The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-11

" HE question, what constitutes
~coatraband Of war IN causing
the Greatest concern to ship
pers. and the pefplexed state Of the
International law on the question In
making Il dtficult FOR Eteamahip men
to know when they are carrying a
cargo that Is reasonably safe from
c~OnhscatiOn.
when the definition of o~oBtraband
IS elastic there Is now an lnternntion-
al list OF articles which can never at
any time De cOntraband. The most
important Of these articles In Amer
lea IL cotton. whic' heads the list ~
noncontraoaad goods. or almost
equal Importance - the fact that gold
Is on tho conditional contraba ~ list.
Gold becomes cOntraband n Il II
shipped 10 a nation Involved IN war,
and IL liable 20 seizure by ships OF
the enemy % that country.
Cotton was placed on the nOncon-
traband list AZ the London naval con
ference. although II had been treated
as contrahand by Russia during thf
Russo.JaBanese war. While the
London declaration has not been rat
ihed by al nations, u Is practically
certain according 10 DR.. Ellery G
Stowe. assistant professor Of inter
national law at Columbia university.
that It's shipment would not be inter
fered with by any European nation IL
case OF q General war.
Absolute ~contraband, which II al
ways liable 20 seizure, consists OF war
material. guns. ammunition, military
vehicles. etc. Other articles except
those on ne noncontraband list may
| be treated as c~oltraband by a belllg-
erent after Rlying notice TO neutral
nations Of the articles which Il has
elassed a. liable 10 seizure.
When Grain May he seized.
Conditional e%ontraband IL liable 10
seizure 90 no time except when II rs
destined tu the territory Of an enemy,
and hen u can be seized with aS liule
ceremou, ~ " Il were actual war
material Article 35 Of this London
declaration IL aH follows:
Conditional contrahand In not
liable 90 captuFe except when found
on board "a vessel bouhd for territory
belongluP 10 or occupied by an enemy.
and wh,u Il II nOt TO be discharged
tat the ~inttrvening neutral port. The
ships papers are conclusive proof
both a. u the voyage In which the
vessel IL ENGAGED and as To the port
/ Of ~discharge 0f the goods, unless she
Is found clearly Out Of the curse IN
dlcated by her papers and unable TO
give adequate reasons to justify such
deviation"
Article "a "a rs follows;
"Tha f.ituwfua Articles. susceptible
Of use In war a. well ~ foF purposes
II peace. may without notice be treat
ed as c~ontrahand Of war, unde the
name OF Conditional conirapand.
]. Faodstunr.
2. Forage and grain suitable Tor
feeding animals.
3. clothing. fat-lc7 for clothing,
and boots and shoes suitable for use
in var
4. Gold and silver In coin OF bull
/ lion, paper money.
.. Vehicles Of all kinds available
for use In wa and their component
parts.
4. Vessels. craft and boats OF ali
Kinds. aoating docks. parts Of a0Tks
and their component parts.
Z. Railway material. both fixed
and rolling stock and material for tel
egraphs, wireless telegraphs and tel
ephOncs.
s. balloons and hylng machines
and their component parts. together
with a~cceaa0rIea n articles recoE'
nizaOle az iniended for use In con
nection with baiioous and nying ma
chimes. -