Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-11-09 | Page 4 | England Must be Fair with Us

oo ENGLAND MUST BE FAIR WITH US. Our government has made a strong case against British interference with our trade with neutral countries. The British foreign office justified the restriction re-striction placed on our shipping by the law of necessity in a war that so far has not recognized treaties or precedents, and reinforced its argument argu-ment by declaring that America's goods shipped to noutral countries were reaching the Germans as could be proved by the abnormal trade of those countries. Secretary Lansing, in his note, points out that English trade with neutral countries has increased abnormally, ab-normally, and, if American goods aro going to tho Germans, then British shipments are finding the same market. mar-ket. Therefore, Great Britain cannot complain against uh for doing that which England herself has done. It begins to look as though, the English Eng-lish were attempting to restrict America's Ameri-ca's foreign trade, not because of a war necessity, but to hamper this country's export business and hold for England, during the war period, as much of the world's trade as possible. possi-ble. There Is no desire on the part of tne people ot tne unitod states to harass the British or to demand from that empire a closer adherenco to international in-ternational law than is exacted of Germany, but whenever It becomes evident the British government is interfering in-terfering with our export trade simply to prevent our manufacturers taking full advantage of England trade handicaps handi-caps during the war, then this country coun-try will stand firmly antagonistic to Britain's attitude. This government has been extremely extreme-ly patient with the Germans, whose i offending at times has been almost unbearable, and now in turn we must be equally forbearing with the English, Eng-lish, and yet be firm in demanding our rights on the seas. no