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and that from theneeiorth the act Of non.

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if within three months after such pre-
clamation, the other power did not also
revoke, the provisions of that act should
be iDforced against it In this state OF
things declaration was made by the
French minister Of foreign affairs, to the
American minister at Paris, on the 9Th
of August 10, that the DEGREES OF ber-
lin aid Milan were revoked, and would
cease TO have effect on the LIST of Novem.
Der following. The President of the U.
States considering this declaration as "a
mounting to repeal of these DEGREES,
within the meaning Of the act OF the LIST
of May, and implicitly conhding that that
declaration would be fulfilled in good
faith by the French government, on the
Cd day of November 1910, published his
proclamation, announcing the fact that
these DEGREES were repealed A demand
was made on the British government to
follow the example thus set Ly France.
On the part of that government it was
| commended that the declaration of the
| French minister was not such formal
| act as ough, to be required by the u.
States, aud that theFvench DEGREES ought
| to be revoked in manner as authentic
| a. that in which they were promulgated.
That even itthere were no objections to
that declaration on that ground, if it was
to be considered repeal at all, it was
clearly repeal depending on condition
precedent To be performed by the y.
SLAVES, and that such conditional revo-
/ Cation cid not come within the meaning
| .! tho act OF Congress She therefore
| refused 10 revoke The Orders in Copn-
eli aDt the provisions Of the non inter.
course act wee revived against her by
the act OF the I'd Il March, 1871.
On the 2ist Of April 1912, by a de-
| clara,ioD Of the British government, it
was provided, tuat " it at any time there.
aler the Berlin & Milan DEGREES should
, by some AL lhentic act of the French 60
venmen,, publicly promulgated, be alb
solutcly and Internationally repealed,
then and from theDccforth the orders IN
.ouncil should be wholly and absolutely
revoked" MIR. Barlow, then the miEi-
sler of the United Strtes at Paris, having
received this declaration, addressed
note to the duke of Bassano, dated the
first of May, 1910, in which is the ioi-
| lowing passage -" 1t is much to be
desired that the French government
would noy make aud publish al autneu-
| tic act, declaring the Berlin and Milan
DEGREES, as relative TO the United States,
| to have ceased in November, 1910. de-
claIing that they have not been applied
| in any instance since that time, and thar
they s. all not be SO applied in future
BY the letter Of the 18th OF May, 1912,
Flom Mr. Barlow to the secretary OF
state. we are Informed, that In con.
versa,ion with the duke Of Bassano on
The subject OF thai note, there appeared
a 3" singular reluctance" on the part of
the French mini ter to answer it. In
that conversation, we, TOR the first time,
hear of the decree Of the French govern
ment of the 2Sth Of April. 1871 "When
in the conversation above alluded to-"
(say. Mr.. Barlow tue duke first pro-
duced to me the decree OF the 28th of
April, 1911, made no comment OH the
strange manner in which it had been
so long concealed from me, and hroba-
bly, from you. only asked him ii that
decree had been published |! He said no,
but he declared it had been communiea!.
d to my Predecessor here, and hkequise
sent TO Mr.. Se,ruricr. with orders TO COM
nunicate it to you" On the Doth of
M,y,l8I2, this decree Was for the first
Zine made known to the British govern
nent. On the 18Th OF June war was
cleared by the United States. On the
sd f the same month the oreers In
councii were repealed On the 4th OF
November last the French DEGREES Of
he 2sth April, 1911, was first laid be-
lore cnnsress-and on the Sd of March
las, the letter of Mr.. Barlow to the Sc
relay of state of the 18th of May, 1912,
containing the declaration OF the duke
of Bassano relative to that decree was
>;rswn from the Executive by the reso-
stion adopted by this house on the mo-
ton of my friend from Maryland.
| nave thus, sir, endeavored to give
coacise, and / flatter myself, correct
statement of facts connected with the
DEGREES and orders of France and Great
Britain. and with the measures adopted
by the United States in relation to them.
From this statement, We shall not be at
loss to discover the import OF the decla-
rstion of the Duke of Bassano, and the
ma ure and extent of the charge which
that declaration fixes On the honor of
his country, and the men who admins.
Ter its government. Great Britain pro-
fessed always, without doubt, until her
declaration of the 2lst of April, 1912,
her readiness to proceed "tai fassu"
with France in revocation Of her edicts
against neutral commerce. She called