Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-11
OUR BRITISH SHIPPING TROUBLES.

Our difficulties with Great Britain arise chiefly from the that instead of establishing close blockade of German ports, she maintains a loose longrange blockade through the device of sezng vessels and car goes wherever she finds them. And in doing so, shc doesn't conhne seizures to ships trading with Ger ports but includes the ports of neutral nations ad jacent to Germany That amounts in effect to a block ade of the neutral ports something not recognized in international law.
 American shippers have complained particularly of the annoying delay which their vessels have been sub ieced in British ports the difficulty of getting duplicated promptly the British prize These however, largely matters of legal procedure which he British government to have been trying to remedy The latest memorandum from London indicates disposition the red tape and treat the shippers and vessel owners fairly
 Back of that however are the broad principles which our government has insisted on from the first and which insist on only the protector of citi- rights but the chief custodian of international law at the time when the belligerens are shooting the law full Of holes.
 In note to the British government Dec. 26, state department declared: This government is reluctantly forced the conclusion that the present policy of His Majesty government toward neutral ships and cargoes a constitutes restrictions upon the rights of American citizens the high which justified by the rules of international law"
 When Great Britain announced it's blockade of Ger many government protested on March 30: Or der in Council of the fifteenth of March would include it's provisions be actually carried into effect they stand practical assertion of unlimited belig rights neutral commerce within the whole European area and an almost unqualified denial of the sovereign rights of the nations peace" asked that there should be no interference with the general practice under which innocent shipments may be free y transported to and from the United States through neutral without being subject to the penalties of contraband traffic of breach of blockade"
 It is disappointing then find in the labored belated British response to protest no recognition of tho principles sought to maintain, and only the blunt statement that His Maesy's government can scarcely admit that the basis of any substantial grievance the part of American citizens justified can be sustained"
 We need deny that in respects Great Britain has behaved with berality She has not been harsh the legitimate enforcement her blockade laws sh, has destroyed any neutral property and has con ascated contraband without paying for it. Abov,
 
 by refraning under all circumstances from taking ,h, life of non-combatant enemies and neutras at sea.
 It is fact however that through her detention of ou ships and cargoes she has nterfered greatly with ou commerce She has limited Atlantic transportation ia ciues by holding dozens of merchantmen idle in he ports She has disturbed sailing schedules and mad uncertain delivery of throwing foreign mar kets confusion Merely offering to pay for all thes irregularities is no more satisfactory than Germany declaration that she may properly sink any America ship carrying contraband she sank the Frye provide she pays for the ship.
 We chiefly concerned however with the big prir ciple at issue That principle as we it is that W have just good right to trade with European nation l in peace, and that Great Britain has rigt whatever interfere with shipments Of innocent good , bound in either direction
 She may, of course, seize contraband bound for th enemy. She may even, according to precedent we ou selves established our Civil War seize contraband route a neutral nation, if there evidence that tt ultimate destination of that cargo the enemys counr But she may seize whatever goods she chooses label contraband when they demonstraby have neur Is destination for that involves the blockade of neur s country. And particularly she has right to sci B, NoNcontraband goods, whether shipped from ar [, European port neutral enemy
 10 We have a legal right ship into Germany, and e ceive from Germany any merchandise which Great Br s. ain has specifically placed her list of conraban
 She has virtually denied that right We have d special grievance against her in respect things ir cotton for which We unrestricted access q n foreign market and dyestuns. drugs and chemicals raw material for our industries which be ohain ar only from Germany.
 President Lowell Of Harvard University assured t