New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1915, Page 5

UNTED STATES FACE 10 FACE WITH CRISIS *Preserving 1ts Commerce With Beliigerent Nations, Says Taft. Morristown, N. J., Feb. 23.—The United States is threatened with a serious invasion of its rights as a neu- tral by the warring nations of Europe | and in preserving its commerce with ~Jthose nations is face to face with a crisis, in the opinion of Former Presi dent Willlam H. Taft. tion of that crisis, should it arise, no Jingo spirit must be allowed to pre- | vail, Mr. Taft advised, neither pride tor momentary passion should in- fluence our judgment. “And when the president shall act,” | Mr. Taft declared, ‘““we must stand by him to the end. In this determination Wwe may be sure that all join, no mat- ter what their previous views, no “matter what their European origin. All will forget their differences in self-sacrificing loyalty to our common flag and our own country.” At Conclusion of Address, Mr. Taft's reference to the situa- tion confronting the United States Jas made at the conclusion of an ad- dress delivered here today before the « Washington Association of New Jersey. Quoting from a reservation in treaty of Algeciras proclaimed in 1307 and entered into among the United States and eleven Ruropean nations, including most of those now | at war, Mr. Taft said: “Our interest in the therefore, under the present conditions war, that “exist, should be limited as set forth | in this rescrvation to wit, to Bringing Countries to Peace, “Preserving and increasing the commerce of the United States with the belligerents; to the protection as ; to life, liberty and prosperity of our citizens residing or traveling in their ceuntries and to the aiding by our Lfriendly oflices and efrorts in bringing those countries to peace. “Our efforts for peace,” he con- tinued, “have been made as complete as possible, for the president has al- In the solu- | the | ready tendered his good offices by way they have not been accepted. “In preserving the commerce of the TUnited States with the belligerents, however, we are face to face with a crisis. We are’ threatened with a serfous invasion of our rights as neutral countries. novation ‘What certainly is an upon previous Trules tand of war has been initiated by bel- ligerents of both sides. The planting | of mines in the open sea and the use | of submarines to send neutral vessels to the bottom without rules of international law governing action of belligerents towards neutral %ali them, a variation from the | | trade. Grave Issue Will Arise. “When their violation results in the destruction of the of American zens, or of property i grave issue will arise as to what the of this gevernment is. The re- lives American duty | spon gress in meeting the critical issue thus presented in maintaining our national rights and our national honor on the { one hand, with due regard to the awful consequences to our 90.000,000 | of people of engaging in this horrible world war, on the other great. It involves on their part a judgment so momentous in its conse- pray | | | | quences that we should earnestl ’that the necessity for it may averted. i “If, however, the occasion arises, | we can be confident that those in au- the deepest We patriotic motives and by concern for our national welfare. passion to influence our judg- | ment. We must exercise deliberation ! that the fateful consequences in loss of our best blood and enormous would necessarily | tary | waste of treasure impose upon us. We must allow no jingo spirit to prevail. We must abide the judgment of those in whom we have entrusted the authority, and when the president shall act, we must stand by him to the ends» In this de- | termination we may be sure that all will join, no matter what their pre- {\mus views, not matter what their | Buropean origin. 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ANDREWS CO. | CHURCH STEEPLES PIERGED BY SHEMS‘ will be very | be | | which village churches have thority will be actuated by the highest | x 7 s S must not allow our pride or momen undamaged the | | alias Frank Parchaceda, charged with Land at Bummc Penchs& by Gsr- iian Missies pondence of the A Feb. 21.—The Press.) | to | ciated extent j suffered | damage is observed by an Associated | Berlin, Press correspondent who recently visited many sections of the war zone. He found many regions where an | building with a 10-mile of recent battle lines was a and an undamaged church al- most unknown. With their high steeples the churches have furnished most commanding observation points and sooncr or later some well aimed | shells have struck them. tures are occasionally these ruins. Walls Are Wrecked. At Bonnine, a hamlet perched on the heights northwest of Nemur, shells have pierced the walls of the church tower from each side. The Tower stands on four precarious cor- ner legs of brick, and a gaping hole reveals the framework of the chimes whose tones are now hushed. The Belgians had a lookout with a field telephone in the tower. The churchyard tombstones had been upset or marked by flying splint- ers of shells, and one coffin had been bared by a plunging projectile. A hooded arrangement of iron, faced with glass, containing a wreath of immortelles, had been demolished. ‘“Here reposes the little body of our M ’* says the inscription of the marble slab. - The name, except for the initial letter, has been defaced by a fragment of shell. Earth Widely Torn. ¢ The fierceness of the conflict at Bonnine can be judged from the ap- pearance of a field near the church. It contains about an acre of land. A [ hedge surrounds it. In all this acre | there is not spot ten feet square where | a shell has not fallen. Evidences of | equally tremendous shell fire are seen | inside the fortress at Givet. There, | in a plot between two of the forts, | some 140 by 250 feet, thirty-three | shells had pitted the earth, and 16 had struck upon the walls surrounding the plot. Near Tilloy les Mofflaines, west of Arras, a cemetery was throughout a whole day the scene of desperate fighting. After the French had been driven out, they made a desperate at- tempt to dislodge the Germans. Therc is hardly a grave in the cemetery | whose headstone is not broken or de- faced, but the most prominent object in the enclosure a crucifix some 3 fect high, does not bear a single mark. Strange ple- | presented by WANTED UPRISING “WHITE MAN’S WAR” German Leaders in South Africa Held Bush Fighters in Check, Evi- dence Indicates. Bloemfontein, South Africa, Feb. 21 (Correspondence of the Associated Press).