The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
THE SEIZURE OF FOOD STUffS
CORRESPONDENTS oN ruE sunJEcr
u SENT TO Tr,E SENATE.
Tint the Etour Nc Paid for h, :
Euginpd and tscd,

weshingloo. February Is. Reponlgs
10 tho senato's resolution OF january rs
the president today ssh, 20 tn, senat
report frsm the secretary OF state. witO
Accompanying papeys showing tbs stsTs
thar have been taken Is obtain he 'etttui
,io- OF propeyt! OF american citizens
selzed by the military authorities Of
Great Britain IN OF near pelagol hay,
Scu.h A,rica, rae reSone consists OF cor,
rospondence bstwerp the sta,e uc2arts
ment ana Ambassador choate ann the
erttish government The iact that the
-four seized has hssn retursed some timo
sgo has been officially reported.
\ The correspondence heg,na With the ro-
port OF Consai General Stowe, located az
CapStown. made on December g. and TO-
laees 20 the detention of a British ship
and the seizure OF the British ship Ma
shol,, and also the Bsatyice, all cary lag
American Hour and other ioodstuas 10;
the rraAsvaal, These .Rcts wers br3ugnt
/ TO the no,ice of Ambassador Choate by
Secretary Hay on De emner 81
s January Mr. Ch3a;e was in tracted by
I Mr. Hay to the eifSct that he sho1ld rep
resent The views OF this government to be-
I that unless It can be shawn that the
/ goods were comtraband a. does not REGARD
! thFn as SUBJECT 70 lo4iAutt
On the 10th OF that month Mr.. Chcate
| uanslnttcj particularly clnccrnng the
latitude OF the Briasa government, saving
( that Lord salisbury did no, claim THAI aby
( fthe american goads seized were contra
haTd. the position o. the Br,tish govern-
mast bsing "that foodstuifs w.sh hostile
q lstinatlon can be considered IoA traband
only II ,ney were supplies fer the
enemy's forces, and that It is not suiii-
Client that they are capable Of heiag SO
used" Mr.. Caoate reports IN this cnm-
municatoh LORD Salis9ury'S suggestion
that the British government settle the
matter by taking the -four ana payins 70;
Il at its price at its destination Mr.
Cheate urged such sale to the British < "
ernmert as the simplest and easies,
method Of settlement This question was
still pending, however when the CORE
spondence ceased
Incidentally Mr.. Choatc states In dis
patch OF the 18th, relating an irlerview
with Lord salisbury, that che claims No
blockade or siege OF Delag1a buy, only
the right to seize real coutraband OF wal
on the high seas which is destined to1
the eucmys forces"
On the 26th Mr. Choatc reported tie
conclusion OF the British authorities that
large quantities Of the nour carried b,
the Beatrice was destined for the solit
I African Republics. making 10 necessary {
land 2 East London. as 1t Was impossibh
to discharge this part OF the cargo with
out dscharging the remainder, ALLOWING
removal of parts Of the cargo Tar l1,a
Por uguese consumption. Secretary ia,
took apparent exception 10 this proceed
, rg saying ~ was in conflict with tn
assurances that food stuhs With h1sti!,
destination are no. cnntraband Of war I'M
less intended AS supplies Cor the easmy'
forces, AID inadmissihlc .yon tn, Nie'
Of the United Stalcg.p
Replyrg 90 this nofrt Mr.. Choa'e ali
that Lord Salisbury had disclaimel tn
purpose indicated.
u The correspondence closes With MOTIF
from Mr.. Choatc TO Mr. Hay on Fe5rnar
. g. to the effect TINT the American good
=, ;, on the Mashona had been pla,e1 "a th
p" disposal OF the American consul Seleral a
!, Capetcwn.