Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-20
ENGLISHMENI YET
 REMEMBER 1872 Johnny Bull Is Warned by Writers Against Becoming
 Embroiled Further. DON'T AROUSE U. s. Right of Uncle Sam to Ship Goods to Neutral Countries Is Subject of Warming to the Gov.
 ernment.
DON'T AROUSE U. s

London Sept. 19.-Grave warning against the danger of becoming em- broiled with the United States and other neutral nations are being given to the British government by writers in the public press here. The lesson of 1872 mUst be- remembered, it is declared, and no possible cause for faultfinding be allowed to arise.
 The right of the United States to ship various stores to the neutral country of Holland is danger point because of the impossibility of assur- ing the allies that there importations will not eventually find their way across the frontiers ot Germany.
 "It must be a guiding principle of the British government in this war so to direct its naval policy, that we may not become embroiled with any neutral power, says one publcist.
 In nearly every war of the eigh- teenth centuries we incurred this danger, and in some cases, as in 1894 and 1912, war resulted. The Only really powerful neutral of the present time is the United States, and if there is wise statesmanship we shall re- main in perfect amity with that Power and also with the Netherlands, which possess the great gateway opening to the heart of Germany.
 "It must not be overlooked that the United States being neutral power, possesses the right to send cargoes to Rotterdam or any other Dutch port She still exercises this right, and must be prepared to see neutral American vessels discharging cargo in the neutral ports of Holland Many questions are likely to arise with regard to the eXclusian of abso- lute and conditional contraband-i:ia' is, of things to be used by tine Ger man naval and military forces, Or that may be so used.
 "It has been the British practice in the past to regard as liable to cap ture any contraband cargoes concern ing which it could be proved that they had an anterior hostile destination.
 "The character of cargo can Only be determined by exercising the righ of search, ahl resistance to that right exposes the entural vessel to belliger- ent consequences, including the risk of being sunk on the spot. The United States have strongly resisted the right ot search, and it was the chief cause of the outbreak of the war of 1S12
 We are therefore to think of Vn American grain ship approaching the port of Rotterdam, and of the officer commanding some cruiser exercising the right of search and also of de. tention if there is presumption that the grain is contraband. The coolest judgment will require to be exercised if disputes between the two countries are to be avoided. We must take nc spectacable of being misunderstood or misconstrued. It has been sug- gested that food ships should be al lowed to enter Dutch ports on the faith of declaration that their cargoes are for Dutch consumption and not transit to the enemy. Whether such declaration would suffice, i, would be difficult to say Obviously there is nothing to prevent American shippers from dispatching grain, even if purchased in Canada, to Dutch ports.
 "It is for us to determine-and that speedily-how we shall deal with such cargoes, The taking of decisions which may affect the good under standing between nations, and per hapes even involve in war, must not be left to young officers who may have little knowledge of the gravity of such things"
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