Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-25
Memorandum to L. S. Says
Every Consideration Has
Been Given Neutrals,
HAVE RIGHT TO STOP
BELLIGERENT TRADE
Work of Releasing Ships
and Cargoes Expedited
at Every Turn.

UTAsuINGTON, June 24.-Great
w Britain in memorandum trans
mitted to the United States and made
nublic here and in London tonight re-
cites at length its efforts to minimize
inconvenience to neutral commerce
resulting from the order in council
AGAINST trade with Germany Austria
and Turkey and asserts that American
citizens have no just grounds Tor com
plaint on account of the treatment ac-
corded their Cargoes.
No attempt is made to answer the
principles asserted in the American
note of March / protesting against the
order in council and insisting upon the
right of neutrals to carry on leglu-
mate commerce with each other and to
trade in nonContraDand with clVlhahs
I'm belligerent countries. In trans
mitting the memorandum, Ambassa-
dor Page said it was merely an eX-
planation Of concrete cases and the
regulations under which they are dealt
with"
Another Note Soon.
Another note 20 Great Britain now
in course of preparation is expected
10 be dispatched when negotiations
with Germany over submarine war
fare have been cleared up While this
communication probably VIII make
reference to the latest memorandum,
it is understood that the manner OF
enforcing the order IN council will not
he treated as relevant to the question
ot issue-vhelhcr there is any war
rant i'm international law for the pow
Crs Great Britain and her allies nave
assumed to exercise over the COM
mcrre of the world.
In IFS memorandum the foreign Of
ficc emphasizes the various speclal
concessions made in favor or united
states citizens In setting IofJh thaI
all British officials have acted III
every case with the utmost dlSpatcn
consistent with the object in view and
of showing in every case such consld-
Grafton for neutrals as might be com
uatihIc with the ObjCCt-namelN, 10
urc,cn vessels from carrying goods
FOR or coming from the enemys ter
Iitory." -,.
ARRANGEMENTS for buying American
cotton detained and for permitting
the passage Of goods bought III S,I
many bv Americans before the dates
Of the order in council are outlined
and the promise made that consider
ntion will be given to special cases Oh
this kind in the future.
CargOcs Now Held.
According TO summary of ships
detained there are now tWenty-SeNen
vessels which cleared from the United
states now held in ports OF lhe
limited Kingdom. OF these eight are
said TO be unloading cotton Whlch
Great Britain has agreed to purchase
saven will be allowed to depart as
soon as items of their cargo pIaceu
in prize court have been diScharEeu'
and the other twelve three oi lh'Iis
American shps-are the suoJec' Vi
Investigations not yet coHlPlol,,' 1,o
oils matesty's government the
,,,e,norandum concludes, ARE earn
ostIv desirous of removing all causes
of Unavoidable delay in dealing WIN
American cargOes and vessels when
may be detained. and any spCcluc IN
ouirios Of representations Whlch may
he made by the United states govern,
ment in regard to particular cases VIII
aIawvs receive the most careful CON
idoration and all the information
which can be afforded without
nroiudice to prize court proceeding
viii he readily communicated, nut
the,. scarcely admit that on the basis
of actual facts any substantial grleV-
oncc on the part of the American citl-
zens is justified or can be sustained;
and they, therefore, confidently appear
to the OPINION VI INV '"'N
government as enlightened by TINS
memorandum
Complete Text.
WASHINGTON. June 24-Follow-
ing is the text of the memorandum
as transmitted by Ambassador Page:
His majesty's government has
giyeu assurances they would make
their first aim to minimize the incor-
Ncnience which must inevitably be
caused to neutral commerce from the
existence of a state Of war at sea
and In particular from the measures
taken by the allied governments for
the restriction of the enemy's oVersea
trade.
"In view of the representation and
complaints made as to the peculiar
hardships alleged TO have been
wrongly inflicted on American trade
and shipping, his majesty's govern
mont desires to offer the following
CLgervations respecting the manner in
which .hey have consistently endeaV-
ored to give practical effect to those
assurances.
'It will be recalled that at the mo-
rent when his majesty's government
announced their measures against en-
cmv commerce they declared their In
tontion TO refrain altogether from the
exercise OF the right TO confiscate
shin cargoes which bellgerents
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