New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25

paid for before the beginning Of March,
should be allowed to be shipped with
out molestation after TIE 18th Of June.
The appeal is based principally upon
the contentious "a that insufficient
time has already elapsed; OBJ tl.at no
mention of a time limit is made in the
enactment Of the llth March; Co that
the proofs of ownership required by
his majesty's government are of an
exacting nature and involve much time
for preparation.
"14. The first contention (A) has
already been dealt with. As regards
OBJ and Co, it is true that the enact
ment Of the 18th March contains no
mention of time limit. But il seems
to be overlooked that the time limit
had been fixed only for the special i'm
munity granted as an exception from
that enactment. II was as a friendly
concession to American interests that
his majesty's government agreed to an
investigation of claims outside the
prize court. As for the exacting nature
of the proofs required by his majestys
government, experience has shown that
such proofs were necessary.
"15. In Difference, however, to the
renewed representations Of the United
States Ambassador, his majesty's gov
eminent have given further directions
that in all such cases as may have been
specially submitted through the Brit
ish Embassy at Washington or to his
majesty's government direct on or be-
fore June Is and passed the goods
shall be allowed to proceed without
interference if shipped from q neutral
port on the conditions already laid
down, notwithstanding the fact that
shipment may not have been made be-
fore June 10.
Care for Special Cases.
"16. His majesty's government will
also be prepared hereafter to give spe-
cal con sideration to cases presented to
them, and involving particular hard
ships, IL the goods concerned are re-
auired for neutral governments or mu-
inequalities, or in respect of works of
public utility, and where payment can
be shown to have been made before
March !, 1915.
"I7. With the above exceptions, his
majesty's government regret they can
not continue to deal through the dip
lomatic channel with individual cases,
but they would again point out that
Special pTONlslOH 10 Hauc LUZ the COH-
sideration Of such cases in the prize
court.
"I8. Complaints have not infrc-
ouently been made that undue delay
occurs in dealing with American car
goes in the prize court. An interesting
comment on this subject was made by
the President of the prize court in the
case If the cargo craftsmanship Ogee-
chez on the l4th inst. His lordship,
according TO the transcript from the
official shorthand writer's notes, made
the following observations:
""It is a very extraordinary thing
that. when the Crown are ready to go
on. the claimants come here and say,
we cannot proceed for SIX weeks
Some day toward the end of last term
had a row of eminent counsel in front
pressing ne TO fix case at once. |
fxed IL very nearly at once--that is to
saw. the second day Of the following
term. They all came and said. we
want Al adjournment for six weeks"
"I9. The Solicitor General hereup-
on remarked: IF | might say so. one
OF the reasons | applied to-day on be-
half of the Crown that the matter
should be dealt with as soon as posi-
bile is for that very reason. There has
been such a strong desire on the part
AZ America and American citizens that
there should be no delay, but one finds,