GEEPLY DIVIDED.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 253, 28 November 1914, Page 10

GEEPLY DIVIDED.

FEELING IN AMERICA

YULLOW PRESS BOI'CHT BY

GERMANS,

WASHINGTON, November 20

While American, ottieial attitude is Strictly neutraT, 'feeling throughout, the country is deeply, divided... Irish irrejonc.iiaMes join with,.;the ...Geraniris in denouncing the • Allied. -While the Government ' occasionally warns . In'shAmerican and German-American publications to suppress extreme views, no action lias been taken to suppress any

German newspapers. Therefore they flourish by the hundreds, spreading bulletins claimed to have been received through the Sayville wireless station, direct from Berlin, announcing German victories.

A sample bulletin states that when the British attempted to bombard Zeebrugge, German submarines issued forth, and the British fled to England promptly. Allegations of breaches of neutrality by Switzerland and Sweden against England arc continuously made. It is generally suspected that wireless stations are being maintained along the Pacific coast by German sympathisers, without hindrance by the authorities, while numbers of ships are coaling frequently in 'smaller harbours, and leaving 'apparently for South American neutral ports, but being in reality intended for German warships. Several cases of the kind have been stopped, but it is believed that many escape, owing to the dilatoriness of the authorities.

The Press generally, particularly in the eastern cities, favours the Allies, but the Yellow newspapers have apparently been,bought outright by German money. Educated opinion everywhere condemns the attack on Belgium. Financial circles are irritated against England, because the closing of the Stock Exchange has resulted in the suspension of Wall Street trading. The general trade movement has begun to. reap full advantage of the trade dislocation i n Europe. The Turkish Minister has explained to Mr Bryan that the firing on the* Tennessee's launch was merely intended as a warning to prevent her entrance into . the mine-strewn harbour of Smyrna. The launch had disregarded the signals. The incident is regarded as closed.