Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-05
Fun Text of Document ReCeiy-
ed IN Washington October
% Conforms to CabIed
Summaries Published.
NO REPLY EXPECTED
FROM u. S. GOVERNMENT
Position Of Dual Nation Re-
garding Vital Question of
International Law Is Set
Forth in Full


a. T'' V"',. w." - r,' l.'Iy r',Ti WA, ,,..,
,ns,ri,. .fIpncar,.s socood NOT. ,o
he r,pitea STATES ON the suhiec, NJ
shipments az munitions by American
firms d Great Britain and her all
los IS contained IN Ausuo- -IIungarian
newspapers which have been received
here The note was received BY the
state department at Washington ON
october 29 when it was announced
that The state department would not
make public the fun text 1t con
formed 10 the cablcd summaries. il
was explained, and it was said that "a
reply probably would not he sent to
Austria By the United states govern
ment as she officials at Wash
ineton did not believe from the tenor
d me COMMUNICATION that Austria
expected a reply
While the text oi the note does not
disclose any new phase OF the siiua-
ton, it has value as part OF the docu-
mentary history Of the relations be-
tween the United states and the Eu-
ropean helliserents The note, as
translated from the Austfo-Huneaf-
IAN papers is as Follows
Text Of the Note.
Vienna. sent. "a. 1915
The undersigned has had the honor
10 receive the note of August 16, No
2,15S in which his exccllency the ann
lassador Of the limited s. tes of
America, Mr. Frederick Courtland
Penfield was pleased TO define the
stand taken by the government Of
The United States OF America toward
the imperial and royal government
concerning the supply Of war ma
terials TO Great Britain and her all
lies
The arguments set forth by the
washington cabinet diclose The vari-
Gus viewpoints that actiate the fed
eral government In This connection
and. i'm its opinion, prevent it from
taking into account the views ex-
pressed bv the imperial and ROYAL
government Although the imperial
ana roval government has laid stress
upon invcstipating most minutely the
contentious of the Washington cabi-
net their most careful examinations.
cannot move II IN depart from the
point Of view which II has made elcafI
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be avoided tbat ,vould be contrary tol
The fundamental idea and the highest
principles of the laws Of neutrality. |
certain danger attaches to the
gradual codification Of internauoua |
law iuasmuch as the wording Of the
conventions governing the laws Of
the nations n,iebt he considered rs
more important than the elementary
principles underlying these laws
when they have not been specifically |
formulated in international treaties.
such limited Interpretation should |
be avoided, particularly with respect
to the laws of neutrality for this