The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-02
N EYE sINaLE To TRADE AND nAItElR

Great Britain too. has been guilty Q, penicious sneddns and interference with the neutral trade of the United States While tho Teutonic Allies have busied themselves within the territory of Che United States in an ndcfensble way tho British government has been carrying on subterranean indirect nerierences which have extended to the portals Of American industry on American son. This impudence has been just as pro nounced as hal of the other nations. Through an at tempt o control raw material supplies the British gov ernment has dictated to American manufacturers en-
 aged in various forms of industry Che terms under which they are permitted do business with Che rest of the world; and further, N is charged that 1t hos even dared to resort boycott and blacklist to enforce it's demands The demands Of the British government it seems are n effect chat every American manuiae turer whose business eompeis the use of raw materials
 mainly obtaiuabe in British possessions, is compelled to sign before receiving such products guarantees par taking Of the nature o oath that he win not barter sch or ship goods manufactured rom them to any for en country without the consent Of the British govern mept The application of the boycott to American busi ness is extended SO include South America pre-
 umabv on the theory that American manufactured pro- duets might eventually find their way to enemy coun- trese 1t Is contended by American business men who have suffered by this restriction that the British gov ernment has exceeded It's legitimate international priv ltteo ol NtalFlNtlt- N'.-A-o -- ~------'~ ~
 made goods of miscellaneous character into tho manu iacture of which no British raw material enters The result is that the British government now exercises on almost complete control over the American industries into the manufacture of which enter coal cotton rub Der and other raw materials
 A number of American firms have refused natly to submit to the conditions and in case is stated that she president Of the American wooleu Company not at an politely told the British government that it could go to hell"
 Our government has not been idle, and it appears that ts remonstrauces have been needed for yester days press dispatches convey the information that the controversy over the seizure of American goods des tined Go neutral countries would be settled satisfactorily within the next hree or four days The position of the British government is not only high handed 1t is ut tery untenable. John Hay then Secretary of State during the Russoapanese war laid down the principle that t was impossible for owners of captured cargo to prove that no part of h would eventually reach the hands Of Che enemy and the principle enunciated has been accepted as international law
 It Is small wonder that Napoleon referred contemp- tuousiy to Great Britain as nation of shopkeepers" In ths war on land at least she seems to have emi nently consistent in maintaining position of backward ness and nef0ciency which has been the talk of the world and the despair of Allies. But 1t would seem .bat the maintenance of her position in barter and trade has not been overlooked.