The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-09
|All Cargoes of NoncOntra-
 band Goods to Be Viewed
 as Immune From Deten- ton
'NO INDICATION OF NATURE OF ENGLISH
 REPLY YET RECEIVED
Wilson and Lansing Scan
 English and American Press Reports Without
 + Further Comment

Washington November S.-President Wilson and Secretary Lansing read American and British comment on the Limited States note to Great Britain and &waited the effect of the document on British treatment of neutral overseas trade.
 Ambassador Page has not reported the Expression made upon the British for |eign office. So far as American ship pers are concerned, however, the dis patch of the note marks turning point of vast importance, for hence- Forth the United States is to consider ihe British blockade as ineffective and Imperative, and all cargoes of non .contraband goods destined for Germany pr through neutral countries to Great .Britain's enemies will be viewed as inn
 hume from detention. Claims presented by Americans for detentions or seizures of such goods will be suppored to the Fullest extent by the diplomatic ma .chinery of the United States
 Speculation in official quarters today as to what Great Britains course would be was varied Some officials pointed but that if Great Britain abandoned all |pretense of blockade and applied the laws of contraband the forthcoming
 American note on the propriety of in Scluding various articles in the con Itraband list would be especially perti- n, z 1,l nlr I Hs made legal so far as American coasts
 hre concerned the American government Twill continue to insist that legitimate &frsd with neutral countries must not !be interfered with
 What American officials express par Ficular concern about in connection with H5reat Britains alleged illegal prac- #ices is the large trade they claim Great Britain is carrying on with neutral Forbidden to trade. It is this feature of Ahe situation which officials regard as finost serious and indefensible. They say ff Great Britain held her own shippers Ito normal trade with neutrSf countries sthe application of rigid measures to
 American traders might be less offen- esive, though the aspects of law would 4not be affected.
 Diplomats Reticent
 In allied diplomatic quarters here Ithe note was not commented upon of- |hcially, but uniformity of view was
 noticeable. The British opinion as re- |hected in official quarters was that the United States was arguing on tech
 hionI grounds and failed to take into Econsioeration the altered circumstances .of the present war and the enlarged facilil.es for rapid communication by Trail between Dutch and Danish ports, Flor example, and German cities. French land Russian officials pointed out that Fthe governments were in sympathy |with the attitude of their ally and that lwhile the British foreign office was E,onducting the negotiations this does
 $not mean their governments were any Ithe less interested.
 Among all of the allied diplomats Nhe view prevailed that the contro- ;Eersy could not become acute, it be- Ing pointed out that even if dead
 lock was reached in the negotiations &he Bryan peace treaties were avail .hble for . years investigation of the
 points in dispute. These pacts have
 been ratified between the United States
 hnd all of the allies.
 In German quarters the arguments
 In the American note were commended |Rs sound and justified by internation- .al law. German officials, however, said fhey were much more interested in Iwhat measures the United States would pressed views.
 In view of the length of the note
 hn answer from Great Britain is not Expected for at least a month.