The Detroit times., 1915-11-08


indicated II a deadlock develops.
as seems possible. it can be stated
authoritatively that the United
States will consent TO arbitration,
confident of the strength of its
! case.
Messages poured into the White
House today commenting the Amer.
lean note.
Oficials were interested in the
| reception the note received from
| British officialdom and the British
press. The administration was also
! interested in the view Berlin takes
I of the note. Ofhcials contend II
clearly demonstrates the strict neu.
| trality OF this government, and deals
as vigorously With England as with
Germany on the question of free.
dom OF the seas"
Failure specifically 10 protest the
| placing by England of cotton on the
absolute contraband list and failure
to detail objections TO cotton cargo
seizures was expected to draw crit
| icism from southern congressman
and cotton interests. Ii has been
| officially announced. however. that
a separate note is being prepared
on the eontraband question Infor.
nation to use in this note Is still
being gathered.
Expressions OF the German-Ameri-
can press commencing the notes
vigorous tone will be especially
gratifying TO some administration
officials. Compilations OF press
! comments were laid before Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary OF State
lansing
The note was regarded as fore
casting this governments immedi-
ate action in the question OF seizure
Of Chicago meat packers cargoes
and also OF the new Anglo-French
| policy OF seizing vessels in which
Germans are alleged TO own an In
terest Separate representations are
expected soon protesting against
| seizure OF the meat cargoes on
mere conjecture" which are de-
signed for entry into the general
stock" of neutral country.
The note is also regarding as sus-
tanning reports by American Con.
sui General Skinner. NJ London. of
! increase in British trade with neu-
trails az tho expense Of American
| n, II yI,sx
ner has thus been indicated and
his actions approved.
The note, made public Sunday, Is
firm and uncompromising. although
moderate in tone. II states that the
United states "unhesitatingly as
sumss the championship of neutral
rights and will devote its energies
To that task The paper block
ade" OF Germany. established by the
orders IN council, Is denounced as
inadequate ard Illegal and notice is
served that IL will not be recog.
nized
The United States. II Is stated,
| must Insist that the relations Le-
tweC. it and his majesty's govern
ncnt be governed, not uy policy
IF expediency, but by those estab-
llshed rules OF International con
duct 10 which Great Britain in the
past has held the United States
when the latter nation was a bellig-
erent engaged II a struggle for ma
tional existence.
That the note gives warning OF
immense claims Tor damage at the
close of war was the view OF some
officials. Certainly claims will be
filed for charges assessed against
vessels unlawfully detained.
In diplomatic circles the view was
expressed that England may adopt
new measures 20 extend her actual
blockade OF Germany, 70 meet the
objections of the United states. and
that It Is not an actual blockade.
Diplomatic representatives of the
neutral nations today expressed sat.
isfaction with the tenor OF the note,
particularly the "championing" by
the United States OF neural rights.
II was minated that some OF the
scandinavian countries may take
the cue and send separate notes OF
protest 10 England.
After an argument on the law and
the facts. Seer etsry Lansing says.
IT believe u has been concIusIvsly
shown that the methods sought 10
be employed by Great Britain 10 oh
tain and use evidence OF enemy
destination OF csrgoes bound for
neutral ports and 10 impose con-
4. traband character upon such cargoes
. are without justihcatlon. that the
Z blockade, upon which such methods
!, are partly founded. IL inenective. IL
legal and Indefensihle: that the
judicial procedure offered as a means