Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-21
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some time for adjustment Nearxhra
i IS not believed that the original
owners can az appears 70 be app.s-
, hsncec- % suffering acGtely By the
delay Ct full payment l. Is 70 a.
presumed that in accordance with The
customs Of trade, the owners d-e-
OILS TO the value Of their goods before.
o. q tne tim cot shipment and, Il
such bills have been negotiated in the
usual way, it is difficult 10 understand
/ Why the drawers should BE put 70 r.
convenience On this account At least
before the date when the bills fan
due.
Sevehch-Cn an impartial review Of
the facts it Will. His Aa5esry's govern
rneat feel sure. De admitted that TO arbt-
trzry Interference With American inter
ests has. in regard 70 these carzoes. oc-
CURED seeing that His Nz;esty's govern
raent have acted throughout in cortorrrf-
- with the terms Of an ARRANGEMENT
agreeable 70 the interests concerned. and
that United States citizens VIII suffer 10
pecUni2ry losses
Eighth-As regards other American
eargoes, or portions OF carzoes O. por-
gees which have been placed in prize
co1rr, His Na5esty's government resort
10 this measure in cases Ehere either
the goods concerned are con.-abaud or
there Is evidence that, although ostsa-
sibly Consigned to q person in neutral
countries, they are in reality destined
rules OF blockade
The right to submit such cases 10 tie
public investigation OF judicial tribunal
Is one which His Maiesty's government
canonr forego and they feel convinced
that the enlightened opinion in the Unit
Ed States cannot adversely criticize their
course Of action IN this respect
Sinth-It is true that q number Of
these cases have been pending In the
prize court for some time. This Is not
ably the case In regard to certain vessels
carrying large shipments Of meat and Of
meat and lard ostsnsibly CONSIGNED 70
SCANDINAVIAN ports The United States
government are, no doubt, aware that
much OF the delay involved in these in
stances is due to the fact that the reso-
uations have been carried On for many
weeks with representative Of the prtn-
cipai American meat packers for an ar
rangement designed to limit importation
INTO neutral countries adjacent to Ger
many TO Quantities actually required In
those countries for bonafde home con-
sumption The American meat packers
nave demanded as a part Of the settle
nent to be agreed upon that His Maies-
tvs government should buy the cargoes
OF several ships now held up in the
prize court Hence the delay in bring
Ing these cases to adjudication
The negotiations for an amicable
settlement have, unfortunately. come
to standstill owing to the exorbitant
terms insisted upon by the representa-
tive OF the American packers. This
stage having now been reached, His
Aa5estys government have decided
to go with the prize court PROCEEDINGS
in these cases and it Is not expected
a decision will be much longer delayed.
-Tenth-It may finally be pointed,
out that repeated complaint as to in
jury suffered generally by Americana
trade in consequence Of fnterferenceI
due to their naval measures derivesi
little substances from the published
trade returns A table of figures takena
from these returns and showing thei
amount Of recent trade with Germanyl
and with neutral countries supplying
Germany is annexed hereto It certainly
tends to disprove any contention that /
American trade with neutral countries
has recently suffered 1t win be seen
hat whereas American exports to Ger
many. and Austria in February. 1915. !