The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-02
Washington Officials Regard 1t AS An Unpreced.
ented and Novel Step and One Likely to Work
Injury to- Commerce Between u S. and ~
Other Nations Es;I
NOTIFICATION CAN NOT
BECALLED A BLOCKADE
State Department Admit That One of the Most comn
Problems of the War Has ArisenSoppng Of Commerce
to and From Germany Viewed With Much
More Seriousness Than Blockade. II

officials expect that It will be an ac.
quiescence in the principle OF the
American proposals.. From Great
Britain not word has come in sew
erai days until today's statement THAI
the matter was under consideration,
This created feeling OF hope among
some officials that an understanding
might be reached.
In other quarters, however, there
was disposition to regard the Ameri-
can informal communications o. silSeiy
to fail of accomplishing anythink be-
yond n possible ameiiorat!on az con
ditions as to mines in the openf sfas
| DisnleasnFe Not Concealed.
DispieaSureB; over the latest deyeI-
opments was not concealed In state
department circles, where the sfap-
| ping Of commerce to and from Ger
many was viewed with much more
seriousness than q blockade, ssiEe it
| interfered also with cargoes pfoalsrn-
ed to be bound tota belligerent While
| in transit to a asnentral country. 81 here-s
as the doctrine of continuuuEe $1Saga
previously has been invoked "a the.
present 5y lv sssent 73fika 81 "a lssS
tfain her right toS delatn Scareoea at
| any stage in their Journey II proved
ultimately to be destined to- a beiii-
gerent. such q presump tion is under.
stood now to include ali articles OF
merchandise, such as machinery and
implements, as 5ell rs Gotten Dcu.G
between the United States and neu-s
trail countries, unless an embargo on
re-exportation is put Tito effect by tlie
neutrals TO whom the pfodncts are
consigned. lt4 4 ~ & SSsss
VIII Increase Duties Of Goysrnineaf.
Injection of an element OF suspicion
on cargoes of goods hitherto siitS
touched when bound between neutral
ports will greatly increase the duties
of the American government tin pro-
tecting the interests OF It's shippers
from undue delays and detentiors
without sufficient proof
The entire question OF the right,
set DIP by Great Britain, to take neii-
trail vessels into ports for examinll-
tion and kindred subjects, such SIS
consignments ito order" and 10 naIi-
ed consignees, will be brought into
the field of discussion again, aaecting
materially the answer which tiie Unit-
ed States was preparing 10 the c0r-s
respondence with Great Britain on tho
subject OF contraband begun with the
American note OF December 2e and
continued In a preliminary hh9 snp-
Elementary reply from Great Britain.
Undecided What Step to lake. y,
In approaching the question pf tho
ground on which the United States
should enter protest against the ac-
| tion OF the Allies, officials vera doubt.
ful as TO whether they would make
their argument q the theory that h
blockade in reality was beihk & att
tempted, or whether they would con-
tend for the uninterrupted passaEe
OF cargoes between this country and
belligerents not listed as eoHtfa ahapd.
Officials realized that exctbt for
diplomatic correspondence tue points
OF which might be easily exhausted
without remedy. there was no stiay .foikj
neutral governments to enfofta their
protests and still maintain tlisif nei,-
tra!:ty. The general .!s:ese =. - ~ s:>ses =
cedents, 1t was pointed out, l.kk made
the position of neutrais rnorg Aiicate.
In the present cireumstaneea r than
ever before. though Q. sonewbaf eiEnt-,
lar situations which led to enll 6rHaeS:
by the United States and the non -siss
tercourse act arose IN tile earl paFf
OF the nineteenth century dffiH & tlle
I-sopCISohiCf NtEo1 ~ Ut0ClsAaS MA ftltts
clared hy Great Britain aga 81 the
coast from the Rivcr Elha sd de pert
of Brest R'rancel inclusive. Nif6pioo,,. !.
then Ia camp at Berlin. pf0Sl 1ots q
counter blockade the entire nr:tish
coast. and prohibited c5mmert6 with
England. Great Britain has fafk fiafSYi
by issuing an order IN coisileii f,r1.
hiblting neatral vessels fr11a Z
With the ports OF France and b a. s7lles
and with eli ports OF Earhns fr0l,
which the British flag was ~ efn5 81
Questions Never satslES \ :
Against these various OfSSfA Ana
tdecrees, $ writes 1ohn Rksfssf n q
former counsellor OK the ststn 3 lsrssrS, :
ment, the Unitea States br6lesfss
and as uieastiFha III rstaiiati io1s fessist.
ga 70 embarso9s and non .iili e s6sI1aS
tS,oNTsScEp OK 9'Ao;f T.'fD