The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-06

{ state where the violation occurs, he
would not hesitate TO act as the law
may warrant, and calls upon the sec
rotary of state for his view on the
matter.
In a postscript to his letter, the gov
eTnOr reports the arrival in New Or
leans Of General Sir Richard Campbell
Stuart, an aide Of the British army, on
tour Of inspection Of the transport
/ service in the vicinity of New Orleans.
He also enclOses a number of news
paper clippings and statements from
| individuals as to the operations of the
/ British remount service, a transcript Of
the proceedings in court and a number
Of letters from individuals protesting
/ against the continuation Of the animal
( shipments. The most important of
| these is probably an affidavit of one
I TOurenne, setting forth his engagement
! for service on the transport Milwaukee,
/ signing articles before the British vice
/ consul being assigned to duty by Lieu
/ tenant Thompson Of the yeOmanry Of
/ the British army and, acting under his
/ orders to Cape Town, thence TO Dur
/ ban, where horses were delivered to
/ British officers in uniform, and where
/ the men were not allowed to go ashore,
/ unless we would agree to sign with
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! fsh army He also alleged that the
/ Milwaukee was commanded by army
/ officers.
Advises Deliberate Course.
! Secretary Hays letter in answer to
I that Of the governor says. I have re-
/ ceived your letter of March % and sub
submitted TO the president, who directs
me to inform you that he has requested
an opinion from the attorney general
/ in regard to the points Of law involved
/ in the matter to which it refers, and
/ has also ordered an immediate investi-
/ cation of the facts in the case"
The attorney generals opinion is
/ dated April T. He saws that the prin-
cipal question, and delicate one, is
{ whether there has been departure
from neutrality on the part Of our gov
! eminent in this matter, and, notwith-
standing the urgency Of Pearson and
/ Governor Heard, he thinks this gov
/ eminent should not take any action
/ without mature consideration by the
president and his advisers
He submits some tentative sugges-
tons First, he says the sale Of con-
traband Of war supplies to a belliger-
ent is held by many eminent authori-
ties to be unlawful and something
I which neutral ndUQN must IOTDlC
to its citizens, but the weight of au-
thority Is the other way. A rule OF
law now fully agreed upon is that a
neutral nation shall not give aid tC
one of the belligerents in the carrying
on Of war.
Carrying on commerce with bel
I Iigerent in the manner usual before the
war is not giving such aid. The mer,
increased demand for WaTlike articles
and their increased quantity in tho
u commerce does not make that com.
merce cease 70 be the same as before
the war. It does not seem to be set
tied that the fact that the belligerenf
government as a purchaser makes the
neutral governments permission Of tn,
= commerce q departure from the obliga-
ton TO give 10 aid 70 the belHgerent
The fact that neutral merchants Civ.
aid 10 the beiigerents from motives o.
gain seeking does not relieve their gov.
eminent from its obligations to prevent
otherwise it would be lawful to supplj
warships with coal, cannon and pow
der.
Says it is Difficult Case.