The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-08

declaration of intention to champion i the integrity of established neutral rights against the Iawless conduct of be1hgerents'' is contained in the note which the United States has addressed to Great Britain as a response to the
 several communications of that na- ton concerning the American protest against British interference with American trade with Europe. Incl dentally notice is served that the United States does not recognize as le- gal the British blockade of European ports.
 | The note to Great Britain, which is dated Oct. 21, and which, because of its length, was sent to London by special messenger, was made public
 by the State Department yesterday.
 It was presented to the British For eign Office a few days ago by Walter Hines Page, the American Anbassa- dor in London.
 The note, a. document of 1000 words, not inclusive of pertinent papers, ln- cluding a copy of instructions to American naval officers in the civil war, and a statement regarding veS- sels detained by British authorities, is signed by Robert Lansing, .Secre- tary of State who in the name of his government serves notice on Great Britain that the United States "cannot submit tos the curtailment of it's neu- tral rights by the British. Orders in Council and,s prize court rules. The Britisso measures, it is asserted, "are admittedly retaliatory and therefore illegal, in conception and in nature
 It is asserted also that the United States cannot with conplacences suf- further subordination of it's rights and interests to the plea that the ex- ceptiona1 geographic. position of the enemies of Great Britain require or T1e-4s tices.'
 In this language the United States government confirmed it's prior assur-- anees to Germany in one of the Lusi- tania notesS that it would insist upon 'tthe freedom of the seas.''
 Britai1l's Course Prop1ematicaI.
 Opinion is divided here as to what measures Great Britain will take with reference to the American contentious and the refusal of the United States to recognize the blockade. In some quarters it is the view that the British answer will be an extension of the contraband list so as to cover prae- tically. all the commodities that the blockade seeks to keep out of Ger many Elsewhere the opinion is held that Gfeat Britain will main tain her positioA in spite of the danger of straining the relations between the two governments.
 : There is nothing in the American note to show that this government is prepared to go to extremes to upheld the principles which it has determined to champion, but the language of the communication is such as to indicate that the government feels that it can not tolerate any longer the practices of Great Britain in dealing with Aneri- can ships and cargoes destined for neutral countries of Europe. This governIn ent assures Great Britain that it intends to be impartial in dealing with the European be1ligerents,* but at the same time shows that it feels that it has ample reason for heing angry over the British detention policy.
 This government has been subjected to unsparing criticism in Germany and among German sympathizers be- cause of the vigo1ousness of the lam guage is used in protesting against the sinking of the Iusitania and other merchant vessels and against the Ger man submarine warfare generally. The German criticism was based in large part on the assumption that the of this Government to the Briish policy of detaining American ships and cargoes called for as em- phatic presentation as had been made to Germany. The answer to the \Ger man criticism has been that the Ger man submarine warfare involved the unlawful and inhunan destruction of innocent human beings, while the all legged unfair methods of Great Britain had to do merely with matters of dol lars and cents. which could be com pensatedh for at any time, whereas there could be TO adequate compensa- ton for the loss of human life.
 Couched in Strong Terms.
 In writing the note to Great Britain Secretary Lansing apparently was not unrnindfuI of this distinction, for he ity'' and deliberately unfriendly-" At the same time the note is couched in strong terms that make plain an in tention to insist upon redress for the losses which the United States asserts it has suffered at the hands of the British authorities.
 Secretary Lansing declares that the British practice of detaining Ameri- can ships and cargoes on mere sus- picion of an ultimate enemy destina- tion is without Justification. The British blockade of neutral ports is termed ineffective, illegal, and inde- fensibIe." The British judicial pro- cedure offered as means of repara- tion is designated as inherently de- fective for the purpose" and the claim is made that in many cases jur- isdiction is asserted in violation of the law of nations"
 ''It is incumbent upon the United States government, therefore, says MT. Lansing after citing reasons to show the ineffectiveness and unfair ness of the British blockade, 'to give the British government notice that the blockade, which they claim to have instituted under the Order of Council of March II, cannot be recognized as a legal blockade by the United States.
 The American note to be made pub lie tomorrow is a response to eight communications of the British gov, ernment, sent between January and August of this year relating to re- strictbons on American commerce. Re- gret Is expressed by Secretary Lans- ing that Great Britain did not carry out it's announced purpose to minimize it's restrictions, and complaint is made