, 1915-03-06
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
Censored at jamaica

follows: "1t has gwen me great pleasure
ana satisfaction to he able to visit a portion
Of the Grand Fleet under your command. |
have been aboard representative ships Of all
aassos md I am much impressed BY their
efficiency and the splendid sfilt which ami
mates beth officers and men bnve not
lie slightest doubt that my Nay MI @phold
its great traditions.
Shipping at Liverpool Is considerably
hampered by the strike Of the coal heavens,
many Lines being unable to eell and merchant
ships are tied up. The strikers aim is to
compel the employers to reestablsh the
recently abandoned system Of advancing a
part Of their wages before they are due
Mr.. Sexton, Secretary Of the DOckers' Union,
accuses The strikers of treuchery to obtain
their ends. Mr.. T. P. O'Connor is trying to
influence the strikers 10 return to work.
Many Of the Clyde strikers have resumed
work and the remainder are expected to
abandon the strike to-day.
According TO a statement in the House
Of Commons by MI. Ruuciman, Presi-
dent Of the Board Of Trade, respecting the
British blockade policy, the importation
from Germany Of such goods as Great Bri-
taip desires ana is able &c obtain from that
country will be permitted, Notwithstanding
the declaration by Nh Asquith that the
Allies would prevent commodities Of any
kind from reaching OF leaving Germany.
Lord Charles Berosford asked whether ami
line DIVES from Garlnany would be admitted
into England, to which Nj. Rurcimnn re-
nliad Thai persons who were licensed b. the
Goyemmeut to import anime dyes would
be permitted to bring them II, since
these dy es were necessary for The Wan Of
flee. he Admiralty ynd in civil industry. 1t
was suggested that under such conditions il
would be impossible fer CHEAT Britain to
p,eyent Germany from exporting goods tc
The United States. but Dir, Ruucimau de-
eIined to discuss this point, and added: at
4 necessary that we should get, and II We
cam oct, some goods from Germany, for in
stance, if we require explosives and cara get
them from Germany We certainty VIII 10 So
Tie Times publishes an editorial, based
nnou despatch from Washing on declaring
lint the British reprisal policy would have
md 4 better reception in she United States
r. r had been apsounced ia the shape Of a
formal blockade, aud reliance been place. up
am lIe stretching Of tha doctrine Of ;Ao con
tinuous voyage TO deal with trade to Ger
many through u%eutr0ls, the correspondent
saving that tbs United States might have
an3nred the mite. ference will It's trade Il u
blockade LCI heen formally dec}afeds even
though iucompletely effective, recognizing
that the Allies are fighting against every
ching a democracy abominates. Tie "Tlmes'
regrets the general condemnation of the
British policy of reprisal against Germany IN
the American Press and the Press Of the
other neutral countries, which 1t considers IS
founded apon misappreheusiou. It comedies
fiat the attitude Of Americans is iutende
to Ne entirely impartial, and adds: "Ameri-
cams have studied Common Law as part Of
Iheir and our joint inheritance too long and
veil not 10 know that the al justment of Old
arjncipIes to new conditions is the essence of
iaoel progress" It then argues that the
,V9 Il modern CONSUMPTION goes a long
way to destroy the old distinction between
th3 armed forces of a nation and its civil
population, and that under existing con
ditions there are no means of insuring