The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-08-04

bunal and the several stages Of pro
cedure. Under the terms of the ar
bitration treaty the advice and con
sent of the Senate would have to be
obtained by the president to the spe'
cial agreement for arbitration.
The British government is prep2r,
ing a new note to the United States
| which will deaf with the genera
questions Of contraband and block
ade raised by restrictions on neutral
commerce during the enforcement OF
the order in council policy against
| overseas trade with Germany. The
new note will be forwarded to the
state department within week, ac-
cording to the departments advices
from Walter H. Page, the American
ambassador at London.
Mr.. Page transmitted. a request
from Sir Edward Grey, British Min
lister for Foreign Affairs, that the
British note which was received by
the Washington government be with
held from publication until the new
communication was delivered.
The British note was to have been
given out textually at the state de-
partment for publication in morning
papers. An arrangement for syn
chronous publication in the United
Kingdom and the United States, had
been made with the British govern
ment, but when the request came
from Sir Edward Grey, Secretary
Lansing announced that the note
would be considered confidential for
the present.
The cablegram from Ambassador
Page gave no details. 1t did not In
dicate the nature Of the forthcoming
note, but stated that it would deal
with the shipping question. Secre-
tary Lansing said he had received no
intimation as to the reason for or
character of the new note.
However, since the note that is to
come will deal with the same ques-
ton of shipping that is covered By
the note received, officials Of the de-
partment are assuming that the
forthcoming communication will be
in the nature of a supplement, and
that the two communications Will
have to be considered together as
constituting the British reply to the
American contentious in favor of the
rights of neutral trade under recog-
nized principles and rules OF interna-
tional law.
The preparation of a supplement
tary note by the British government
will delay somewhat the transmits
sion Of the new American note TO
Great Britain dealing with the prob
lens of trade and intercourse which
affect both governments under the
enforcement of the order in council
policy.
The American reply has been in
preparation some time. 1t had been
nearly completed and was sent in its
incomplete, form to President Wilson
at Cornish for consideration. The
American note will not now, Of
course, be forwarded to Ambassador
Page for delivery to Sir Edward
Grey, until the second note now in
preparation in London has been re-
ceived and considered. 1t is alto
gether probable that the American
note will be revised so as to serve as
a response to both the new British
notes. =
In some quarters the fact that
supplemental note was being prepar-
ed Dy the British government was re-
carded as significant. But this was
not the view Of Secretary Lansing or
other high officials of the state de-
partment, who pointed out that the
state department had no lntlmatlon
concerning the tenor Of the coming
note, or it's character, and that no
one in Washington had informa-
ton upon which to predicate state
ment as to the significance" OF the
development.
The opinion was expressed in one
quarter that the coming note might
take cognizance Of the suggestions
conveyed in the last American COM
munication to Germany relative TO
contending for the freedom Of the
seas, but this suggestion was DIS
counted elsewhere. The best obtain
able opinion appears to be that the
British note will deal more especially
with the "caveat" note Of July IA
from Secretary Lansing, requesting
Ambassador Page to inform the Brit
ish government that the United
States "will not recognize the valid
ity of prize court proceedings taken
under restraints imposed by British
municipal law in derogation of the
rights of American citizens under in
ternational law"