The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-10-05

hammond, oWul, anu culZDtTRtT--Hi-
tend to appeal the case before the Bril-
fish Privy Council which meets this |
month. should this appeal fall" said
a representative of these packers to a
correspondent of the New York Sun,
then it will be necessary for the
American State Department to con-
duct diplomatic relations concerning
our products; and if the two Govern
ments are unable to agree 1t will prob
ably be necessary to appoint an inter-
national commission" In this connec-
ton it is. interesting to recall that DR..
Dumba in one of his intercepted ie,-
tiers, quotes a partner of the Armour
firm saying that the packers still held
in reserve trump-card, namely "a
refusal to export meat to England
under any circumstances While
this controversy as the New York
Journal of Commerce remarks, lis not
so serious a matter as the difference
over the German submarine opera
tons" it is nevertheless mot cal
culated to strengthen friendly rela-
tons with Great Britain"
The facts as gathered from press
dispatches, are as follows: In No
vember, 1914, four Scandinavian
steamships bound from American
ports to Copenhagen with American
cargoes, including timed meats, bacon,
| and rubber, were seized in transit by
| the British authorities. After innum-
! cradle delays the case of these ships
came before British prize-court, and
their seizure, the bulk of their car
| goes was declared forfeited to the
| Crown on the ground that its real des
tination was Germany, where it was to
be used by the Army and Navy. In
handing down his decision Sir Samuel
Evans, president of the court, COM
planned of the bad faith of American
shippers and declared that "belliger-
ents are entitled to expect from neu-
trails a frank course of conduct"
AS evidence that the goods seized were
for German consumption he pointed to
the sudden and enormous increase in
the number of such shipments to Scan
dinayia Immediately after the outbreak
of the war. These four ships when
captured, he said were carrying more
than thirteen times as much meat to
| Copenhagen as under normal condi-
rule otherwise than that this surplus
was for German consumption, he said
would be ito allow ones eyes to be
blinded by theories and technicalities. !"
In statement given to the press by
the attorneys of the Chicago packers
we read:
"England's confiscation of four car
goes of American meat valued at 49,
100000 and the holding of thirty other
cargoes valued at s12,50O,O0O, as an
nounced in press dispatches, are not
justified by the facts or any principle
of International law 1t can only be
construed as another step in England's
policy to interfere with the trade of
American citizens with the citizens Of
neutral countries.
"All these shipments were destined
neutral countries, and the ships pa
pers at the time of their seizure clear
ly showed such fact. They were not
destined to or for the enemy of Great
Britain, and upon the trial of the case
no evidence showing they were destin-
edto such enemy of Great Britain was
adduced and none could have been
This makes necessary further pres
entation of stronger protests to the
| Department of State for an equitable
adjustment of the claim g
From the start these seizures have
been arbitrary and unwarranted, and
in spite of vigorous protests of our
State Department to the representa-
tives of Great Britain.
patches that the court bases its right
to seize these shipments on the theory
that the amount of products being
shipped to Denmark in these neutral
ships is in excess of quantities receiv-
ed prior to the declaration of war.
These neutral countries received large
quantities of these products through
German ports prior to the war and
through other sources of supply which
the war cut Off That these countries
wanted more of our products than be-
fore furnished no justification for such
seizure. Literary Digest.