Arizona republican., 1915-11-08
Continued from Page One)

now wasting the countries of Europe
the United States unhesitatingly as
sumes. and to the accomplishment of
that task il will devote its energies,
exercising always that impartiality
which from the outbreak of the war
IL las sought to exercise in its re-
lations with the warning nations"
The note is dated October 81, and
acknowledged the notes of the Brit
ish government dated January 7,
February 10, June %, July %, July
81 Ctwo). August Is, and a note YER
hale Of the British embassy of Aug.
ust 6. all Of which relate to reStric-
tions upon American commerce. The
United States says at the outset
that il has delayed answering these
notes in the hope that the an
nounced purpose OF Great Britain to
exercise their belligerent right with
every possible consideration for the
interests Of neutrals" and of causing
the least possible amount of in
convenience to persons engaged in
legitimate trade" would in practice
not unjustifiably infringe upon the
neutral rights of American citizens.
1t is therefore a matter of re-
greet says the note. that this hope
has not been realized. but that on
the contrary. interferences with
American ships and cargoes destined
in good faith to neutral ports and
lawfully entitled to proceed have be-
come increasingly vexatious, causing
American ship-owners and American
merchant. to complain to this gov
~rnrnent of the failure to take steps
10 prevent an exercise of belligerent
power in contravention OF their just
rights As the measures complained
81 proceed directly from orders is
sued by the British government, are
executed by British authorities and
arouse a reasonable apprehension.
that il not resisted, they may be
carried to an extent even more in
furious to American interests, this
government directs the attention OF
His Majesty's government to the
following considerations"
Here follow in numbered paragraphs
the points made by the United States
Summarized they are:
fN The statistics presented by Great
Britain to prove an increase rather
than decrease in American trade.
fail to take into account the increased
state Of war or to make any allowance
for the diminution in the volume of
trade which the neutral countries in
Europe previously had with the nations
At war"
81 Detentions by Great Britain have
not been uniformly based on proofs
obtained at the time of seizure but
many vessels have been detained while
- a
question has been one of evidence to
support the belief of destruction in
many cases bare suspicion of enemy |
destination. or occasionally of enemy !
origin Of the goods involved"
80 Attention is directed with regard !
TO search of neutral vessels at sea to !
the instructions issued to the naval
commanders of the United States, |
Great Britain. Russia. Japan. Spain, |
Germany and France from 1883 to the |
beginning of the present war to show |
that search in port was not contem- |
plated by the government of any of
these countries"
a. An examination of the opinion of |
the most eminent text writers on the
laws Of nations shows that they give /
Practically no consideration to the |
question of search in port outside of !
examination in the regular course of 4
prize court proceedings"
81 Answering the assertion of Great !
Britain that the position of the United |
states in relation of search at sea is in |
consistent with its practice during the |
Civil War. the note says this is based !
upon a -misconception". a careful |
search of the records shows conclu |
sively that there were no instances /