The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-08-06
BRITISH NOTES SAY
ORDERS TN COUNCIL
WILDE CONTINUED
London Holds Seizure and Detention OF Car
goes of NeutralS Believed To Be Destined
ForGermany No Violation OF International
Law and Conforms TO American Precedc I
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XYTAsHINGToN, August 4-The of the British
w notes received reply the protests Of the American gov
the of the British orders in council de
arng blockade against all trade with Germany, both imports
md exports and further asserting the British right and
ean consigned neutral ports there be grounds for
belief that the ultimate Germany, public
i yesterday '5
Both reject the American that the orders in
council Illegal in International law while the being fol-
owed BY British held be in conformanoe with both the spirit
I md the letter OF international law. .:f
i Conditions Require New Application
reply dealing particularly blockading
which serve supply bases for Germany that the
American protest be sustained either in international law
in the principle OF International equity This note holds that
the changed condition Of warfare requires that application Of
International law be allowed y-sE ~. @
Il The carrying of submarine warfare against unarned
chant ships sinking ships WITHOUT first warning them and giving
their opportunity escape required by all recognized
of civilized warfare; Of airshp for the bobardng Of
undeended towns and the killing Of noncombatan including
and children and the atrocities pracised by the German
military authorities their policy of fgfulnes in Belgium
Ill advanced in justification of the brought into
by Great Britain supplies Of Kind from reaching
Britain win Continue Blockade Ig% a%g
The note contends that the principle blockade recognized
o many enals begere to cut off the sea borne trade
The British reply also states that is the intention Of Great
Britain continue her blockade of Germany bhe
ect blockade of German ports and the indirect blockade by
e1ns supplies rsAs9g Germany nj through neutral ports e
carrying ON with patiops
The claim advanced in the American notesof that tue
United States being deprived of German and Hungarian
ade and that the United States suffering losses hereby
the British eoind which that recognizes this
the United States but believes that II i being than
added trade being by the United States
With other countries due the activities caused by the
! Precedent Sustans British Policy ''
In the addressed by Sir Edward Grey the British secretary
of for foreign affairs Ambassador Page the British
ary states that he that the ambassador VIM be able to
Washington that the British taken adaptation
the old and recognized principles Of blockade brought date
. to fit the conditions that have He 49,
- Sir Edward refers his the Belgian atrocities onte
proof the Germans in their attempt defend German West
Africa poisoned all the wells and waterhoe in their retreat and
the killing OF eleven hundred noncombaants and chill
drawing attention these show how necessary IS that
the British all jushabe methods carrying their defense
d Civil War Blockade Is Cited Fs.a.s'
Britain says secretary the ambassador can
the American that the Of bige
should be allowed unchaenged and unrestricted through
adjacent the secretary refers the blockade Of the South
ng the Civil War when three thousand miles of coast line
declared blockade time the North could only place
paacy few ships along the bokaded and when the
blockade be eeye had required continuous and constant
oud have been called into question: something the British
men did do. ..r.. .ntE=zst
Sir Edward reminds the ambassador of the blockade 81 neigh
boring territory which afforded ship
the Conedeacy and recalls the incident of the seizure Of
1.-THE British ship Sprngbok by an American cruiser at which time
the American department justified the readusment Of the
continuous by the plea that the changed
Of warfare demanded adaptation of the old principle
the new circumstances, A. ,.r . a.. o. MY 4 & NV a..
Britain Faces Same Difficulties y K .3&'F $50
secretary states hold Britain
day faces the difficulties that the United States faced fifty
years result Of the numerous routes through neutral
tries by which supplies may reach Germany Sir Edward holds
that the principles under which the British enforcing their block
Jade of neutral ports are general acceptance to all other neutra
their justification being recognized. &.a&. ssE5s&
~ of the Sprngbok, note, will be een-
bered that she seized by the Americans Wills route
British West Indies the Justification for her seizue the Ane
lean belief that her cargo intended ultimately to reach the
South The carried the Supreme Court Of the United
States by the of the vessel and the and the Supreme
Court upheld the legality Of the seizure At that time the abas
ut Sado reminded the British government entered protest at
Washington against the seizure of the British vessel recognizing the
American right adapt old principles circumstances the
n right that the British claim.
Beligerent Must Protect Himself