The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-09
BRITTANY
REPLY RECEIVED
COMMUNICATION WILL BE
MADE FUBLIc SUNDAY
AFTERNOON
OFFICIALS READ
NOTE CAREFULLY
English Press Manifesting Much
Interest in Reply to Americas
Protest.
Cp. Associated pms,.,


wAsHINGToN, Jan. S.-secretary
Bryan late today announced receipt
of Great Britainse reply to the Ameri-
can note respecting interruption of
American commerce. The note will he
made public Sunday afternoon by
agreement between the state depart
meEt and the British foreign office.
state department officials read the
British note carefully, but would
make no commentin advance of pub
lication. That ISL is inconclusive in
many respects. however. and will lead
70 q surther diplomatic exchange was
learned from authoritive quarters.
some points, such as the question of
proof at the time of detention of the
ships and length of time reuuired for
examination remain undetermined.
The communication points ont the
peculiar necessities OF Eelligerents.
but is phrased in q spirit Of frankness
and friendliness Much emphasis is
placed on the Necessity for careful
search OF all cargoes which appear
Suspicious. t5siG4
Great Britain appreciates that the
United States doea not deny belii-
gerent's right to search Ul the high,
seas, but is understood to have ex-.
planned that sii1eS this rule of inter.
national law was asef up the size of
vessels has ,chaHEeh and examinations
at sea cannot ID zcpnducfed with as
much facility as fefore. IT also ia
pointed out thh4 4 5s lifaclilt 20.
scar %, the rchant liner of the press
ent day at sea. ate E.z
Specifically Great Britain claims
that 1t has paid for all copper seized
and that arrangements now have been
! made with italy, Holland and the
Scandinavian countries whereby ;egi-5
innate earSoes OF eyen contraband'
HUt 1e pnduiy delayed. 2
I AS to foodstuffs and conditional con
t-sband. Greet Britain has no intet1.
ton OF repudiating L3rd Salisbury's
doctrine that such products must be
shown TO be destined to an enemy
force. but will insist on careful exam
nation TO make sure supplies are not
so destined.
Remedies for many difficulties
which have arisen are daily being de-
vised, Great Britain has pointed out,
and stops taken by the United States
to verify manifests will assist In re-
moving causes for delay.
AS to articles put on the contrahand
list. such as rosin, and turpentine, the
British government has applied the
doctrine of President Lincoln that alb
solute contraband consists OF ali ma
teriais susceptible Of use in making
munitions ofswar. The British have
discovered that these products are es.
sential 70, the manufacture OF some
forms OF ammunition and will insist
that under international law they
must be regarded as absolute contra
band. s-flf
partial remedy for the situation,
however, is being sought in arrange
ments for consignment of naval
stores from the United States to netia
tral countries so that American ships
can take their naval stores as ballast
Tor cotton cargoes, sell the contra
band to neutral countries and send
their cotton to belligerent countries
without further molestation.
English Press Much Interested
/ LONDON, Jan. S.-The English
public and press are manifestihg
much interest I'm Great BTitaiR's pre-
ltm!nary reply today GO the American
rnfest agein.E British British interfeFence
fth American shipping.
There Is general speculation as to
whether the reply will offer. more
facts than the American note about
which the roHtroyersy turns. Repeat
ed statements of the British foreign
Office that the reply is entirely frieEd-
iy and cones siiafory, although rot re-
cedins from the position that Great
Britain must continue 20 search for
icSntfahaHd. have treasured the pub
| lie, which no longer regards the note
ias Q threatening incident.
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