Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-18

many great industries of ihe countr-
were suffering because their prod
ucis were denied long established
markets in neutral European coun
TRIES. contiguous ~ the nations a
war
Trade Disturbance Inevitable.
II i unfortunately true that u
these days when trade aud fiuane,
arc cosmopolitan, any Uar pariicu.
LARRY a war of any maeultude. mus
result IN a Rrievous dislocailon 81
commerce including that of the ma
tions which take no part in the war
Your excrllency win realize that IN
this tremendous struggle. for the out.
break Of which Great Britain is IN na
way responsible. II il Impossible faI
lhc trade 81 any country 10 escape al
injury ana fass, but for such hts ma
tesiy's government are not % blame.
z do not understand the paragraph
which ] have quoted from your ex-
celicnoys note ~ referring 20 these
Indirect consequences Of the state Of
war but 90 the more proximaie and
direct effect of our bcllieerent action
IN dealing win neutral ships and car
goes on the high seas Such action
has been limited a. vessels on their
WY 70 enemy ports or ports IN neu-
,rd countries adjacent to the theatcr
Of war This Is only true 81 such
ports because it is only through such
ports that the enemy introduces sup
p.ics whish he requires for carrying
on the war;
Only fcieft tn I'fife Courts
Sir Edward then points out THAI
oni, eight out of 74g ships sailing
from the United States for neutral
European countries have been placed
10 The prize courts and only forty
five have been Temporarily detained
80 enable particular consirnments If
cargo 10 be- discharged FOR the puf.
peso u prize court proceedings
The NOTE does not 60 into detail
80 % American ships detained on the 4
High ecas or taken 10 British ports 4
for search The next paragraph am 4
altzes the statistics 81 exports from I
the United States ana makes the oh. /
renation that IT d therefore clear !
that IL cotton be excluded. the effect 4
II the war has been not 20 increase.
hat practically arrest the decline OF
American exports which was in prog.
fcas earlier III The rrar in fact any
decrease IN American exports which
\ attributed 20 the war IS essentially
lup 10 cotton
Cotton Not Contraband.
Pointing out that Great britain has
ltser declared cotton eontraband or
nterfered with its shipment. the note
hen remarks that imports Of cotton
o The United Kingdom fell az heavily
Is those 10 other countries, and The
ane mo doubt was true of France"
The general result" il confines.
vs. "a show convnelngly that the ma
~ operations Of Great Britain are
int the cause Of ans diminutlon In
he volume 81 American exports, and
hat u the commerce Of the United
ltates Is IN the unfnvorable condition
ghhh your excellency describes the
auae ought IN fairness. to be sought
..s:.g.ss.;..;s-T ssss:s.r y the activities Of his
naiesiy's naval forces"
Moteoyer. the British communica-
lon contends that even though trade
letween The United States and the al
les has diminished from normal the
commerce with neutral countries as
ompared with previous years. has
,asn maintained and the lnferenfa
may fairly be drawn that "Hib-
tantiai part Of this trade was Ia fact
Intended for the enemy countries GO
NJ through neutral porte by routes
. which IL was previously umeeus-
Omcd HI
Serious Ship Shortage.
Taking up aome Of the "incenye-