New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06
Il. s. Note on Blockade
Insists on Repar0tlOn
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N cCDoDlv with the well rcCOgUlLtu
o,d rooeonable probibition Of in
ternstional law against the block
od;rc of neutral norts bv accord
no froe admission and exit TO all
ia1.frl +raHc w;tb neutral ports
tbroTab Tho blockadinr Gordon.
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heJe'is NepTiSa' iue@'
The government Of the United
States notes that IN the Order IN
Council his maJesty's government
gives as their reason for entering
upon q course Of action which they
are aware is without precedent IN
modern warfare the necessity they
conceive themselves to have been
placed under TO rotdliate upon
their enemies for measures OF a
similar nature which the latter
have announced II their intention
to adopt and which they have TO
some extent adopted, but the gov
eminent Of the United States. re-
calling the principles upon which
his majesty's government has hlth-
crto been scrIpulous to act, inter-
prets this as merely reason for
certain extraordinary activities on
the part of his majesty's naval
forces and not as an excuse for or
prelude 90 any unlawful action.
If the course pursued by the pres
ent enemies Of Great Britain should
Drove to be IN fact tainted by He
galitv and disregard OF the prin-
cinlcs of war sanctioned by en-
Ggbtencd nations. IL cannot be sup
posed. and this government does
NOT for uomon+ tuppose. that his
moieety's ooyerrmcnt would wish
tbo same faint ia attach TO their
own actions or would cite such
ILLEGAL cts as i'm any sense or de-
gree a justification for similar
prac,ices on their part in so far as
they affect neutral rights.
II j. Tins that the government
n the limited States interprets the
languace of the mote of his mai
oet,.,s n,;rcirol Cocrotarv of State
for Eoroigr Afrsirs which accom-
ron;o- ~ copv Of mo Order in
Cn-nc1 ,,b;cb NJ, ba,dod "a tho
Anbase.dor Of tho United States
near tho government in London
ond bv him transmitted TO Wash
inpton.
This Government notes with
Qualification that "vide discretion
i afforded "a tho "a i've court in
dooI;ng With +bo trad, If neutrals
IN eucI manner az nav in The cir
c,r,stsrces he deemed inst. and
tbat full nrovision il made To facil-
itato claims nv pcrson4 interested
in any goods placed IN the custody
Of the marshal of the prize court
under the ORDER: that the effect
If the Ord, I'm Council is 10 con-
for certain movers uDon the exec
rtive officers of his maiestv's GOV
crnment" and that che extent TO
which those movers will be actually
exercised and the degree of sever
ity with which the measures OF
b.ockade authorized VIII De put
INTO operation are matters "h!ch
Will depend "a me administrative
orders issued by the government
and the decisions OF the authorltles
especially CHARGED WIN inc duIy
OF dealing with lndFiduaI shIps
and carEoes accord ne 10 lhe mer-
It's OF each case. ms government
further notes with equal satlsIac-
ton the declaration oil the br'tlsh
government lhaJ me instructions
to be issued oy ms majesty gov
eminent - me meet ana 20 the
customs o"cIala ana executive
cor mlltecs concerned VIII impress
upon them the duty OF acting with
the utmost dispatch consistent
with the OBJECT ID Nle"' ana OF
showing IN every case such con-
sheraton Tor neutra4s as may be
compatible with that OBJECT when
Is, succ!nctIy stated 10 estaoIlsh
blockade TO prevent vessels from
carrying goods Tor or coming from
Germany
Expects Notifications.
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