New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-24
Devised by Wilson, Reply
Goes to Lansing for
Dispatch on Monday
LITTLE RELIEF
FOR TRADE SEEN
o,.,tade of Germany Again
Called Illegal-Conceded In
reference VIII Go On.


uAi,r.on Oct 2S.- President VII
stitched his reading Of the note TO
80 -, Britain to-day and returned it
.,s State Department for transmits
~, Minor alterations suggested oy
=. President VII be made by seere-
~ Lansing Monday. and it is ex-
,.,.sd the document will then be dis
patched. e.
,...,ng', draft for more than fort
-, During that time other mat
80. have occupied his attention and
,.,,,s bis giving much time to 1t.
-. State Department is anxious 70
49,. -. n. note before new Developments
..,,.iOn further delays 1t has been
ideally ready for some months. but
-. ,eu,.nss. Of the German eontro-
..r7 and the unexpected arrival Of
..,,n.ntary notes from Great Brit
:, a, various times have compelled
s.sy. and rsvisions.
N. doeumen; Is the longest Of the
..-u and FOR this reason. a State De-
,,ru.p, Official said to-day, 1t may be
49,, bv mail. This course. II adopted.
/, ,.r+sin 20 be criticised By Ameri-
-, merchants. whose patience has
80, taxed by successive postpone
nsn,s.
Britain Not TO Yield
-. State Department does not hope
,o- ,ny considerable anticipation OF
-, conditions as & result OF the new
concentrations. Il is conceded that
c,.,t Britain will not rel.nqulsh the
.Tsrsd right 20 interrupt American
,srrsree. The note is expected, now
.ysr 70 define the issue more clearly
Jsn ~ predecessors, and 20 open the
ysv 70 final settlement through ar
he PRINCIPAL contention Of the note
&. tbs, the British blockade Of Ger
rspy IS Illegal Il is argued that It
Violates three cardinal principles OF
uockade-that @ blockade Of the enc
rys ports must be effective, must De
impartial. and must not interfere WIN
Intercourse among neutrals.
argued that the British blocHade
i not effective. since goods are con-
SANITY shipped overseas 20 Germany
rbieb shrrments the British navy IS
,overlsss 20 prevent. This same con-
Stion DESTROYS the imnartality OF the
blockade By favorng the scandinavian
countries, whose vessels are immune
from attack by the british. while me
commerce Of the United States is e.
,sctvely arrested.
Tbs application Of the blockade or
Der 70 neutral ports is held 20 be dam
.girg 70 innocent commerce with Hol-
lsni and Scandinavia. and subversive
o. The accepted principle Of lnterna-
toral lew that free ships make free
FOODS when destined for neutral ports.
Comba,s British Claim.
On this point the State Department
joins the issue squarely with Great
Britain. The British contention is that
The geographic situation OF Germany
makes the ports Of Holland and Bel
gium the nature. ports Of entry into
tie German Empire. IL is pointed out
the, even In time Of peace goods des-
tined for certain parts Of Germany pass
through Amsterdam and Antwerp, and
Tia, a mere blockade Of the political
ports Of Germany would therefore be
ilrcieal
Statistics are introduced TO disprove
ne British contention that the enor-
nous increase OF American exports to
Neutral countries contiguous TO Ger
many establishes the enemy destlna-
Ton Of the surplus IL is pointed out
hat these countries are unable 20 OBJ
iaz goods from Germany, as they
formally do, and are therefore de
pendent on American producers ana
zAnsiscturers 20 a larger degree than
Il tine Of peace
Vhile specific cases Of unwarranted
t'1tks on American commerce are not
n;pduced except as examples, the note
axes up the questions Of prize court
Procedure arising out Of the Chicago
nskers cases, and denies the right OF
ne British courts 10 pronounce con
'snhs.ions based on Orders IN Council
other municipal law not recognized
International usage.