Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-05
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RIO JANETRo, Feb. 1.-THE foreign
minister, DR.. Lauro Muller, has been in
conference during the last twenty -four
hours with President Wenceslau Braz
and with members of the diplomatic
corps. He is also in constant commu-
nication with the Brazilian embassy at
Washington. The brazilian reply to
the German note regarding naval war
fare probably will be made known to-
morrow. There is reason to believe that
the attitude maintained by Brazil W
to the present time will undergo a
change as a result of recent develop
ments.
In this city the break in relations
between the United States and Ger
many created a deep impression, anu
the action of the American government
was approved enthusiastically. The
League Of the Allies adopted a resolu-
ton urging the president of Brazil TO
put an end to the commercial neutral
ity which shames us before the world,
and Injuries us economically and finan-
cially. while causing US TO be -sus-
pected by the allies as passive accom-
| plices OF the German government.
Medeiros de Albuquerque, member
| of the chamber of deputies, comment
| ing in his newspaper on the current
| opinion that Brazil viii follow the
present policy of the United States, ex
pressed regret that r;razil has missed
| the opportunity to take the action
which the dignity of her traditions
commanded her to do long ago; name
| ly, to take her position on the side oi
| the allies.
with the force of such a policy" he
continues, I'VE should have gained
| economic advantages, for we would
| have found ourselves bound up with
| the commercial interests of the great
| est nations in the world But against
! this noble aspiration of the Brazilian
people, cowardice on the one hand an
the activities of Germanism on tn
other, humiliating Brazil have reduced
! us to the unfortunate situation in
which we find ourselves today.
Deputy Gonzales says in the news
| paper OPaiZ:
Under international law the decla
| ration of Germany is equivalent to q
| declaration of war against Brazil, and
he government should hand their
| passports to the German minister and
| ne German consuls'
The Rua expresses astonishment
that the government has taken no ac-
sion in this matter.
The Journal do Commerce. assert
that the German note is nresump
juous act of folly, which the entire
world understands to be a signal q
despair. II continues:
"AU American nations form q social
and moral unit. Pan ar1ertc..ni-Ir
ould be a vain phrase If il Gre mot
associated in singleness of Thought
v it'll the idea of defense against =
common menace. We do not dOuh'
that Brazil will take action ana tha
the Pan-American chancellories win d
their duty
The Razon says
The noble action of the Mort.
American people is worthy of a ma
ton which knows how to compel re-
spect Of its rights. Ha shoui'
a- once confiscate the German steam
shios in brazilian ports
The Success says:
The United States should have
broken with Germany long ago. It !:
her duty to be the leader Of the nations
If the American continent Eut il J.
better late than never. Neither Nortl
America nor Brazil has had any nigh
30 remain neutral The course takeI
! by the United tSates points the way L
| -razil.'
The Gazeta de Noticias SAYS:
THE action of President Wilson wa
the only possible answer to the cynica
rt with which Prussian harfai ty en-
leavored to overwhelm neuirai states
No government of any neutral ountf
can refrain from following the path oil
which the United States has emlarseI
The German note was addresses TO al
neutrals; il was CORRECTIVE slap il
the face"