Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-11
U. S. SURRENDERS
SEAS TO ENGLAND
Germany Sends America Note Com
planning Protests Against Block
ade Accomplish Nothing.
HINTS POLICY AooU1EsCED IN

WASHINGTON, April 10.--Ger-
many has sent TO the United States
government a note complaining that
the latter has accomplished nothing
in it's diplomatic correspondence
with the allies to obtain for Ameri-
can exporters the right to ship food
stuffs to the civilian population Of
beiligerent country. The communi-
cation Intimates also that the United
States has virtually aequiesed In the
British order-in-council. prohibiting
commerce with Germany.
Question of Arms.
In view OF these considerations
the German government calls atten-
ton 70 the fact that the allies daily
are obtaining large shipments Of
arms and ammunition from dealers
in the United States and declares
that the American government. while
insisting on its legal rights TO ship
arms 70 belligerents. does not with
equal energy pursue its rights to ship
foodstuffs and noncontraband ar
tleles to the civilian population Of
Germany.
Wflson Remarks Cited.
Tho nots urges that irrespective Of the
formal aspactR OF the question OF ship
ping arms 20 beiligerents the spirit OF
neutrality ahould be observed. In sup
port OF this contention, a quotation II
cited from President Wilson's address
20 congress on Mexican affairs In
August. lmS. when he said: Il shall
follow the best practice Of nations in
aho mattar OF neutrality by forbidding
the expectation Of arms or munitions OF
war OF any kind from the United States
70 any part Of tho republic OF Mexico
a policy suggested by several interest,"
, ing presidents and certainty dictated by
many manifest considerations OF prao-
deal expediency. We cannot IN the cir
cumstances be partisens 81 either party
20 the contest that now distracts Mexico
or constitute ourselves the virtual UNI
pire between than"
Officials OF the state department have
begun the preparation OF a reply, which
win BE- delivered shortly to Count Won
Bernntorff, the German ambassador here.
Compiaint Made Before.
The complaint that neutral countries
had submitted 70 the influence OF the
allies in connection with the right TO
ship conditional contraband and food
stuffs 10 the civilian population OF
heiilgerent has been made before BY Ger
many In it, diplomatic notes-thia being
cited by the German foreign office as
one Of the reasons for prociaiming a sub
marine war zone Of the waters surround
ing Great Britain and ireland. Tho
United States denied In It's reply then
that Il had been silent on the question
ana called attention 70 ite diplomatic
notes TO Great Britain dealing with these
subjects.
II is understood that the reply TO the
present complaint WIN deny. vigoruusly
that this government has acquiesoed IN
any way 70 the ofder-in-corncil and prob
ably VIII refer to the last note sent by
tho United States 70 Great Britain areu-
ing At length rs opposition 10 the viow-
poins of the allies on the blockade oues-
ton.
a special Case.
A. Tor the utserances Of the president
on the shipment Of arms into Mexico.
officials here hold that the Mexican
situation constitutes a special case In no
way comparable with the relations be-
tween the United stafas and the Faro
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