The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-01-20
That Should Be Imme-
diateIy Adjusted.
RIGHTS Of NEUTRAL NATIONS
In Time Of War Should Be
Set Forth By a Uni.
versal Lava
PRESENT NATIONAL NECESSITY

woriu-Wide and that must be settled
in accordance with the rule Of right
and not the rule of might.
We refer to the issue Of the rights
Of neutral nations in the time OF
war.
FOR the rights OF such nations tc
transact business without submis
sion to the dictation Of any belliger.
ent or beiligereRts as to what they
shall or shall not ship to other neu.
trail nations. or to other belligerent
nations, there should be an imne-
diate alignment of neutral to pro-
duse an international code that all
nations shall respect.
II is preposterous that the quar-
reis of two nations, or Of eight ma
! tons. should be permitted to inter
! fere with the freedom of the seas
for the commerce of nations that
have no part in their quarrels, no
interest In their strifes, no desires
save to keep In peaceful relations
with one and all of them.
The Governing Board of the Pan
American Union, representing 81
republics of the American cent?
nen;s, unanimously adopted, a few
days ago. the motion of Dr. Romulo
g. .Naon, the. Ambassador from Ar
gcntina, creating a special commits
sion OF members of the union TO
cake. steps to secure definition of
neutrals' rights. ...
The Venezuelan Government
through it's Minister at Washington,
nr. Santos Dominica, has submitted
a proposition to the Governing
Eoard looking to the calling OF an
International conference in wash
inston which shall embrace repre-
sentatives from all nations, neutrals
and belligerents, looking to the
formulating and adoption Of an in
ternational code which will clearly
define and establish the rights of
neutral nations. .-
The citizens Of the United States
have been losers to the extent OF
hundreds of millions Of dollars by
reason OF the extreme proceedings
Of the belligerents as to our ship
= euts to foreign countries.
Lists of contraband and embar-
coed articles have been handed our
State Department by the represen-
c..tiye, OF foreign Governments that
save paralyzed some Of our indus
'riea and have brought great fiuan-
cial losses. to many millions of our
citizens, Us for instance the prohibit
ti0n of shipments OF cotton to Ger
many until few days ago. the pro-
hihition on copper and rubber now.
The world can no longer permit
the dictation of any belligerent ma
ton. as to what shall be shipped or
shall not be shipped by neutrals
upon the high seas.
No medieval ban upon commerce
Cf the peaceful nations should have
fierce in the twentieth century, and
the edlcts of Paris or Berlin, OF vi
emma or st. Petersburg. of Tokyo
or London, should not be permit
ted to prevent the fishermen of Nor
way. Denmark. Holland and Swe-
den from supplying the world with
food from the oceans, nor the mer-
chants of those countries from safe
and free intercourse with the ports
of other neutral nations.
The. products Of the. nitrate. fields
of Chile. the cotton plantations of
ne Southern States. the grain fields
OF Argentina. the copper mines of
Peru and Montana and Arizona
should not be kept from any marke
in the wide world by the command
of any ruler on the face OF the
earth.
Here Is an issue that affects all
that is to-day destroyins
commercial interests In every port
agricultural interests in many na
tons, industries, both upon lan6
Esd upon the sea.
I'won,y-ono republics of America |
ave voiced their dissatiafactiol
With existing conditions; nations I!
cry coatinent are suffering iron
hess injurious acts of beligeren
'owers. The Government Of D.
United states should be prompt t.
e 4 IN the international protesf
'cainst these reprehenslble acts aR'
occedlngs. bet the doctrine of q
"'nmerc freed from the dictatlO1
? spy bellieerent be placed ouioklg
q tho worlds recognized code %
re rifht5 Of Heutrs's.
lot the United States of America
s'se strongly is own determination :