Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-02

scope OF any OF the international in
struments regarding operations. The
German declaration substitutes indis-
eliminate destruction for regulated
capture. Germany Is adopting these
methods against peaceful traders and
non-combatant crews with the avowed
object of preventing commodities of
an kinds including food for the civil
population from reaching or leaving
the British isles or northern France.
RctaIatory Measures.
Her opponents are therefore driv-
en- TO frame retaliatory measures in
order i'm their turn to prevent COM
modities Of any kind from reaching
or leaving Germany. These measures
will however be enforced by the
British and French governments
without risk to neutral ships or to
neutral or non-combatant life ana in
strict observance Of the dictates OF
humanity The British and French
viii therefore hold
themselves free TO detain ana take
into port ships carrying goods Of pre-
sumed enemy destination, ownership
or origin II is not intended to CON
fIscatc such vessels or Cargoes unless
they would Otherwise be liable TO
condemnation. The treatment of vcs-
sells and cargocs which have sailed
before this date will not be affected.
Most Complex Problems.
Copies of the notes were immedi-
g..
President Wilson State department
admitted that one Of the
most complex problems OF the war
had arisen Officials We're unanimous
i'm their opinion that the notification
could not be called blockade" al
though 1t had virtually the effect of
one II was noted generally that the
communication did not use the word
blockade and at the French and
British embassies here there was an
avoidance of the same word The
notes leave much, therefore. to be
explained
II was regarded as practically GER
tain that the United states would re-
ply promptly with an inquiry as to
how the stop was to be carried into
practice. together with protest
against the announcement that COM
merce between Germany ana ncu-
tral countries hereafter would be in
terrupted by the allies.
To Insist Upon Rights.
officials and diplomats were desir-
Gus of knowing what would be the
Of cargoes hitherto not
listed as contraband, such as cotton,
which. if destined TO Germany the
allied fleets propose to take into
British or French ports. An intima-
ton was conveyed i'm British quarters
that the allies intended TO buy out
right all such cargocs, but such a
promise would not affect the deter
mination of the United states to in
sist on its right to send non-contra-
band articles to Germany when the
question is argued in further diplo-
matte correspondence.
Just when the United states gov
will act on the latest note is
the replies are received from the al
lies and Germany to the informal
communication looking 60 an aboli-
ton of submarine warfare ON mer-
chant ships and the shipment of
foodstums to the civilian population
of bclligefents Germanys answer is
said to be on the way ana officials
expect that it will be practically an
acquicscence in the principle Of the
American proposals
Hope for Understanding.
From Great Britain not "a word had
come in several days until todays
statement that the matter was un-
der consideration. This. coming with
the announcement of retaliatory
created a feeling of hope
among some officials that an under
standing might yet be reached on the
questions
In other quarters, however there
was a disposition to regard the
American informal communication as
likely to fail Of accomplishing any
thing beyond possible amelioration
of conditions as to mines in the open
seas,
Displeasurc over the latest devel-
opment was unconcealed in state de-
partment circles, where the stopping
Of commerce TO and from Germany
was viewed as much more serious
than a blockade. since it interfered
also with cargocs presumed to be
bound to a belligerent while in tran
sit to a neutral country. Whereas, the
doctrine of continuous voyage has
been invoked in the pres
emit war by Great Britain to sustain
her right to detain cargOes at any
stage of their journey if proved ulti-
matcly to de destined to a bclligercnt,
such presumption is understood now
to include an articles of merchandise
such as machinery and implements
as well as cotton bound between the
United States and neutral countries
unless an embargo ON re-eXportatiou
is put into effect by the neutrals to-
whom the products are consigned.
Element Of Suspicion,
The injection Of an element Of sus-
picion on careoes Of goods hitherto
untouched when bound between neu-
trail ports will greatly increase the
duties of the American government
i'm protecting the interests of its ship
pers from undue delays and deteu-
lions without sufficient proof. The en-
tire question of the right, set up by
Great Britain, to take neutral vessels
into ports for extended examinations
and kindred subjects such as con-
signment Ito order and to named
consignees win be brought into the
field of discussion again affecting ma