Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-08-19
Secretary Cites Action of Allies
In Supplying England
During BOer War
OLD PLANTS ARE DEVELOPED
NOTE FURTHER INSISTS THAT
UNITED STATES is PURSUING ,
NEUTRAL COURSE IN
ALL RESPECTS.
Tone Of Reply Taken to Mean That
President Would Veto Restrictions
BY Congress - Lansing
.. Cites Actions.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
neutrality-suspicious. is the full
text Of the American reply to the Aus
tro-Hungarian note regarding exporta-
tion of arms and ammunition from the
United States to the allies:
"The Secretary Of State to Ambassa-
dor Penfeld, Department of State,
Washington, August IL, 1915.
please present a note to the Royal
Foreign Office in reply to its note of
June 29, in the following sense
THE Government of the United
States has given careful consideration
to the statement of the Imperial and
Royal Government in regard to the
expectation Of arms and ammunition
from the United States to the coun-
tries at war witih Austria-Hun and
Germany. The Government of the
United States notes with satisfaction
the recognition by the Imperial and
Royal Government of the undoubted
fact that its attitude with regard to
the expectation of arms and ammuni-
tion from the United States is prompt
cd by Its intention to maintain the
'zstfictest neutrality and to conform to
the letter of the provisions of interna-
tional treaties, but is surprised to find
the Imperial and Royal Government
implying that the observance of the
strict principles of the law under the
conditions which have developed in
the present war is insufficient and as
serting that this Government should
go beyond the long-recogniZed rules
governing such traffic by neutrals and
adopt measure to maintain an attitude
OF strict parity with respect to both
belligerent parties
"To this assertion OF an obligation
to change or modify the rules of inter
national usage on account of special
conditions the Government of the Uni
ted States can not accede. The recog
milton of an obligation of this sort, un
known to the international practice o.
the past, would impose upon every
neutral nation q duty to sit in judg
ment on the progress OF war and t
restrict its commercial intercours,
with belligerent whose naval sue
cesses prevented the neutral from
trade with the enemy.
"The contention of the Imperial ant
Royal Government appears to be tha
the advantages gained to belligeren
by It's superiority on the sea should b.
eoualized by the neutral powers b,
the establishment of system of nor
intercourse with the victor. The In
perlal and Royal Government confine
its comments to arms and ammun
ton, but, If the principle for which
contends is sound, II should apply wit
equal force to all articles of contrS
band.
"A belligerent controlling the hig
seas might possess an ample suppl
OF arms and ammunition, but be 1
want OF food and clothing. On tn
novel principle that equalization Is
neutral duty, neutral nations would b
obligated to place an embargo on sue
articles because one Of the belligerent
could not obtain them through con
mercial intercourse.
But, II this principle, so ltrongl
urged by the Imperial and Royal Co
ernment, should be admitted to obtai
by reason of the superiority Of be
ligerent at sea, ought II not to. operat
equally as to belligerent superior 9
land? Applying this theory OF equ6
zation, a belligerent who lacks theme
essary munitions to contend succes
fully on land ought to be permit ed
purchase them from neutrals while
belligerent with an abundance Of ,Y
T. stores or with the yower to prod
them should be deBarred from
- filc.
VI m tly the idea OF stri
advanced by the II
government would
Mtlon in y mass of p,
would re the
yernation igatiCr
iMlc and