Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-09
GREAT BRITAIN CALLED DOWN
Strong Representations on Interfer-
ences With Neutral Trade.

Strong Representations on lnterfer-
ences With Neutral Trade.
The United States in it's latest note
to Great Britain, made public in Wash
ington last Saturday, covering eXhaus-
lively British interference with Ameri-
can trade since the beginning of the
Europeon war, declares that the So
called blockade instituted by the Allies
against enemy countries on March II,
is ineffective, illegal and indefensi-
ble." Notice is served that the Ameri-
can government cannot submit to the
curtailment of it's neutral rights" fur
ther subordination of its rights and
interests.
Ambassador Page to whom the note
was sent by special messenger for
delivery to the London foreign Of
fees, was instructed by Secretary
Lansing Ito impress most earnestly
upon the British government that the
United States must insist the rela-
tions between it and his majesty S
government be governed, not by a
policy of expediency but by those es-
tablished rules of international con-
duct to which Great Britain in the
past has held the United States to
account when the latter nation was
a belligerent engaged in a struggle
for national existence"
Declaring the United States 'un-
hesitatingly assumes the task OF
championing the integrity of neutral
rights, the note proclaims that the
American government will devote its
energies to. the task, exercising al
ways an imperial attitude.
The note, nearly $4,000 words in
length, was made public by agree
ment between the state department
and the British foreign office. II
carried with it a voluminous appendix,
giving the text of American naval
instructions issued in 1862 and sum-
mary and table showing hundreds OF
vessels detained by British authori-
ties since the beginning of the pres
ent war.
The body of the note is divided
into S5 points. dealing with all phases
of the contraband question, seizures
and detentions, prior to, as we'll as
after, the so-called blockade was in
stituted, and announces that a sepa-
rate communication will be sent soon
dealing particularly with the pro
priety and right of the British gov
ernment to include in their list OF
contraband or war certain articles
which have been so included.
In conclusion after an argument
on the law and facts. Secretary
Lansing says
Il believe it has been conclusively
shown that the methods sought to
be employed by Great Britain to OBJ
tain and use evidence of enemy
destination of cargoes bound for neu-
trail ports and to impose a contraband
character upon such cargoes are
without Justification: that the block
ade, upon which such methods are
partly founded is ineffective, illegal
and indefensible; that the judicial
procedure for an international in
jury is inherently defective for the
purpose; and that in many cases
Jurisdiction is asserted in violation
of the laws of nations. The United
States therefore, cannot submit to
the curtailment of its neutral rights
by these measures, which are ad-
mittedly retaliatory. and therefore IL
legal, in conception and in nature
and intended to punish the enemies
of Great Britain for alleged illegali-