Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-15

neutrality has been enforced is dealt
with by the records ot history:
When Grant was President during
the war between Spain and the Spanish
West Indies, = spanish Gunboat seized
the vessel Virgins dying the Amer
:can tag ana Spanish commandment In
cold blood shot the captain Of the Vir-
sinus, thirty-SiX - the crew and six
teen Of the passengers.
''!su; We didu, 70 10 war. Grant set :
tied our troubles by negotiation Just
rs the President Of the United States
- trying 10 do today.
When Harrison was President the
people OF chile conceived a violent dis
like TO the United States for our in.
sistence upon neutrality during the
Chilean revolution When this feeling.
Was a. - height one Junior officer
from the United States warship Bal,i-
more was killed outright in the streets
OF Valparaiso and sixteen of our sail
ors wounded. or whom one afterwards
died.
En-, we dida't go 20 war. Harrison
settled our troubles by negotiation jus.
a. III" President of the United states
IS trying TO do to-day
totNTRI's RIGHTS VIOLATED
WHEN LINCOLN WAS PRESIDENT
When Lincoln was President this
: couniry's rights were violated on every
side England. Russia. France and
Spain were guilty Of such migrant vio-
!aiions that Secretary of state Seward
advanced plan TO go TO war with all
OF them at one and the same time.
Eut We didn't go to war. Lincoln
settled our troubles by negotiation Jus,
as the President is trying TO do TO-DAY.
When Pierce was President the
British minister in this country and
three OF his counsel violated our neu
traiity during the Crimean War. We.
gave these representatives of Great
hrita!n their passports and sent them
home.
But we didn'. 20 10 war. Pierc.
settled our troubles by negotiation Just
as the President OF the United States
is trying 10 do to-day
When Van Buren, was President. Il
detachment, of Canadian militia. dur
| ing the internal troubles in Canada.
( boarded the United States ship Caro-
lima in the American waters Of Niagara
River. killed an American member OF
the crew, fired the ship and sent her
adrift over Niagara Falls.
But we didn't 20 10 war. Van Blu
rem settled our troubles by negotiation
just as the President of the United
States IS trying to do to-day.
! When jefferson was President. Eng
land seized hundreds of our ships and
Napoleon hundreds more.
When Adams was President, France
preyed upon our commerce. She ex-
tended her seizure. searches and con-
fiscations to the very waters OF the
United States themselves until she had
piled up in our State Department
charges OF over 1900 violations OF neu-
trality's law
But we didn't go to war. Adams
settled our troubles by negotiation just
as the President of the United States
is trying to do to-day.
when Washington was President,
"a rl6 t,'' frs
vulsed Europe our ships dared not to
put out TO sea. commerce was paralyzed
and business depressed. American pas
sengers and American crews were
thrown into prison and deprived of
legal rights.
!ngton settled our troubles by nego-
ttation just as the President OF the
United States is trying to do to-day"
ASKS QUESTIONS OF CRITICS
OF ADMINISTRATIONS POLICY
In concluding this issue, Mr.. Glynn
asks:
do the critics of the present admin
! istration believe that Lincoln should
have risked national disaster by using
the sword rather than the pen in press
ing the Alabama claims? Are they will
ing to brand Grant as a coward be-
cause he kept us at peace with Spain?"
In answer to those who say that
President Wilson's policy does not sat
isfy any one. Mr.. Glynn replies: He
means that it does not satisfy those
who would map out new and UNI
tried course for this nation to pur-
sue. but they forget 1t does satisfy
those who believe the United States
should live up to the principles 1t has
professed for a century and more"
Chief Justice White. OF the United
States Supreme Court. says this policy
has given America the greatest diplo-
matte victory of the past generation.
Macmillan Harden. Germany's noted
editor. says that never once has this
| republic violated It's neutrality, and
Gilbert *. Chesterton, the famous Eng
lish journalist, says, 1t is the duty of
| the President of the United States to
protect the interests Of the people of
the United Safes that he can't dip his
country into hell just to show the
world he has keen sense OF being
an Individual savior"
This policy" Mr.. Glynn continues.
may not .a:ssfy those who .rcyel IN
deStrtction and Sud r1ao ~ 4