Evening star., 1915-06-13

trade with the blockaded ports without
liability to capture. But the blockade
of the Baltic ports has not been et-
fective, and neutral ships able to enter
those waters may trade lawfully with
Germany, their cargoes not be liable to
seizure. except to contraoand goods
BY proclama ton December u.
1915 George r. l.. amending former
schedules made, with the advice of his
privy council, declared that certain ar
ticles would be treated as absolute and
others as conditional contraband a. g.
il destined to the military forces OF
the enemy). In the first class were all
military weapons and explosives.
draught animals. camp equipment, GER
tain ores. including copper and lead.
barbed wire. warships. aircraft. motor
class, foodstuffs. forage and feeding
stuffs for animals. clothing, money, We
hicles. vessels. railway material, fuel,
horseshoes. saddlery. hides. etc.
Various newspaper reports have been
published to the effect that the Eng
lish have detained cargoes of American
meats. variously said to be valued at
from s3,O00.000 to s25,000,o00 on vessels
sailing under the American flag and
consigned to neutral ports, on the
ground that the cargoes have Germany
and the support of her armies as their
ultimate destination and object. These
cargoes are being held to await the
tortuous ways of a British prize court.
and the enemies OF the British are not
eating the meat.
The British are relying upon the doc
trine of ultimate destination and con-
tinuous voyage, which they now thank
fully adopt as a sound principle, only
they have very considerably extended
it to meet their particular needs. 1t
is understood that the basis of the
Eppl{cb "a ast
quantities of meat shipped to Holland.
Sweden and Denmark, so much greater
than their usual importation, shows
prima facie that it is intended for Ger
many; that there is only a certain
that 1t makes no difference whether
this meat Is taken directly to the army
or whether it takes the place of other
meats which are given to the army.
could not be used for that purpose;
that for this reason--the feeding OF
armies which are fighting England and
her allies-such meat is contraband
and properly seized.
The other side of the proposition is
that, while it might be proper for Eng
land to seize the meat if sold for the
purpose of delivery to Germany, Amer
leans may sell to traders in neutral
Sweden, Norway. Holland or Denmark.
II they can deliver the goods and make
a profit on the transaction. taking the
risk of delivery, the transaction is a
perfectly clean one as far the American
trader is concerned. This is a question
which will not be settled on technicaii-
ties.
AS the present war has reyolutionized
military methods. it has. owing to the
great development and ramification of
the interests between nations. unset
tied the rules of international law.
How the question will be settled can
not be foretold, but IT is probable that
the meat will not reach the German
army.
measures of resistance and united with
the other colonies against the minis
teria1 measures: but the flag of thir-
teen stripes was not hoisted until jan
uary, 1776.
nm the summit of the Andes the stars
W and Stripes were planted July {.
1873, by party of American engineers
pioneering the Oroya railroad from
Lima across the Andes. The flag was
planted 1854 feet above sea level in
knee-deep snow. The mountain WAS
named Mount Meigs, in honor of Henry
Meigs. an American, contractor for
the road with the Peruvian govern
ment.
TT HE Stars and Stripes was the first
u foreign ensign to be raised in the
interior of China. This was April 5.
1877, when it was unfurled over the
newly established consulate at Icahang,
1000 miles in the interior of China.
1t was carried up the yangtsekiang
river by the United States steamer
Monocacy. Commander 10 Fyffe. L.
S. N; Gen. Sheppard. United States
consul H2nRk0U q
the Monocacy were met by the Taotai
of Icahang and other Chinese officials.
AS the flag touched the masthead the
Monocacy fired a salute, while the band
on the shore played the national
anthem.