Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-12-01 | Page 1 | Neutral Trade Zone Discussed

NEUTRAL TRADE ZONE DISUSED South American Proposals for Shipping in Western Hemisphere Hemis-phere Under Consideration. Con-sideration. Washington, Dec. 1 Establishment of neutral one for shipping in the western hemisphere as proposed by Bevera South American countries, must be entirely voluntarj on the part of European belligerents, in the view of President Wilson. He told caller- today he bad discussed the question briefly with Secretary Bryan Bry-an and Acting Secretary Lansing of the state department, but no turn In sion had been reached. The American countries naturally would have no control of the water.? outside ot 'he three-mile limit bordering bor-dering on their territory, the president said, and could place no restrictions on the operations of the fleets of pthei nations except within the three-mile three-mile limit.