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7 by ; , ott at m “erertheless, there difference in. “the neu lyr "theught” and that of Mr. 2oosevelt's. bee. on'sS courre Whet Mr. Roosevelt's mighy head to dcpends on whether we #32 to keep out OF Gernany' 8S way as we will be unmindgful of hex at peg ta, Fy elly et Ln weurs.e Tho circumstances which took ue into the war of ret did not pet _us into a war with “nglerd from 1914 to £917, ase ae Le aa yicw, are again before us throunn the policies of both Englend end Tercs oe ee Alresdy Germeny has made the valtic Beu a private lake. The Allie: ber Mone the eame with the high aces. ‘tines in the Bnglish “Chennel ane the aap ED ané the outside ocean sre no nore merciful than aubmarines ar eiryl Meeeorters, and the warring nutiong are equipped with all three. So is +h gaeenited States. (chapter title) THE CHANI2 IN GU2 NEUTRALITY LA er No goubt a flexible control of foreign relutions by the Executive epoairable. It is true, too, that it is impossible during a war to “ind ia however seriously intended to be neutral, that does not hove - peinl or adverse consequences for _one_side_or_the others But,—_in the f all our information, the change mide in our neutr&lity laws while th: Seer wae being weed should have been by tho unmistakable will of the pe: mm 2ll the circumstanees, their repeal wes an unneutral act in that te: wee an enhancetient étring the war of the Allies’ relations with the Uni: Rates at the expense of Germeny's. The change in the neutrality laws, | prrorating the principles which prompted the Tresident to gall an extri rssion of the Congress, tentes& remote; uncertain bensfictat infivence Taany to assume a direct and ‘active aid to Englend and France. This | ) Se rcs retalitation, in moasures fully known to us, by a Germany with mor pr than she had in the World War. There can be only the inetitable re If ovr shipping is to bo kept from the danger zanna, and it should ’ a. now neutrality bili should ha © mado it evident that it Ye our rte: be ae neutral aa possible. We could retire all- our ahipping more eh. an taking # part in the war of in helping finance it. We would’ be es houtrality if we should restriot any commerce with the belligerent Bia aid in. any way one’side without also helping the other. During ty _pamia a ee ee eee |