Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-07-18
DUAL MONARCHY
DELAYS PROTEST
Austria Hungary Raises Voive On
Shipping of Munitions Only
After Foes Defeated.
NOT AN APPEAL FOR HELP

WANNA III AOhA1hNs Jug Il .
From highly authoritative
source at the foreign office, a rep
resentative of the Associated Press
has received an explanation of the
motives that are said to have in
spired the dispatch Of the Austro-
Hungarian note to the United States
regarding the American traffic in
war munitions.
The Austro- Hungarian statesman who
spoke said that although the facts upon
which the note is hased had been IN
existence for long time, the com
rnunioatlon was sent Only now when.
after great victories in Galicia, It could
not be interpreted as cry for help
from a land In distress. lie dlsavowed
any idea that the note was sent at the
request or inspiration OF Germany. as
eerting that the step was taken spon-
taneously in the hope that. owing to the
undIsturbed friendly relations between
Austria-HunEary and the United States
the note would be assured a sympathetic
reception in the latter country.
Feelings OF Friendship.
The note" said this statesman. is
snapired by friendly feelings OF the mon
archy toward the union where 30 many
of our subjects have found second
home. II IL the speech OF friend 70
n friend-an attitude which we are the
more justified in taking because the
relations OF the two states have. as
faot. never been clouded.
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of wonder that since the basic grounds
81 the note have been in existence for
months the note was not sent long ago.
but there is a reason fer Its appearance
At this particular time. In view OF the
incredible rumors and reports about the
condition OF the monarchy, which have
been circulated throughout the United
States, this note would surely have been
interpreted az an earlier stage OF events
aH q confusion OF weakness, as an ap-
peal for help in distress. Today when
a Yich harvest Is being garnered through
out the monarchy. when talk OF starv-
ing out Austria Hungary therefore Is rend-
erod idle, when complaints OF shortages
OF ammunition are heard everywhere else
except in the allied central monarchies'
there cannot be the slightest question OF
this
why Note a. Sent.
ION the other hand. Il might be asked
why the note, under these conditions,
was issued at all. With nothing TO check
the victorious progress OF the central
powers In sight. with their ability TO
meet pressure In the economic field
demonstrated, IL might we'll be thought
that Il IL q matter OF Indifference TO
them whether America continues Its
policy or not. That, however. Is not the
case. The problem Of international law.
which this war has brought up are OF
far reaching Importance. The solutions
reached will be standards OF action for
decades TO come.
"For emInently practical as well as
theoretical reasons. therefore, tho
monarchy IL forced now not only to con-
Germ itself with the questions OF the
day, but also TO feet It's responsibility
towards the future interests OF mankind
and fos this reason tho government
thought Il necessary to approach the sub
sect under discusslon-the more 30 be-
cause Il felt that the previous debate pro
and con had not. as Il wished, led TO tho
desired result and because Il believed
that numbers OF arguments specially laid
down IN The Hague convention hitherto
had escaped consideration.
1T may, Of course. be assumed that the
note IL the product OF mature consider
alton and was drafted. after consultation
with international law by experts OF the
first rank. The absence of the slightest
hostile intent In IL against the union IL
shown not only by the opening phrases,
but by the fact that II was published
only after II leaked out in the United
States that there was no objection 10
its publication.
Cannot Ne Cat OFF.
The question as to whether Austria
Hungary feels that she is being cut off
by America may be answered unre-
sorvediy In the affirmative. The military
monarchy can and will continue the war
as hong a. necessary. The population
will. a. hitherto. suffer neither starva-
ton nor material want
'sBut there are other interests than
those connected primarily with war.
which every government Is bound 20 con-
slider. and unhampered trade relations
with the United states are OF tho great
est importance TO US
FINALLY. not only the material. but
aiso. might say. sentimental. interests
play a certain role not 20 be under
estimated among the people Many warm
friends Of America among us are pain
fully affected by the fact that actual
conditions give the impression that Amer
lea. even though Internationally. differ
entiates between the beiiigerents''