Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-20

- Woy,d-W idc. - up,imitcd as 60 ma
. toipai boundaries. that t is mo- loaser
the hostile army. hut the hostile state.
I WcH. Wvutvr amt ,htdron with its
VuIprst> tU over the world. that is
involved
tus, and oldest " tho cn,cn,c al
I hed r,>'ucuNus Is the blockade which
! car E,NcruWCnt has declared illegal
I hcc1tSC 10 Is both ineffective ana dis
,1u iratoN iu favor of Norway aud
sweden m that 10 docs not blockade
'fC F"lttc and De V'tuSC u attCmt e. tn
b ei''N. SIC neutral ports contiguous TO
EvfrlanN 20 Which British goods are
allowed Co 80. The ease dates back
I 10 March IL 1915. and the last note
Was the fritiSh refusal of April ~
last
The r-uomnr oS Holland. sweden.
Norway and Denmark has been hit
i,iN condemned ~ tho blockade
notes, whore II has been held 10 Lc
an absolutely unwarrant1bl, Interior
encc with neutral trade directly he
tween the neutral cour.rics ENGLAND
lnNoNeS the doctrine ~ continuous
NoNart and allows oulN enough sup
plies 20 enter these neUtral countries
10 meet their minimum needs. despite
the flCt tnat goods imported by ncu-
tra country become pDrt of its capi-
tai stock subject - re-eNportatio ton If
desired.
Another Conflict.
\ not less laVleSs Practice" has
been the entente allied censorship Of
m'llS which haS been called 'VeNa-
totsN nQuittorlal" Here again is
q direct conflict between neutral ana
lCNCcreut rights Neutrals have the
ilcht to inNolahihtN Of genuine CORES
Ttutcnce Pellgcrents have the right
TO search the mails for ccntrahsnd.
obviously mails can no. Toe searched
ana remain iENiolats At the same
time. \ reply is due from this gov
tlnH Hent Ia the British ANA French
note " october -. which itself was
over four months DELAYED
Tho British refusal Of the Amerl-
can attitude IS To the blacklist. which
was called an arbitrary interference
with neutral trade" has Just come enc
will require answer. The British claim
IL Is merely municipal legislation to
prevent heir own subjects from deal
ing with firms aiding the enemy even
II IN neutral countries The United Z
states holds that in effect that Is OK
tereinC British control into American /
affairs.
The prohibition Of importation Of /,
raw materials from the British do /
m'nions into this country except un- I
der guarantee that hey will not reach !
stnct'on. not SO much hcc2uSe the I
risht ~ embargo is disputed. as that /
in its administration the British en- I
hassy here decides finally what firms
shall and What firms shall not ne IA
NorJd. This gives n control over
American Industries and a knowledge
ot American trade secrets that Is re
Serted.
studying LEGISLATION.
noa fh.g. - e4r g
the rctaliatory legislation Tassed at
the eleventh hour by congress. Inten- I
siNe study Is being given it though no
announcement of its application has
been made. II may be applied to all
cases or to only certain specific cases
and may Re invoked whenever the I.
president desires
Beyond the war. the president must
decide Americas attitude toward the T
peace conference. VIII a place be .
demanded against the express desires /
Of the entente Undoubtedly Amer I
.can interests will be involved, notably /
in China and the Pacific islands taken |
from Germany and also in the effort /
to secure basis for a lasting peace |
ana ir the necessary rewriting OF in
ternaticnal law.
'Thc tradc-wa r after -the-war offers /
most tangled problems. Great doubt |
is felt that II can 20 through because |
Il is admittedly unaconomic and un- |
reasoning In that che entente allied |
nations are competitive rather than |
co-or6inative, and because free COM |
mercial intercourse will he essential |
To all Nevertheless. its approval by |
,ts appearance and its increasing ag1- |
tatDr abroad makes preparation
against II necessary. The Webb hill
now before congress. TO permit CO. |
OPERATION among exporters VIII be
one Of the first steps urgeo.
Peace League Vital.
Most vital Of all perhaps. is Presl- /
don't Wilson's advocacy OF 2 league
Of nations u guarantee against anoth- .
or wer Admittedly his destroys
Americas isolation and commits the
nation To- active interest and cooper /
alton with ether countries. The Bri; .
ish French and German foreign sec F.
retarieS have endorsed the plan in
theory. what remains for this country .
is O. work u ont in practice.
Many other problems lress for
solution Mexico is in a very serious
plight Officials are beginning 10 de-
spsir of Carranza. yct no alternative
is seen The Nioarlruan treaty Ia be-
inc bitterly protested by the other
Central American nations and offers
a POSSIBLE source OF trouble. Coudi-