Abstract:
Newspapers--Censorship; Chinese language--Translating into English; United States--Foreign relations; Neutralism
Subjects:
Newspapers--Censorship; Chinese language--Translating into English; United States--Foreign relations; Neutralism
Subjects Facet:
Newspapers--Censorship; Chinese language--Translating into English; United States--Foreign relations; Neutralism
Creator:
Reid, Malcolm R. J.
Contributors:
Chambers, Ernest J.
Date:
1917-02-28
Date searchable:
1917-02-28
Date searchable:
1917-02-28
Genre:
correspondence
Genre Facet:
correspondence
Format:
image/jpeg
Identifier:
Canadiana Identifier: Reel T-71, Image 926; Document Identifier: RG 6, E, volume 576. File 246-2, Part 1
Source:
Library and Archives Canada/Department of Secretary of State fonds/Reel T-71, Page926
Language:
English
Language Facet:
English
Rights:
© Government of Canada. Reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada (2019). For rights governing the image’s use, please see the Canadiana Online Terms of Service at http://heritage.canadiana.ca/terms.
Description-Abstract:
Keywords: Naval warfare, Severance of diplomatic relations
Location(s):
Germany; United States
Location(s) Facet:
Germany; United States
Transcript:
B. 1. Cont’d.)
of opposing the German methods of naval warfare.
Editorial Comment,-
To join the United States, opposing the German methods of naval warfare, our Government must notify Germany not to destroy neutral ships indiscriminately. The persons who uphold the rights of humanity should discuss these matters, but the present German methods of naval warfare is their last method, but if Germany do not pay attention to the notes of the neutral States, the only course to take would be to sever diplomatic relations.
Rich as the United States are, and with their popula¬tion, the whole country is now busy and whether they will succeed or not we are unable to say.
The reason the United States severed her diplomatical relations with Germany is that she claims that her merchant ships were lost and American lives sacrificed. We not having any shipping on the high seas and not having suffered at Germany' s hands, why should we discuss this matter at all and perhaps travel a road of sorrow. We should rather notify the belligerents that we wish for peace and hence would give no offence to any nation, so that our neutrality would be kept.
