New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-30
Americans Flayed for
Fighting with
Allies.
SCOFF AT U. S.
NEUTRAL STAND
Papers Revive Old Argu-
ment About Shipment
of Munitions. d


the renewal of relentless submarine
war broke out again to-day. Most OF
the afternoon newspapers contain
articles attacking the neutrality Of
the United States.
The outburst was provoked by
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg's
statement before the Reichstag yes
terday that "a German statesman
who would hesitate to use against
Britain every available instrument Of
battle that would really shorten this
war should be hanged"
The papers link comment on this
utterance with criticism of the part
American airmen are playing in the
Allied ranks, based on the news Of
the death of Kiflin Rockwell.
They connect this evidence Of
American sympathy for the Allies
and the supply of war materials by
American firms as an indication of
the futility of concessions to the
American standpoint with regard TO
submarines.
They declare that these facts show
how American respect for neutrality
is vanishing and how America is mis-
using the present form Of submarine
warfare to cover the active partici-
patton Of American citizens in the
war on the side of the Entente Allies.
Flay u. S. Neutrality.
The "Lokal Anzeiger," under the
heading American Neutrality" prints
the following:
with a naivete which must appear
astonishing, even in war which over
turns ordinary conceptions of interna-
tional law and neutrality, the Paris
'Matin' announces that Aviator Rock
we'll, one of the best known American
airmen, has fallen in an air battle. The
'Matin' does not attempt TO dispute the
fact, long known TO US, that at Nerdun
an aero troop, under the name of the
American Aviation Squadron, is par
ticipating in the fighting.
ave all know that. impelled by love
Of peace and chsry OF human sacri-
fees, we made concessions 10 America.
and now see with astonishment that the
concessions have resulted only in the
further supply of the Entente with am
muntion and guns. We now see. fur
ther. how our conciistory attitude di-
rectly has been misused on the Ameri-
can side. We are acquainted, nat
urally, with the love Of adventure in
the American blood. and we do not
condemn il. We also would have no
occasion whatever to pay attention 10
the exercise of this passion il we had
not believed that the concessions 10
the United States would be sufficient
for honorable men to bride the
strongest inclinstions to ignore the
most natural obligations of neutrality.
Concessions" Regretted.
"If, however, as the above mentioned
facts seem to show, We have erred in
this assumption, We must naturally re-
gret TO have made concessions which
are misused and which show to us to
what degree the feeling and respect
for the conception OF neutrality have
been lost by Americans and by tho
Entente. We still believe it will be
possible for the American government
to take measures that the concessions
made to il shall not undergo usages TO
which under no circumstances we can
submit on the part Of American citi-
zens. Such actions can only De re-
garded as an invasion of our agree.
ment with the Union"
The "Vossische Zeitung," in an arti-
Gle written by it's military critic on the
American aviation squadron, points out
that the Entente Allies have an immense
advantage in being supplied from "neu-
tral" America with war materials 10 a
degree with which Germany can only
compete By her utmost efforts.
The newspaper argues that the war
would long since been over il il had
not been for American supplies. IL
says the longer the war lasts the Amer.
lean attempts to throw a mantle over
its so-called neutrality and "the ap-
pearance of American aviators in the
ranks Of our enemies betrays the de-
gree OF neutrality which America in
the future intends 10 maintain"
U. s. Neutrality Vanishing.
The "Tageblstt" says: "The Ameri.
can conduct may be regarded as proof
Of how American feeling and respect
for the principles Of neutrality are
vanishing"
Such stalwart organs as the Tag.
liche Runschau." the "Tageszeituns''
and Die Post" all connect the news OF
the American aviation cQps with u.