Bisbee daily review., 1915-02-18
REPLY TONOTE IS RECEIVED
 WASHING
Official Text is Made Public In Washington by Joint Agreement of Bryan and Sir Edward Grey.
MAINTAINS ANXIETY
 TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT
Note Quotes American Atti- tude During the Civil War And alsoDuring theCourse Of the Spanish War.

w ASHlNGTON. Feb. 17 Great Britain's second and complete reply 10 the American note of protest. which last December asked an early improvement in the treatment of Am erican commerce by the British fleet was made public tonight by mutual agreement of the state department and the British foreign office
 The note denies the depression ot American industries due 10 the actiyi- ] ty of the British fleet and suggests among other causes. the shortage of shipping facilities as the consequent diminuuon of the cotton trade and the destruction by submarine mines laid by the enemy indiscrmiuarcly' and of many neutral vessels.
 After a lengthy and detailed am swer to the charge that American ships and cargoes were being unduly detained. the communication con cludes with the announcement eAet Great Britain intends to take retail atory measures against the German submarine campaign but will not re- veal their nature. lt declares that no country. more stoutly than Greal Britain. has maintained the principle Ithat belligerents abstain from inter
 ference with foodstuns intended for civil population. but adds the Ger man military organization is SO com 0plete there is no clear division be- tween those whom the government is Irresponsible for feeding and those for whom it is not
 .It unfortunately is true these days says the note. that when trade and finance of any war. and particularly
 of a war of any magnitude must re-
 suit in a grieyous dislocation of com .mcrce. including that of nations that , take no part in the war Your eNcell lency will realize that in this remen
 dous struggle, for the outbreak ol , which Great Britain is in no way re sponsible, it is impossible for the trade of any country 10 escape all in jury or loss, but for which his majes ' Ity's government is not to blame'
 Sir Edward points out that onl!
 eight out of seven hundred and sey
 enty-three ships sailing from the Jn tied States for neutral European coun ' tries have been places in prize court
 and that only fortyfive have beel Temporarily detained 70 enable th consignments of cargo to be dischara
 ed for the purpose of prize court pro . ceedings."
 The note did not go into detail a 's the American ships detained on tn - high seas or taken Co British port /, for search. Great Britain declare :, she. too. is suffering a shortage c
 shipping and a rise in freight a ~ acutely if not more than other n' tions. She has taken every step cor s sistent with belligerent interest
 increase the tonnage available iC ~. transportation of sea-bome commerC :, The doctrine of continuous yoyae
 as enunciated during the civil wa
 by Secretary Seward, is quoted
 length and the question of the u1
 mate destisation argued in legal d
 tail. To justify the detention of su
 ipected cargoes when passing b 'o tween neutral countries and takir o' them into port for examination, q e cases of American practices duriT ," the Spanish-American war were all m cited. The note says these preceden '' are inconsistent with the stattme ~ of the American government