The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-30

The note of June 9, which Mr..
BRYAN had been unable to sign
was presented on the 18th. MI.
Wilson'S periods were sonorouS;
the United States, he declared, rs
contending for something much
greater than mere rights of prop
erty or privilege of commerce.
ut is contending for nothing
less high and sacred than the
rights of humanity Assiduously
Mr.. Gerard, as a practical diplo-
matist, set himself to translate
this into some kind of working
compromises conducts Tor
American ships or for specific bel
ugerent passenger vessels. He was
severely suppressed by Mr.. Lam
sing. now acting Secretary of State.
Mr.. Wilson and the State De-
partment Sternly entrencheo
themselves behind the rights OF
humanity, and then waited pa
tiently for nearly month While
the Germans were considering
their reply to this second note.
THE tide of anti-German feel
ing" Count Bernstein reported on
June 9, lis still running pretty
high, but it now may be regarded
as certain that neither the Presl-
dent nor the American people
want a war with Germany"
The truth was that the situation
in both countries worked admir-
ably toward a simple evasion OF
the issue for the time being-but
also toward a hardening of the
conflicting policies in such a way
as to guarantee that the issue,
whenever 1t should arise again,
would be doubly acute.
lust as the submarine, more
j over, had helped to save the
British at the crisis of the con-
troversy over their trade restric-
lions, the trade restrictions were
now in turn to hasten the relaxa-
ton of the tension over the sub
marine.
In June our consul general in
London was reporting that the
British authorities, although they
had never even put cotton on the
contraband list, had in effect in
terposed a veto" upon the Ameri-
can cotton trade, not only with
Germany, but with the European
neutralS.
Yet enormously increased
quantities of cotton, and American
cotton principally, have been eX-
ported from Great Britain to the
same destinations from which our
own trading ships are excluded"
Toward the end of June Great
Britain at last got around to an
swering our energetic protest, in
March. against the ofShore block
AIDE: the New York newspapers
Loyalty defended the British case,
but the cotton country and the
exporters were vociferouS, while
even the general public began TO
realize something of the true eX-
tent of British control over Amer
lean commerce.
UNFORTUNATELY OF hing
~ had been settled, nor could
any amount of reason now undo
the irrationalities of the past or
much affect the underlying forces
working day in and day out to
confirm our ENHANCEMENT in the
Allied cause.
Preparedness was making noble
Roadway. Gen. Wood had con-
ceived the idea of extending his
voluntary training camps to in
clude not merely immature grad
yates but influential younger lead
ers OF the community.
The War Department cruelty
denied him funds for this inspired
engine of publicity. but the man
ma suddenly fell from Mr.. Bernard
Baruch, OF all people in the world,
who sent a check for $4,000 and
levied upon his wealthy friends
for more.
From the middle of June on
ward the recruiting for the "busi-
ness mems Plattsburg" was rapid
and spectacular.
MO one could accuse Mr.. Will
" son or his Administration of
vulgar interest in the profits Of
munitions manufacture, but they
were not blind to the fact that
patriotism might have advantages
Of a different sort.
Preparedness was becoming
political issue. As early as July
l an observant Washington news
paperman was warning Mr..
Roosevelt that 1t is the intention
of the President to recommend an
increase in the Army and the Navy
for the purpose of drawing your
tooth, ana a day or two later
Gen. Wood heard that the con-
version of Col. House was COM
plete.