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/ ae ¥ Nevertheless, thera difference in the "theught” and that of Mr. 2oosevcit's. Wir. + n°S cource is pest het Mr. Roosevelt's might Lead to depends on whethar we sill he as a i to keep out of Gertany's way as we will be urminéful of how pb peg in. eliy net 4s curs. Tho circumstances which took ug into the war of aid not pet us into a war with =nglerd from 1914 to 1917, uit wt cw, are apain before us throurh the policies of both Englend und Gerce Already Sermany has made the Haltic Beu a private Inve. The Allics ber moone the aame with the high scas. fines in the Fnglish Channel an¢ th rtvers, and the warring nationg are equipped with all three. So 4s th united States. (chapter title) THY CHANSE IN GUY NEUTHALIDY Law No goubt a flexible control of foreign relutions by the Executive fesirable. It ia true, too, that it is impossible during a war to “ind sition, however serlously intended to be neutral, that does not here | for—one_side—or_the-other.—_But,_tn the all our information, the change mide in our neutreélity laws while th merwas being wayed should have been by the unmistakeble will of the pe: all the circumstanees, their repesl wes an unneutral act in that t+e! Ae an enhancerient dfring the war of the Allies’ relations with the Uni Rates at the expense of Germeny's. The change in the neutrality laws, | of the Congress, denies & remote, uncertain beneficial inflvenc Tuany to assume @ direct and active aid to Englend and Prance. ‘This | es retalitation,in moasures fully known to us, by & Germany with mors than she had in the World War. There can be only the inetitable re pa 2b RI GLAS If our shipping is to be hept from tho danger zonn, and it should ’ new neutrality bill should hae made it evident that it is our inte. ee 22 de as noutral as possible. We could retire all ‘our shipping more ch, taking & part in the war of in helping finance it. vieereatlh neutrality if we ‘should restrict any commerce with the delligerent ‘ During ‘ty Bld ata in’ any way one’eide without also helping the other.