Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-03

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" sent to Great Britain. lie said:
| we have from the first been willing
TO discuss the important Issues thus
| raised by the Russian government In
the most conciliatory spirit, with tho
object of rcconciliny, so far as may
De. the Just claims of belligcrents and
the acknowledged rights OF ncutrals
| but you should make II clear that
! should the Russian government act
= upon their extreme contentious in re-
gard to contraband of war. and the
treatment of vessels accused OF carry
ing 1t. His Majcsty's government may
be obliged to take such precautions as
may be seen for them desirable and
sufficient for the protection of their
commerce."
l.ansdownc transmitted to the Rus
sian government. August 10, 1904
through Sir c. Hardinge, setting forth
IN detail tho British contentious with
respect to contraband, he said
have to instruct YOU TO renew tho
protest which YOU already made as to
'he treatment OF provisions and food
stutfS as Internationally contraband OF
war. You will add that 1t is impossible
for us TO admit the new Russian doc
trine. contrary to that which the Rus
sian government have on former occa-
every KIND are contraband. irrespective
OF whether they are destined for the
use OF belligerent forces or no.
sun less can we admit that It Is
wlthin the competency OF any power
10 abolish by the stroke of tho p,.n Tho
long established distinction between ar
ticleS which are conditionally and those
which are absolutely contraband of war
ana suddenly to announce their tnten
lioh OF including within the latter
category number of articles In them
selves OF innocent dcscriptiou. ana
largely dealt in by neutral movers
STRENUoUSI.Y SUPPORT
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES
We are unable to admit the seizure
or carEocs or the vessels contoininc
'hem, merely upon the ground thar
the! include such articles and without
PROOF or such destination, Is tustitiablc
IN international law; and His Majesty's
soIernmen, Will accordingly consider
their duty to support strcnuously claims
ior compensation put forward by Brit
ISM subjects whose interests have suf-
Tered by the application Of these rules
III explaining our views to Count
hhnSdor11. YOU Will repeat that we have
no desire TO place obstacles ia the way
OF belligerent desiring to take rea-
Sonable precautions In order to pre
vent MS enemy from receiving sun
piles. We cannot, however, admit that
imn,ias ~, ''h'hs such precautions
cn,,t ~, oo 5s'.lal right to inter
o,ns,t ".!s u'S''h'e from the scene Of
o 'i' LIONS ana without proof that the
supplies in question are really destined
TOT inc use of the -ncmy's forces any
articles which that bcIlirarort ~, AZ
tcrminc To rcpnrJ -. , 10y "e
war"
In ro,o
cd 70 10, En, whtcn Slr g HardinEs hand
"a, uii, !tunSdorH on October Q,
t3ti, II. niue TINS Interesting reprcscn-
r"ti0', " "'.!l lcSpect 10 the detention OF
.vn NJ, ~ GceS:
dent. admir- thai ~: roct am conn,
Japan being al war is MOI 80 "a, thu
sufficient reason whv tho Ue, 90 ,tSeii d
mcrcc between t;root HrItojn ~ ~, I'm
mercial houses in J,nan sh ',i,I 'o',i
treated with such scynri,, n'.o,'ia ne
der commerce both Ionrnr?a,,. q" ~ lch-
prohibitivc. ~" even
"co NO.,
,ybich, as rcSards raw cotton.
~ ,y., az i.ii,c!l"i order on April
band or war y" nS u1Soiute contra
lie nwar. H., ~, ii-HNEiiSncN may not
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