Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-05
AUSTRIAN NOTE ON
MUNlTl0N SHIPMENTS
GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC


munitions Of war. constitutes "fai
lnouveau which invalldates any refer.
Icnee 10 alleGedly similar cases in 9TH
ler wars, whether intended or not thl.
concentration OF the national working
power constitutes One-sided and ef-
fective support OF one group Of bel
lligerents, all the more conspicuous
since not even non-contraband goods
ARE supplied from the United States
10 the other group Of belligerents A
comparison with the former wars is
IAN the more out Of place since those
wars were waged between two single
powers or al least between groups OF
q few powers only. When munitions
of war from one neutral country were
supplied TO one belligerent only it was
then possible for the latter's enemies
TO apply to other neutral countries
1 In the present war, however, the
United States Of America is the only
power that can be effectively consid-
cred for such supplies This circum-
stance further contributes to give 10
the expectation of munitions Of war
from the union a different and far
more serious character than the eX-
portation Of contraband has ever had
i'm the past. Since these various facts,
Unforeseen before, have become clear
ny manifest in the course of the pres
tent war only, the Austro-H Hungarian
Government thinks It is justified to
hold the opinion that. in accordance
with the last paragraph of the pream-
bile of the thirteenth convention they
should constitute a sufficient reason
for modifying the regulations that
lgoyern the trade in contraband in the
UNITED States The absolute and
istrict impartiality which the Washing
ton cabinet is anxious to observe, and
therefore the abstaining of any direct
Tor indirect assistance and support Of
ione belligerent are undoubtedly the
right Of a neutral power. If expert
ence should teach that an embargo in
Iany direction should i'm the course Of
the war become necessary to that end,
then the power concerned is justified
Ito modify It's former policy of apply
ling neutrality on the other hand the
present case is wholly different from
lam preceding ones. it is a no YUM
which as pointed out above does not
leone under the already quoted arti-
Gle Z and therefore has to be eonsid-
cred as "cas non prevu' Unforeseen
Icase) which in accordance with the
preamble Of the thirteenth convention
paragraph 81, has to be dealt with
under the general principles OF inter-
national law, as has already been eX-
Fplaincd.
IoOdstuffs and Raw Materials.
The suggestion of the imperial royal
government concerning the supply Of
foodstuffs and raw materials was like
wise not based on the assumption that
a neutral government would be bound
TO compensate the advantages attained
Iby one belligerent over the other by
system of non-intercOurse with the
former. The note Of June 80 makes 1t
clear that this suggestion was made
Isolely for the purpose of pointing out
to the Washington cabinet which had
| declared that, as a consequence Of the
situation created by the war, 1t had
become impossible for the United
States Of America TO maintain its
trade relations with the central pow
ers that it is within the power of the
federal government 20 enforce such a
possibility of trade relations, As
matter of fact the trade between
America and Austria Hungary, with
regard to n-contraband goods, has
not been stopped by the naval success
es Of Great Britain and her allies, but
by the unlawful decisions taken by
the entente powers which, as the inn
perial and royal government has not
failed to learn are also considered as
unlawful By the government of the
United states Of America
Ii is not commended that We're the
Washington cabinet to fall in with the
views of the imperial and royal gov
ernment the trade relations of the
United States of America with both
groups Of belligcrents would be less
unequal than they are at present.
The imperial and royal government
believes that an argument could all
the less be therefrom derived against
a suggestion admitted Icy neutral
power as justified from the point of
view Of neutrality and otherwise, since
the Washinston cabinet certainly will /
not consider il as a duty Of a neutral
power to render it's situation toward /
both belligercnts as unequal as posi- |
BILE. or, when such state Of inequal- !
ity exists to undertake no steps what |
ever with a view to modify it,
Whereas. the federal government [
has understood that. according to the !
imperial ,and royal government, the /
expectation Of arms and munitions is /
contrary to the last paragraph of the /
preamble Of the thirteenth conven- /
ton. il should be emphasized that /
as already pointed out aboye-the inn /
perial and royal government bases its /
stand against the the excessive eXpor-
tation Of munitions of war on the sec
ond ana third paragraphs of said pre-
amble. The reference to the last par \
agraph was made in connection with t
the unlawful exclusion Of Austria
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