The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
BRITISH REVISE
CONTRABANDLIST
Copper. Lead, Oils, Rubber,
and Motor Vehicles May
Be Seized.
U. S. WILL CONTEST
American Trade Will Be Affected by
This-SeriOus Diplomatic Inter
change May Be One Result.

American trade with Europe will un-
doubtedly be seriously affected by the
new turn given the question of ship
ments in the announcement by Great
Britain yesterday Of a new list of con-
traband.
The revised list contains among the
class henceforth to be treated as abso-
lutte contraband of war many articles,
such as copper lead, oils, rubber, motor
vehicles and other articles not usually
so listed by belligerents.
The significance of the British action
lies in the fact that If her new contra
band list stands, she will not hesitate
to seize and 70 condemn all cargoes of
this character provided there is any evi-
dence that they are destined to reach the
territories occupied by her enemies.
Evidence that such cargoes are to be
FIRST discharged in the port of one OF
the neutral countries adjacent to Ger
many and Austria will not be accepted
by Great Britain as conclusive proof Of
the neutrality of the ultimate destination
She will hold the cargoes If she finds what
she considers satisfactory evidence that
after their discharge in neutral ports
such cargoes are to be transshipped into
belligerent territory.
The position taken by Great Britain re-
garding these articles is most advanced.
and in general, unprecedented. There .s
no doubt but that the United States will
take exception to the designation of some
Of these as absolute cOntraband, and a
most serious diplomatic interchange be-
tween the two governments will be in
augurated.
Her new list follows:
Absolute Contraband.
!. Arms Of all kinds, including arms
for sporting purposes. and their distinc-
tive component parts.
2. Projectiles, charges, and cartridges of
all kinds, and their distinctive component
parts.
3 Powder and explosives specially pre-
pared for use in war.
4 Sulphuric acid
s Gun mountings, timber boxes, lin
bers military wagons field FORCES, and
their distinctive component parts.
g. Range finders and their distinctive /
component parts.
Z. Clothing and equipment of a distinc- !
lively military character.
& Saddle, draft, and pack animals !
suitable for use in war.
8 All kinds OF harness Of distinctive !
ly military character.
IT, Articles Of camp equipment and /
their distinctive component parts.
IL Arnor plates.
u Haematite iron ore and haematite !
pig iron.
1& Iron pyrites.
IL Nickel ore and nickel.
L. Ferrochrome and chrome ore.
16 Copper. unwrought
L. Lead; pig. sheet or pipe
1S Aluminium.
l9 Ferrosilica.
%. Barbed wire and implements for |
fixing and cutting the same.
n warships, including boats and their 4
distinctive component parts of such a ma
ture that they can only be used on a
vessel of war.
p Aeroplanes. airships. balloons and !
aircraft of all kinds and their component !
parts together with accessories and ar !
ticles recognizable as intended for use in /
connection with balloons and aircraft
q Motor vehicles Of all kinds and their I
component parts.
"a Motor tires, rubber
5 Mineral oils and motor spirits ex- Z
cept lubricating oils.
&c Implements and apparatus designed /
exclusively for the manufacture Of mu- !
nitions of war, for the manufacture or !
repair Of arms or war materials for use !
on land and sea.
Articles J. 6. T. Is. II Il, Is, Il. !
IS 1s, 20, ., q, and . are now.
Conditional COntraband.
l. FOodstuffs
= Forage and fesding stuffs for
animals.
3 Clothing. fabrics for clothing. and /
boots and shoes suitable for use in war. {
l. Gold and silver in coin or bullion. /
= paper money.
g. Vehicles OF all kinds other than !
motor, vehicles, suitable for use in war, /
and their component parts.
G. Vessels, craft and boats of all kinds: |
floating decks. parts of docks, and their
component parts.
I. Railway materials. both fixed and
rolling stock and materials for tele- !
graphs and telephones
s. Fuel other than mineral oil lubri |
cants-
g. Powder and explosives, not special |
ly prepared for use in war.
10. Sulphur.
II. Glycerine.
L. Horseshoes and shOeing materials.
I3 Harness and saddleTy.
"a Hides of all kinds, dry or wet, |
pigskins, raw or dressed. leather un- |
dressed or dressed. suitable for saddlery, |
harness or military boots.
rs. Field glasses, telescopes, chro- |
nometers. and all kinds of nautical in
struments.
pFTGTAN CITIES MINED |