New-York tribune., 1911-02-13

ndsr any flag the dlsturpahoe
trapshU commerce would have been
Of sens and the fighting would nave
MINES rsstricted to the naval forces w..n. .en.
been I,sr If the starvation OF great inasses
cu,,,ot;on. cu' III That remains the soai oi
Of pop" pos IN future campaigns OF asi'a-
IeforH .,o mean time the Declaration
ton tho representatives of ten mar
sle". ,,. movers. is neither anti bri',Sn , nS'
fln'e Imam. II is a revised ana iho".
rrOa code for blockade transfer oil
ern'A'N additional and absolute contra
fsgs' 80 lists. exemptions from seizure
'a"s n.,,uous voyage. transshipmeh' !"
CON-" norts and other matters con
neuu with belligerent operations anu
ne'' of commerce. It substitutes an
secuI,,' s'. rrocressive and enlightened sys-
oroei'' ,ooe of the anomalies of ten ma
ten oI codes absolutely irreconcilanle anu
tone touch with the conditions or moo-
OUT - fare. without materially reduc-
ern .sa be,ligerent rights of navies 1t
ing ~,,os It's the safeguards of neutral COM
mu''f -oculates blockades and future
1nsiots Of sea power and creates a UNI, i,
CON- con-, code for the international court Oh
appeal ..on backward ~ the Dec
no condemned in England
hfs"o sunerAcial knowledge of inter
'.,onaI law on the part of commer'lai
hsu. and excessive zeal Of political par
cOul' IN discrediting the government
us0' 1,ausrd Grey has replied In detah
1uciditv and good sense 10 the
WIZ" of various mercantile organi-
su ..ns correcting much misapprehen-
and explaining many complex points
sV,..-oational sV,' law. The practical test
,,ch he subjects the Declaration is
~ decree 10 which it falls short or
-, conditions proposed by BRUSH
,.s bnt the measure in when the
!so;inr practice will be improved. he
- that neutral vessels can no longer
s,,rk except under carefully Guarded
,'.i.,s that food supplies can never
:. aec,ared absolute contraband ana
-. there will always be an appeal 70
.-,h,,nal which can be trusted TO give
D.a..ss. and. moreover. that the ratlhca-
49,. - the declaration will promote the
~. interests of British shipping and Of
.sa or,rire. So persuasive and convinc-
-. is his argument that there is gooo
md for the expectation that mis-
obisvops psrtisans will be haff1ed and
.hat England will set the example OF
rstifving the new code.
hostile vote from the Imperial con-
.,,.nce will he q fatal blow to the Dec
,,,st,on. For that reason the partisan
MESS has been addressing the colonial
governments and attempting to prejudice
thenn against the ratification Of the new
rode The Imperial Conference may be
armed by public opinion with veto power,
en- that the naval prize bill will be with
drawn and the Declaration abandoned
with or without debate in Parliament.
The circuit Of diplomacy opening at the
nsare congress and continued at the
naval conference, after British experts
have advised the Foreign Office in detail
respecting Hdti'idi ihtV'o''S OiA 'NO i4'S''
seas. may he abruptly closed by the CO.
lonial premiers in the approaching con-
ference. The new code for belligerents
and neutrals may he rejected after all
the exhaustive discussions of trained ex-
perts representing the maritime world.
II will be an effective bit Of political
work by The Daily Mali for the Union
ist party: and when it is done the world
will have to wait for the next great naval
war before the risks and dangers Of hav-
ing each nation a law unto itself. are
tnl1v annrariated. I y. u.