most crit cism in this matter the state department merely re- peats with nnalty the principle, in which the German government acquiesces that our markets neutral open alike all the beige.ents equal terms; that it would be an unueutrai if the president had the power to do it, to prevent in contraband and thus To equaze difference due to the relative naval strength of the beIgerents."
 Most of the criticism has been due to ignorance of the requirements of international law. Most of it has come unolncally from subjects citizens of the bel ligerent powers their sympatizers this coun try though the foreign governments themselves have ueutray tried to how far they could persuade o budoze into granting special fayors the guis, of rights
 A particularly annoying form of criticism is tha
 
 iutrudo in he affairs of the other. Uncle sam ma, have his own opinions war atrocities and ques uonabe practices but il he expressed them ofteI as he was asked to- he would either achieve the futu of a common scod or become embroied in the wa rimscl,
 Unfair fautfiudng should be swept away by Chi frank presentation of the facts. Yet it will doubles continue War partaans do not think they only feel There is a certain satisfaction however, in the yer vebeneuce of these partisan attacks As long tn two extremes abroad and at home dissatisfied vt cur conduct We are obviously succeeding in our pro gram Of strict and undeyiable neutrality
 let the foreign and domestic belligerents rage ss long as both sides rage They may take out thei grudge in incessant and naggng charges of unfreudl acts and in snging accusations to the effect that W care only for he almighty dollar" while the million love suffer lmpoyerishment, hardship and death. Br when the struggle is over. and their blood cools an they are able more think straight they will al precise our course Of courtesy and honesy and fai dealing