New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-29
Would Probe for Contra
band Every Ship Leav
ing American Ports.
CLAIM They WOULD
RI WITHIN RIGHT 5
New Rule Bars Cargo InfOrna.
tion for Thirty Days After
Clearance.

Washington. oct. 2s.-As the result
oJ ln order issued boy Secretary Nc-
Adoo to-day placing an embargo on al
Information regarding carEoes and
destination Of vessels outward hound
from American ports until thirty days
after they have cleared it it likely
that Great Britain will stop and search
every ship that leaves a United States
port Amba sndor Springfield was too
busy 20 discuss Nr. McAdoo's order
but ST the British Embassy IT, waa said
tha, the order would probably lead 20
the stopping By British wsrsnips % all
yessels leaving American ports, OF the
ground that Great Britain would be
within IL. rights N 50 doing.
Secretary McAdoo's instructions is
sued 20 ths collector1 o. customs were
as follovs; -,
Until further directed you will re.
train from making public or giving out
10 any other than duly authorized OIL
ficeys Of the government information
regarding any and all outward cargoes
and the destination thereof until thirty
days after the date Of the clearance ct
the vessel or vessels carrying such car
goes
Nr. MeAdoo'g order was issued after
President Wilson and Acting Secretary
Lansing had discussed the subject. ! ne
suDuo=ed purpose Of the order is TO AID
American commerce with the beillger-
erts as we'll IS the neutral counlrlea;;
The suggestion that Il Was prompted
(,y the many seizures Of American yes
sels b; British wsrships was denied.
Considered Help for Germany.
A. .bc British Embassy therc vas
no co1cenlment of the fact thet Nj.
sIcAdoo'- order was looked on as neip-
;ul 70 Germany. Il Vas declared ina;
no protest of any kind had been lodee"
bv the British diplomatic represeh'a-
,i,as with The state Department that
would call FOR the issuing OF an 1ulSy
~ .ris kind. England, il was said, held
evay over the ees, and therefore 'nc
ooIy eject Of the order would be 10
help Germany. Great britain qlo not
nurnote 20 allow any coutrshand "a geI
in+,, Germany. whether 70 was shipped
direct OF through neutral porte.
Trdor the international law England
3, 1.as noint4d out. would have 70 abide
NV the order. but there was uotnlhg 20
oysvar+ British wsrships from patrol
tre, The American coast and searching
80 sbiD that left sn American port
sor contrsband. Mr.. McAdoo'a act csmo
~ NO surprise to the British DIP
Iovottg. No protest against 81 can Ge
;odosJ because America u acting WIN
A. 80 state Department It was .a'd
no --oegst calling FOR such action nsu
rorre ',.orC. either the German OF t"e
pri+.ah er,bass-. Neither Was there
~. .,-@crr-at:c-, fcrtacomiug a5 20 the
-cs.o-9 r'ich prompted thc president
- FI4 scring Secretary Of state 20
rrey.f- mon FL NcEdoo 20 tS"e inc
stsp. 49, -. admir-
,stration had becom. c1asperated AZ
.5s ysceut seizures Of the Brindi,ia'
Tie platuria, the John D. Rockefeller
snd other vessels flying the American
asg and had determined on drastic
.tsns 10 keep any information reRarj-
;nr the csrgoes Of any and all vesse,5
fr9r 4he public until after the vessels
had regchsd their port Of DESTINATION.
There Is little doubt that MI. VIC
A6oo's order will be helpful 20 %er
many. according 20 persons Who ouKHt
"a know. IN that Germany viii nov De
abls 70 get eupplies from this country
tbrouob neutral ports or even direct
1rIesS Br;tish warships intervene.
publicity regarding the cargo and des-
t;ratjon Of ships has been helpful 10
Great Britain IN keeping contraDAnd
rom -esching Germany either directly
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