—German leaders in South Africa. guilding the rebellion there against British rule—a rebellion now almost completely crushed—hoped to met it a “white man's war,” both sides eliminating the native. That this was the desire of the Germans in Orange ¥ree State was revealed by recent testimony at the court martial of the rebel Boer gen- eral, Wessel Wessels, who surrendered in December and was placed on trial for high treason. Early in the trial one of the chiefs of the Mopell tribe in Orange Free State, called as a witness, produced a letter he said he had received from Wessels. The letter follows: “We wish to wage a war of white against white, and, only in case the British should arm the coolies, would we count upon your then very wel- come aid, as we arc confident of victory over the British. We guaran- tee you your independence and the undisturbed possession of your coun- try on condition that you remain quiet urml we express a wish to the contrary.” B e ARREST DOBBS, FERRY SLAYER. Meriden, Feb. 23.—Nicola Servello, the murder of John Barbieri, at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., on Sunday, was arrested here yesterday by the local police, Officials from New York state camo here last night and took aim back to Dobbs Ferry. He waived ex- tradition proceedings. Servelle claims he shot Barbieri in S(‘L:-Llefense dur- ing a quarrel. !HOIind-A merican Liners [ ‘Branded” to Guide Germans | very nemrly so. ER. &A ARINE New York, Feb. 20.—As a precau- tlon against possible short sighted- ness on the part of German sub- marines scouring the naval war zon around England, the Holland- America line has had the names of the steamships Veendyk and Nieuw | Amsterdam painted on their hulls in tall letters. This work has been done as the boats were at their pier in Hoboken, the Veendyk being the first DUTCH AND GERMAN PATROLS SEPARATED Because a Number of Disagiceabis Incidenis Have Occurred. Amsterdam, Correspond- ence of the ted Press—The Dutch and German soldiers who have been patrolling opposite sides of the boundary line since the war began have been ordered to withdraw from close contact on account of the ract that a number of disagreeable inci- dents have occurred. Up to the begin- ning of February the Dutch soldiers and the Germans paced side by side and carried on conversations. It ap- pears that trouble sometimes ar through the expression of diverse Assoc views, so the commanders of the pa- | trols have now separated the men by a distance of 100 yards. Between the small strip of territory separating the Dutch from the German sentries no one is permitted to go except on chance of being mmediately shot. Behind the frontier line on both sides have been erected field fortifi- cations in the shape of trenches and gun emplacements. Those in Dutch territory are so placed as to render impos le any surprise inroad into the Netherlands, and they are defend- ed by strong bodies of troops. On the opposite side in Belgium the entrench- ments face away from the Dutch fron- tier, and are evidently intended to offer shelter to the German army in case it should find itself obliged to re- tire from its present positions in Flanders. Forced Over Frontier. There is a strong feeling among the Dutch troops that the Germans will be forced over the frontier in Limburg | should the allied forces eventually push them out of Belgium. This little strip of Holland, forming a sort of ap- pendix to the south, is bounded on the west by Belgium and on the east by Germany. It is very narrow and would offer great temptation to a retreating army trying to get away from its pur- suers. The Dutch realize this and are determined to oppose any such action by every means in their power. On the other side of Holland the | greatest attention of the Dutch gov- ernment is directed toward the pre- vention of attempts to smuggle con- traband articles over the frontier from | Holland into Germany. These at- tempts are frequent owing to the prof- it attached to such transactions. The precautions taken against such “runs’ are of the m extreme severity. frontier line is patrolled night and d and the troops engaged in ti work are frequently changed so that they may not become too intimate with the inh:Qitants of the frontier districts and so be inclined to dis laxity in their vigilance. Criticism of Dutch. ‘While these efforts to maintain a strict neutrality are maintained there has been some criticism of the Dutch government in consequence of its «c- tion in keping such a large number arms. Premier Cort van der Linden, however, maintaing that the position taken up has been the only correct one under the ci stances and declares that the gove | ment is sure that *“the Netherlands of troops under The |{ olay | | to be painted in this The Nieuw Amsterdam sailed from the | port of New York today. As a | dcuble precaution, the Dutch govern- ment also has advised steamship cempanies to change one of the colors in the national flag from dark to light blue. an ships will have the word painted on her sides, with ‘the national colors painted fore and aft of the name. | will, neither now nor in the future, surrender her rights to anybne with- | out a struggle.” There is a strong movement among a section of the people in favor of an | appeal for intervention in the inter- ests of peace. There exists an “Anti- | War League,” which recently has dis- 5 played great activity and petitions are | placed everywhere for signature ask- ing the Queen of the Netherlands to make some move in this direction. HOW TO FIRE BOILERS. « Stationary Washington, Feb. —The federal government, in its attempt to be use- ful to the pedple has reached out in a new direction, in that it has just issued valuable infarmation to the thousands of stationary firemen throughout the count telling them | the best methods of firing boilers in and to Government ves Instructions to i ' P I I Plremen. order to have the least smoke | get the most heat from their plants. | The report, which has just been | made public by the United States ! 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