Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-03
Three Communications Are
From Great Britain and One
From Germany All on
RIGHTS of NeutraIS,
LONDON JUSTIFIES
SEIZURE OF CARG0ES
Declares North Sea Is Block
AIDED and New Conditions
Have Arisen Waving Rules
of Maritime Law

ley MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w#EI
Washington, Aug. Three notes
from Great Britain and one from
Germany am dealing with the com
mprUal rights of neutral nations i'm
wan time were before Secretary Lam
sims tonight Arrangements are be-
ing made for their publication stimuli
iaueousIy In Europe and America i'm
accord with diplomatic etiquette The
British notes probably viii be given
o, for publication Wednesday morn
ing and the German note for the fol-
lowing day
The first British communication is a
long communication defending the al
lies efforts To- suppress trade between
the enemies and neutral countries,
oven by the stOppage of abnormal
commerce through the neutral coun-
tries of Europe adjacent TO the Teu-
tonic allies Precedents of the inter-
national law established by the Unit
cd States itself during the civil war
and especially the practical blockade
Of the Bermudas i'm order TO cut off
supplies from the confederate states,
are revived to support this assertion
of right There are citations of deci-
sons of the United States supreme
eouri bearing on tne same point such
as the celebrated Springbok case.
other decisions such as that i'm the
Matamoros case, which appeared to
conflict with this doctrine. are held to
he lnapplicable by reason of g radical
difference of governing conditions.
Note Carefully Prepared.
The note has been long i'm prepara-
ton ana was intended to meet the OBJ
lection 0f The United States that the
previous notes had dealt only with
special cases Of seizures and deten-
liens of ships and cargoes under con
aiti0ns that seeter1 to Justify the
British action of failing to answer the
American contentious that the whole
process of interference with neutral
commerce was In violation of interna-
tional law After Il had been dis
patched To Washington new conditions
arose that led the British government
10 amplfv it's argument.
One of these new conditions was a
etrone +rotost h,. t,o SOC depart-
ment aeainer sei2nre of the American
shfn Nscbae bouna fror Potterdam
far New Yotlr with a caryo of Belefan
ANA German gnods R,ifisb activities
preyfni,sh. had been concorned prin-
cinaIlv to holding mn rareoes from
Amarira ostensibl, hoind Far neutral
rouut,fa. hnt beId h,, tba british to be
arrau, daetinad for germany or Aus.
tri9 ma Nocbas is r,ade necessary
IVA defene, of the aities, rtpbt M rut
off CerrnapVss ovnort troda IN neutral
ro,i,trio.,. ,rd ~ finaroi,,l benefit to
b. d.ri,.e5 fro,, that bueinees
,at,,o, Nj. Co., ,,laaI.ad,,
'""' NV''l' ~" i''"ON"'N
Ihe second note OF the alles deals
WIN ihls issue and 1t Is understood
ulal y Sels up the contention thaI an
aAluu blockade of the North sea
Roits exists and that regardless of the
BRUSH orders in council there Is an
inherent right I'm the bloekadlnE pow
'is under international law 10 sup
press uaillc Of TINS KIND. Whle lhe
controversy ls proceeding unoillclal
tlIorls are being made to release Tor
'He american market goods now
awaiting export at Rotterdam by prov
lhs belgian origin and American own
tishlp'
me last note Of the series Is IN re
pi} TO the American eaveat Of July ~
say Ihs the United States would be gov
eined only by the principles of inter
national law in dealing with cases OF
detcntions of American ships and
goods. and would not recognize the
orders in council.
Ihe British foreign office holds that
lhe orders In council comply with the
spirit of international law. although
'hey make new application of THESE
principles to suit the new conditions
developed in the war.
Prize Court Upheld.
hIIlish prize court proceedings
wherein the magistrates have assumed