Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-23
ENGLAND TO STOP
LAST TRADE ROUTE
THROUGH HOLLAND
British VIII Permit No Imports
Except Through Overseas
Trust
WILSON URGED TO SEND
DRASllC NOlE IO BRITISH
German Situation OVershad.
owed By Anxiety Over New
Move By English
(By John Edwin Neyin.)

\Nhlteu lresS staff tOrrOapOndentO
Washington, June -Germany's
reply to the latest note of protest
against tho submarine warfare is partly
completed, Ambassador Gerard advised
President Wilson today He Indicated.
however, that II would not be forward.
ed to Washingt0 until the latter part
of next week
The president will loave Cor the
summer capital at Cornish tonight
Tor brief vacation, lie plans 10 re.
turn TO Washington on July q, and
w1lle he will be kept in constant touch
with the White House and state dc.
partmcnt only matters cf the greatest
lmporloncn regarding tho Mexican or
European situation win be dealt with.
NY the time the president returns the
German reply may be in the hands of
the state department. In this euent
tho new note from Berlin will then be
considered at the cabinet meeting
when will bo held July 7, the day after
the presidents return.
with reports that Gcrmany's answer
to President Wilson reioindor IA OK.
peetcd TO be conciliRtmy, there came
disquiotlng developments In the sltiia.
tion growing out of tho interference
with American trade by the allies The
announcement in the house of commons
yesterday that Great Britain viii pro.
hibit all shipments entering Holland
unless consigned Ia the Netherlands
overscas trust nus amazed officials.
This action Is intended TO stop All
trade now believed TO be- reaching Ger
many through Holland, Tho consgn.
ment of goods to the Netherlands over
seas trust by neutrals will be accepted
by the allies ~ guarantee that they
will not reach Germany.
This drastic action is being taken In
face Of the fact that the British en-
bassy has advised London tnat great
pressure IL being brought upon the nd
ministrnliou TO demand peromptorily
that Great Britain modify the existing
order In council, The original Ameri.
can note protesting against the "bloek.
nde ~ declared by England has not yet
been answered, aud Il Ia certain that
the administration IL being urged 10
forward note to England with "teeth
ia IT,
England Explains Measures.
A note from the British foreign OF.
flee was received at the state depart.
ment tOdny telling of tho cfftats be
ing made by England to mitigate the
nnrdships suffered by neutrals from ia.
torfcrgnce with trades as a result OF the
order in council and other war meas
urcs.
Acting Secretary Lansing said the
motto would not be made public for the
present.
The communication is not Ia reply tc
this government 3 note regarding the
order in council but Ia merely a state.
mont Of the measures taken by Eng
land 10 maintain the blockade of Ger.
many with as little suffering to neu.
trails as possible
Now York importers with more tAan
tj,OOO0OO worth Of goos tied up 10
Holland are pressing the administration
for did They cannot got the goods 10
the United States because OF the dan.
gor OF British or French warships seik.
Ing them. Through Senator o Odorman,
al New York. the importers asked for
Iap audience with the president today.
There was no time to see them be-.
| fore starting for Cornish, and President
Wilson asked o 'Gorman to take up tao
question with Acting Secretary Ian
sing. who will "sit on the lid" during
I ihr president 'B absence
/ n is likely that the New York i'm.
pofters will charter American vessels
| 10 bring the goGls which they desire
from Holland and thus enable che ad.
mlnistration 10 make the strongest pos
I dhle protest in event they should be
seized, II Is understood here.
A delegation OF representatives, OF
organized labor, opposing an increase IN
the American army aud navy, called at
the White House during the day They
failed 10 see the president, owing "a
his lack of time, but are expected to be
received later
The administration reioinder Ia
Germany s note insisting that the case
of the ship j. H. Frye should be set
tied before prize court, may be for.
warded to Berlin today i was learned
lat the state department
President Wilson Ia reviewing tne
. final draft OF the note which Is IN fur
ther discussion Of the methods TO be
followed la obtaining compensation fol
the owners Of the Frye which was sunk
by the converted cruiser Prinz Elite
Friedrich.