Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1915 — Only One Way for U. S. to Maintain Actual Neutrality. [ARTICLE]

Only One Way for U. S. to Maintain Actual Neutrality.

With the ships of England controlilng every seaport of Europe it would be Impossible for any shipment of contraband to reach Germany ox Austria or any other country that may be opposed to the nations allied with England. This being the case, the United States can not play fair with Germany if it engages in the manufacture and shipment of any articles contraband of war for England. -Germany can not receive unless the United States sends a battleship fleet to deliver. We believe, that Congress should without delay stop the manufacture and shipment of all articles intended for use in the Euorpeah war for all are sent directly to England, France or Russia, while. Germany and Austria are unable to receive because of England’s domination of the seas.

If the true sympathies of our neutral American people could be determined it is quite sure that half or more of our people are hoping that Germany will be successful, at least they are for a square deal for Germany, but they believe the United States is riding rough shod over the neutrality due Germany by manufacturing and shipping to England and the allies foodstuffs, clothing, arms and ammunition, denied to Germany. Patrick H. O’Uonnell, of . Chicago, formerly of Delphi, and who many years ago frequently visited Rensselaer, where his sister, Miss Nell, now the wile of Victor Willey, of Carroll county* attended school, spoke before the house committee on foreign affairs in Washington Monday, in the interest of the Ger-man-Irish alliance of Chicago. He argued ior a complete embargo on all munitions of war in order that our boasted neutrality may be a teet, not a boast. Mr. O’Donnell is right. England has been quite highhanded in its seizing and holding of American shipments to neutral countries -and may be depended upon to be as adroit and evasive as ite highly schooled diplomacy will make possible in its dealing with President Wilson’s note of protest. ' . There is only one way to be neutral and that is to be fair and honNeutrality will never exist so long as the munitions of waT are shipped to the allies.