The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-25

pressed the sale of dumdum bullets to Great Britain The correspondence re- gently published between the state depart ment and the German ambassador Is re- peated with the statement that although there is no legal grounds on which to pre- vent such traffic. the President of the United States would welcome proof of the charges and use hs influence to prevent sale of these articles.
 II. British warships are permitted to lie off American ports and intercept nell tral vessels The letter states that pro- tests were made to Great Britain and Japan and that they withdrew their war ships from the vicinity of New York har- Dor and Honolulu respectively.
 F. Great Britain and her allies are Pi- lowed without protest to disregard Amer ican citizenship papers and passports. While Great Britain has disregarded American citizenship papers ''in a few in stances. and the same is true of all bellig- erents. in every case of apparent Illegal , arrest the United States has entered vfSY orous protests with requests for release.P
 13. Change of policy in regard to loans to belligerents." 1t is asserted that the American governments policy affects all governments alike. The dangers of loans through popular subscription arousing par tisanship through monetary interest in the success of the belligerents Is pointed out in contrast to purely credit transactions for the purchase of war supplies, the money for which does not leave the United States, and could not in the case of the loan, affect the finances of this coun- try.
 Charge Unsupported
 I. "'Submlssion to arrest of natve-born Americans on neutral vessels and in Brit ish ports and their Imprisonment" The general charge the letter asserts. has been tad l,t but txttN irregularities have occurred. prompt de- mand for release has been made
 15. indifference to confinement of non conlbata in detention camps in England and France All the beligerents have made complaint but investigation has proved that conditions are as good possible" The United States has con scented at the special request of the Ger man government to send Mr. Jackson. former American minister at Bucharest. and now attached to the American em- bassy at Berlin. to make a special nves- tlgation of detention camps in England.
 l6. Failure to prevent transshipment of British troops and war materials across the territory of the United States" No proof ot this ever has been furnished. and request Of the Canadian govern ment to send war material through Alaska was promptly denied.
 +. Treatment and final interment of German steamship Geier and the collier Locksun at Honolulu" The circum- stances are reviewed and the action taken Is held to be in accordance with the usual international practice.
 IS. "unfairness to Germany in rules rel ative to coaling of warships in Panama canal zone" Although the regulations were not proclaimed until November 13. no belligerent warships are known to have coaled previously at the zone and the ac- tion was taken without the slightest ref erence to favoritism to the belligerents.'
 f9. '"Faihre to protest against tho mod iication of the declaration of London by the British government" The notification Of this government that 1t could not accept piecemeal adoption of the declaration of London is recalled with the statement also that the notifications by tho belis erents In that code of naval warfare are of no concern to the United States ex- cept as they adversely affect the rights of American citizens us defined by interna- tional law. Insofar as these rights have been infringed, the department has made every effort to obtain redress for the losses sustained