New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-17
Cargoes of Four Ships
Conhscated by the
Crown.
GERMAN DESTINATION,
is JUDGES FINDING
Ruling Hits False Descriptions
Sixteen Claims Denied and
Eight Allowed.
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By cable 10 The tribune
London, Sept. l6.-The British prize
court to-day confscated American
products valued at more than sl5,OOO,-
600 TO the Crown.
With the exception of the Cudahy
company all the American beef packers
lost their claims when Sir Samuel
Evans handed down his long awaited
verdict in the cases of the Kim, Alfred
Nobel. Bjornstjerne Bjornson and Frid-
land, Scandinavian ships seized with
big cargoes consigned. it was alleged
10 Germany. These cases have been
hanging ire for months and have been
the cause OF much diplomatic corre-
spondence. The goods consisted of 3d.
100000 pounds of meat and meat
products on thirty-eight ships seized
by British warships. Sir Samuel held
that nearly all the goods were intended
only for the use of German military
and naval forces. To rule otherwise,
Sir Samuel said, would be to allow
ones ewes to be blinded by theories
and technicalities.
OF a large consignment OF rubber
described as gum, he said:
az have come to the conclusion that
gum is not a true commercial descrlp-
tion Of rubber. Any concealment of
this sort will, while | sit in the prize
court. weigh heavily against those who
adopt such courses"
Shipments Larger Than Normal.
Sir Samuel said it was plain that
these ships were carrying toward 20
nenhagen when captured more than
thirteen times the amount or goodS
which under normal conditions would
have been taken TO that port mat
fact gave practical and overwhelming
assurance that the goods were intend
ed TO find their way TO Germany al
though. of course, it did not prove con-
clusiveiy that they were destned ior
an enemy Of Great Britain.
One circumstance throwing iight e, on
the real destination OF the goods or
Samuel said, was that the eXportat'on
of lard by one American company 10
Conenhsgen alone in three weeks after
the outbreak of the war was twenty
times more than in periods OF peace
A to tins of canned meat, he sald' IL
had not been shown they had been
sent 10 Denmark in any great quantity
hefore the war, yet hundreds OF thou
sands were on the way when the YES
sells were captured. These TINS, II
seemed could not have been meant FOR
60, norsons other than German SOL
diers. r
Danish manufacturer for quantity OF
rubber. which he said had been shipped
in GOOD faith for use in his factory.
Another claim was disallowed.
Sixteen Claims Disallowed.
Tho court disal!owed. sixteen claims,
Including those of the Morris, Armour,
hammond. Swift and Sulzberger com
nanies IL allowed eight claims, lnclud-
inc that of the Cudahy company. Inc
Others were Danish conslgnees.
Sir Samuel gave leave TO appeal, iix-
ing security for the costs at SZo'oOo'
He gave the crown attorneys leave 10
appeal in the cases of the claims whlch
were allowed.
Sir Samuel's decision has aroused
intense interest among all the repre-
sentatives of American packing hrms'
as no American meat products nave
been shipped to European neutrals
since last May, and the unfayoraole
result of the packers case is likeiy 10
cause continued stoppage OF TINS trade'
ave intend TO carry the case 10 the
Priyy Council, where we expect to
win" said Alfred r. Urion, attorney
for the Chicago packers, but should
the decision there be adverse we snail
carry it still further.
IL is known that the packers. IN the
event of losing in the Privy Council,
will turn further appeals into diplo-
matte channels, with an international
commission as a possible court Of fnal
appeal. The packers contend that as
the Orders in Council of last March
were not in force when the ships were
seized last October it is not even in
cumbent on them TO prove that the
cargoes were not destined for a nation
at war with Great Britain.
Chicago, Sept. l6.-The meat confis-
Gated by Geat Britain will be COM
plete loss to the packers, according to
Thomas E. Wilson, president of Morris
& Co, as there were no advance pay
ments made on the shipments.
Henry Veeder, of counsel for Swift
& Co, said that the contentious of the
packers would be pushed as far as pos
sible.
C. J. Faulkner, of the legal staff of
of Armour & CO., said:
81 don't see how England justiies
that decision. The goods shipped on
three of the four ships involved were
sent before the English order was
issued. We could not stop the ship
ments when the order did come out;
they were on the ocean.
England put the burden of proof on
US TO show that the shipments would
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