Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-11

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! proved. The necessity FOR examina
tlon IN a port may also be- illustrated
! by a Hypothetical instance connected
with cotton. which has not set Oc'
CURED Cotton is not specifically
mentioned IN your exeeloneys note
but have seen public statements
mgde in the United states that IN
attitude Of his maiestys government
regarding cotton has been ambiguous
and thereby responsible for dopres.
sion IN the cotton trade There hhi
never been any foundation Tor this
ALLEGATION. His maicsty's government
has never put cotton on the list Of
contraband. they have throughout the
war KEEP; t on the free list and on
every occasion when questioned on
the point, they have stated their In
tention of adhoring "a this practice.
But Information has reached ms thnt.
! precisely because we have declared
our Intentions Of not interfering with
cotton, ships carrying cotton VIII be-
specially selected 10 carry concealed
oontraband we have been warned
! that copper will be concealed In bales
/ ~ cotton. whatever suspicious We
/ have entertained. wo have not so far
made these ground for OBTAINING
ans ship carrying cotton. but. should
we have Information giving us real
I reason to believe ia the case OF "a par
/ ucular ship. that bales Of cotton con
ceaied copper OF other coHtrabaad,
the only way TO prove our case would
be 10 examine and weigh the bales, @
process that could be carried out only
by bringing the vessel into port IN
such a ease or " examination justified
tie action Of his maiesty's govern
ment. the case shall be brought be-
fore prize court and dealt with In
the ordinary way
Not unfa,orablc 10 Ncutrals.
THAT the decisions Of British prize
courts hitherto have not been unfn-
yOfable to noutrnls is evidenced by
the decision IN the Miramichi case,
which was decided against the crown,
laid down that the American ship
per was 10 he paid even when he had
sold cargo g, /. f. and when the
risk Of loss after the cargo bad been
shipped did not apply to him at all.
1T has further been represented
10 his majesty's government though
this subject Is not dealt with in your
exccllcncys note. that our embar-
goes on the export Of some articles,
more especially rubber. have inter-
fefed with commercial interests in
the United states. It Is, Of course, diff
hcult for his maiestys government
TO permit the export Of rubber from
British doininions TO the United
States at q time when rubber Is es-
sental 70 belligerent countries for
carrying on the war, and when a new
trade IN exporting rubber from the
United states in suspiciously large
quantities 10 neutral countries. has
actually sprung up since the war.
1T would be impossible to permit
the export OF rubber from Great
Britain, unless the right OF his maj
cstys government We're admitted to
submit 10 prize court cargoes of
rubber exported from the United
States which they believed TO DC
destined for an enemy country. and /
latitude Of action for this
purpose were conceded. But his maj
cstys government have not provision /
ally come to an arrangement with the /
rubber exporters In Great Britain |
which viii permit Of licenses being I
given under proper guarantees for {
the export Of rubber to the unued /
States
Buse OF supplies for Enemy.
I'VE are confronted with the grow
ing danger that neutral countries
contiguous 10 the enemy. viii become
on scale hitherto Unprecedented,
base Of supplies for the armed forces
Of our enemies, and for materials
FOR manufacturing armament. The 4
trade figures of exports show how
strong this tendency Is. but We have
no complaint 60 make Of the attitude
Of the governments OF those coun-
tries which. so Tar as we are aware.
have not departed from proper rules
n neutrality We endeayor. la the
interest OF our own national safety
10 prevent this danger by intercept
ng goods really destined for the en-
my, without interfering with those
which are bona tide neutral
'Since the outbreak OF the war
he government Of the United States
nave changed their previous practice
and have prohibited the publication
u mauifests tn thirty days after the
departure Of vesselss from the Unit Il
d states ports We had no locus
'tandr for complaining of this
,haugo. aud did not complain. But
he effect OF It must be to increase the
difficulty Of asccrbinlhg the pres
nee Of c0ntrabaud and to render
necessary n the interests of our ma
ional safety the examination aud do-
.entiou Of more ships than would
nave been thc ease If the former
practice had continued
Pending a more detailed reply.
WOULD conclude hy saving that his
Government do moi desire
"a contest The general principles of
.aW cp which they understand the
note 81 tho United states 20 he based
and desire % restrict their action
solely t. mterferences with contra
band destined for the enemy His
nalestys government are prepared
Whenever a cargo coming from the
uiied states Is detained TO explain
Poe case on which such detention BIAS
aiken place, and would gladly enter
INTO any arrangements by which mis-
axes cam be avoided and reparluon
occurred promptly whea auy n8nu
% the neutral oWncrs of shlp or
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