TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-03-20

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PRESS INDIGNANT OVER BRITISH
ORDER.
New York. Great Britain's order
in council interdicting commerce between
neutral countries and Germany mas
aroused keen resentment and protest
even from newspapers whose sympathies
have been consistently pro-British. Eng
lands act il regarded as an arrogant
usurpation Of all neutral rights, an
offense against international law and
measure which threatens TO wipe out
and destroy valuable trade.
In an editorial entitled "Great brit'
aims Attack on Neutral Rights" the
New York Tribune says the United
states cannot permit British arrogance
10 hold that international understand,
ings must yield to temporary BRUSH
self interest and demands an enargeuc
protest. The editorial in part follows:
Attack on Neutral kighta
"The British government promises
that the measures which II takes wn'
involve no risk TO neutral ships or TO
neutral or noncombatant life and VIII
accord with a strict observance Of
the dictates Of humanity But that u
merely sugar coating bitter dose
No neutral nation can be any the less
ayerse TO surrendering its established
rights ON the high seas because tas
belligerent who Is trying to take sneir
away agrees 10 conduct holdup opera
,ions In a more or less civil and con
siderats manner.
No Reason to Abandon
Righta
Great Britain's new program u
/, based on a theory which cannot b
justified in law OF in reason. II -
piece Of arroganee for anyone nAtso'
" to hold that international understand
: inc must yield in an emergency to u
. = temporary self interest. That Is VIVA
i Great Britain 10 doing In calling o
u neutral nations 10 suspend commerc
u with Germany, although Germany
u ports are not blockaded and erea
% Britain declines 10 accept the miisss1
n risks OF blackading them. There 10 .
Il reason why the United States or an
8e other neutral nation should abando
70 the right to trade with Germany SIN
rF ply because voluntary cessation
bs such trade would allow Great Brital
n and her allies TO reap al the bensfi
n, Of a legal blockade without ineurrir
IL any Of the inconvsnisncss OF mai
ne tanning one.
o. We Cannot submit.
tn awe are asked 70 participate. at lea
.~ passiyely, in g punitive operau'
~ launched by one belligerent against .
% other. We cannot any more submit
~ Great Britains demand that we -
ne render our right to trade with unolos
us AIDED German ports or with 0erma'
IN through neutral ports tsubject,
ht. course. to eontraband restrictions) tn
m We could have allowed ourselves TO
srs intimidated by Germany's war zol
ter threat into abandoning our trade vi
ias the unblockaded ports Of Great Brit'
ges and Ireland.
lns "The excuse given for the order
eis council is that II is reprisai. ~
ufs excuse may hold against Germany,
Ri, il cannot hold against neutrals. ~
ins because Germany has sunk allied m
Of chautrnen and has intimated that
rem submarines might accidentally d
I'm neutral merchantmen Great Britain
WI not justified in going still further
n, saving that neutral merchantmen n
,rh not hereafter carry any goods destiI
,.I. to Germany or outward bound ir
ro, Germany.
british Order Flagrant
he "If one combatant In qual
cen strikes out wildly at an innocent
,srs stander, that does not warrant the
mer er combatant in turning to and kns
,irb ing the innocent victim out. What
,,nb belligerents do TO one another does
d,r directly concern US. But when Ell
attack us as an incident Of his
,s;t fare on the other we must defend
mn selves. The United States would no'
IN sr faithful TO It's honorable traditions
IN IN champion Of neutral interests II It
a. not protest with all its energy aga
~ the British order In councils nag
Wy" subyersion of international rights.'
,..r. am yoicing its regret that Eng
IT. Nv. should voluntarily raiegate obligat
.M,n.l NV which she had defended, the spl
,.sss field Republican saysi
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