The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03
PACKERS ASK U. S.
DIPLOMATIC AID
Request the Government 70
Forcstall Action by the Brit.
isll Privy Council.
OPEN TRADE Is SOUGHT

WAsuiNGroS. oct. ..-Eocu. t,,'
cation for Intervention 10y the Ir'c.
states Governments tu ~uppu. ,c
grievances against the l.t.'isH ,;y,. %,
mcut was made here to-day ul .,.r..
sentatives Of a group Of 80" t...
American m.,t racNcts
This action had been trl,.Uo..s .
hy conferences here this Week h.tw.e
representative of the p,rNrr, aud off,.
Gals OF the state Departm"ul.
The packers eases are diNtGrI
two groups. one consisting 1T ,~,- a..
ready decided adversely to their ne.
eSts bv the British irizc courts ini IA,
other group consisting of eases 200. sp:
passed on hI the Pre- courts. e
first group Involves goods To- Ju,
of about s2.5oo. 400 and tho SECOND q,
goods valued at sl2.buu,OU
with regard to the second erur.,
packers ask t!at the United S,t,,- t'.,.
eminent take M these cases W.fr ''.
British Government and "ohtt.u Zoo. ne
packers redress for the past >, llre,
and an opening of neutral ports f, he
ann freedom of trade which tins .ri1
try enjoyed with those ports pru' To-
the war.
A further application MA b, D.... 10
the stat" Department with rgI., 10
the cases passed on 10y III. counts n
the Ugh OF their reading of MO ,...'
decision in t'csc cases the rirN,i. Y.
going to ask that these cases ..,t III.
taken up with Great Britain rIiIur.t.
callA, without awaiting tA" l'su.' yf .
packers appeal 80 the Hrii.e' lr..
Council.
The packers contend in their ipu. e..
ton to the state Department that t.
S.fzIFA nf thAty X1Al1 l4 .4. TO-
during Il period from October, l?'l to
April, 1918. cannot he Justified uI.I,r
any PRINCIPLES of uternatIUutl Ir.
that they were made und.r British 90.
ders IN council or municipal law Ntrh
this Government mas already d|,rltr"d
II cans ot accept in cases where % n.
trav.ues TIE principles Of iutrrutt'pn Al
law, and that tn seizures V.t, u
ahridgment 81 American rtgrl- o..
when they are entitled to %rcir,~.
the application Of tn" packers N.
taken under consideration at tu" -
department ana further co"f"r'u.,
~ he held mex week.
It is understood that th. Stt., -.
partment IS inclined 10 regard the g.
t~cutions OF the packers a. m.ritu.r a,
rr!ou consideration, but il l'~ uu' ,.
been determined To- what extent :
practicable for this U;oNeruu,uj o..
''' 80 :" 49,
%!''i'I mat h"'AlhS VIII nt '"'' "'t.
TN general note covering brlt.sN inter
IeitIces WIN American 'fhdt h'~ "'"
despatched.
&. j. Ftuikier and li'u'N \""..
representing tn" packers group ''rs .-
ing OF in"u ~ GO. SwIIl ~ Go, Nf
n co.. Sdlzhcrrrr ~ sons 'ntupart
t1o -. ~. Hammond COMPANY. uIa
luuilc ihle afternoon the following $40.
mary of their statement fl.d W.T. %
Stat. department
-: th.s' shipments N,r. ri.,s
D, utIdl buttumS to neutral SrtrdIr.r..
ports n To- uIueI definite, 'ruf
r~nitsisnc.s al of tn" neutral 'ouu't e
al the time of ~, several shipments . &
pil ed u strict embargo gains t., 20
rNpurtatIuu from tho~. ,u.,uir'.. of
articles cu.DuuSiuE tu" Sulpu,lt-.
"\ruc ui ia, packers HAS it.r\
payment iug amy of the shipments, 9, f
any loss resulting from the seizures IS
Ice that OF the packers and of no .
else.
"iI H. a long established fun1Iu...
| principle of international Law tu.u
ditional contrahand hnund for % r,.'.
port in a neutrll vessel f. uot -l.tt.
To seizure and Great britain ha, u,... r
fyodstufs I, ne conditional cor,Upl.
This il the prin,ipl, uuh,lI AL.
sn,ci,I =, ROSS h. tl,. finnish ,;,, ,,...