Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-25
rmr ADMINISTRATION ls nIeIlr.

The lcilcs from DE state DEPART
ment, prepared u President Wilson
fecrctary Br}4p ana solicitor Robert
Lanyine. 70 SENATOR stone. chairman
of tho committee pn foreign rela'
TONS should be read by every
thoughtful Amcrifan particularly
bS those with 4 prejudice toward the
German cause IN the var. The lei
ter exmaips the attitude Of this gov.
crnment fesqrlIps tie pbseryance Of
neutrailiy. vita particular references
20 the shipment Of munitions OF war
When the question was frs, raised
IN cengroys by Representative Bar.
tholdt the journal said cditorially, In
tho issso ~ January i5l ~
rWmld an embargo De- neutral 2
Obviousif NOT n w0nld favor Ger
many and kustfla. which move By rea-
son ~ fsneinud's command Of the
sea. cnnntt obtuin munitions but
which. hy an American embargo.
would be placed on more equal
footing with their enemies Later on,
hy shin Of tho fortunes OF war,
the embargo might favor the allies
~ much as II would favor Germany
and Austria today
"'rhr duty Of q neutral vs. 70 treat
nii hosilles alike. to offer Us mcr-
,hundlsp 81 any kind not prohibited
lN International law io amy hellger-
,ni That has The power to take It,,
Tho law prohibits only armed expe-
dltlunH and Varships. All other things
exported 90 one hostile take the
chance Of helms aeixed ~ another In
transit nuder the hw Of contfnband'
The position taken by the Journal
then h the position. and for the same
rensons, announced by the admins
tfntion nov.
Al civilized haiions are governed
ia their relations by international
law; and international Law. IA II ex-
lists today does not forbid the expor-
latien 81 coniraband subject TO seiz-
ufc. This being the law II would be
o breach Of neutrality to take cogniz.
ance of any Specific advantage to one
nation OF another 4 Is not neutral
for any nation az peace With all other
nations to take upon itself the en-
torcement u an embargo against
what It may deem morally wrong IN
favor Of one hostile nation against
another International INV. like other
law aanpot he construed unon per-
sonul fcebnsa " temporary senti-
mcnt That Is tbs spirit Of mob law.
Representative nnrthoIdt referred
70 the embargo by lhe United states
against the shipment Of munitions OF
war % the wgrrlng faetlens Of Mex
ieo as q precedent for the adminiaira-
ton IN meeting that apparently
catchy argument, tho Journal point
cd out the difference as follows;
'The Mexican dmtmran was entire
ii discretionary with thh president.
Congress gave ftfst ld Mn Taft aud
then to Mr. Wilson the power TO
shut American munitions out Of Mex
leo. ur 10 ht thcm III, ~ the president
Thought best They worc shut out first
hy President 1uft to prevent Oroxco
from cVttnuine The war against Ma.
hcfu Then thcS we're shut out by
President Wilson 10 stafve out Hu-
eita. later they We're let In "a
strengthen the eonstllutionalist Of
fenshe
"All Of this Was perfectly proper
aud even necessary as part OF our
duty under the Monroe doctrine to re-
store oldet VT Mexico, iiut why should
we now favor one side IA Europe
great war--nalneiS the side that hap.
pens 90 he shut Off Just now by the
other. which controls the seas, from
importing munitions Il il no part
~ uBr duty 10 faYur either side. II
H. cur duty TO maintain the strictest
neutrality"
THE position Of the tinted SUITES
s. so clearly right that there should
be 40 excuse for dmbhlc regardng
Il, and il ls safc 10 say that if the
Germans were ia control Of the sen,
as thc Ensllsh ate the people now
protesting would hc pleased with our
strict observance Of International
law on the other hand. Doubtless
Eneush syppaihigcrs Ia this eoun.
uY would Zee insisting that there
should bc ap embargo such as is now
demanded bs the Germpn- Americans
u Ii cnimoly q question Of whose on
b. gpred
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