Arizona republican., 1915-08-03
Craft Creeps So Close to Turkish Capital as to Launch Torpedoes in the Golden Horn and Attack Troop Trains
ALSO SINKS
 TURKISH BOATS
Incidentally Report from Petrograd Says British
 Submarine Sunk Large German Transport in Bal tic, Giving No Particulars
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcH1

! | WASHINGTON, Aug. Q Three notes from Great Britain and one from Germany, all dealing with the commercial rights of neutrals in war time, were before Secretary Lansing
 tonight An arrangement is being made for their publication simul- taneously in Europe and America, in accordance with diplomatic etiquette The British notes probably will be given out for publication on Wednes- 1 day morning and the German note the following day.
 The German note continues the dis cussion of the sinking of the Amer ican ship Frye. The British notes all deal with the blockade of the allies and the treatment of neutral commerce as it affects the Germanic allies.
 The first British note is a long | communication defending the allies efforts to suppress trade between their enemies and neutral countries even by the stopp9ge of abnormal commerce through the neutral coun- tries of Europe adjacent to the Teu- tonic allies. Precedents of interna- tional law established by the United States itself during the civil war. especially in the practical blockade of the Bahamas in order to cut off sup plies from the confederate states were revived to support this assertion of right. There were citations of de cisions by the United States bearing on the same point. such as the cele brated Suringbok case.
 Other decisions, such as that of the Matamoras case which appeared to conflict with this doctrine, were held to be inapplicahle by reason of the radical difference of the gov- erning conditions.
 The note had been long in prepa- ration and was Intended to meet the objection of the United States that the previous British notes dealt only with special cases of seizures and detentions of ships and cargoes under conditions that seemed to justify the British faction. and failed to answer the American contentious that the whole proceeding was interference with neutral commerce in violation of international law.
 After it had been dispatched to Washington. new conditions arose that led the British government to amplify it's argument. One of these
  of the state department against the seizure of the American ship Nechez bound from Rotterdam for New York with a cargo of Belgian and Ger man goods. The British activities were previously confined principally to holding up cargoes from America. ostensibly bound for neutral coun- 1 tries, but alleged by the British to be actually destined to Germany or Aus tria. The NecheZ case made neces- sary the defense of the allies right to cut off Germany's trade with neutral countries and the financial benefit derived from that business The second note of the series deals with this issue, and it is understood sets Tp the contention that an actual blockade of the North Sea ports ex- ists ard regardless of British orders in council there is an inherent right in blockading powers under inter national law to suppress traffic of this kind. While the controversy is proceed ing, unofficial efforts are being made to release for the American market goods now awaiting export from Rotterdam, by proving Belgian origin and American ownership.
 The last note of the series is a reply to the American caveat of July 17 saying the United States will be governed only by the principals of international law in dealing with cases of detentions of American ships and goods, and will not recognize ordersi in council.
 The British foreign office holds the orders in council comply with the spirit of the international law all though they make new application of these principles to suit new con. ditions developed in the war
 The British prize court proceed lngs wherein the magistrates as- sumed the orders in council to b. in conformity with international law provoked the American communica- tion. The British contend that where international issues are pending be- fore the United States courts that fact has been recognized by the Lon don government as a reason for de- ferring diplomatic protests. It is held that the United States government cannot assume that it's merchants suffered permanent injury since there is always the reserve right of a diplomatic review of prize court
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