The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-08
PRELIMINARY
REPLY To THE
j. 5. NOTE
NO DISPOSITION ON PART OF
ENGLAND TO PROTEST GEkU-
lNE PURCHASE or GERMAN
VESSELS BY AMERICANS.

day, to the United States government
q This first reply will be supplemented
later by a more detailed note framed
after further Inquiries have beer
made.
NO response from the United State,
Is expected upon the receipt of the
preliminary reply, which will be in the
nature of an acknowledgment of the
American note and a general state
ment of the unusual conditions faced
| by the allies and the many new prob
lens suddenly thrust upon England
The necessity OF consulting her al.
| lies, so vitally interested in the sub
! ject of contraband makes it impossi-
! BILE to give an immediate detailed re.
sponse, according to officials of the
foreign office.
The text of the reply will not be
published in London until the Ameri.
can government signifies its willing
ness after receiving the note.
No Specific Statements.
II is pointed out that the American
note makes no specific statements
concerning particular cases, and the
British preliminary reply will be no
more specific
England wishes to do everything in
its power consistent with the proper
safeguarding of the interests of the al
lies to facilitate world trade and stim.
uate commerce, paralyzed as it is by
war conditions. Consequently, u 10
declared. there is no disposition on
the part of England to protest against
the purchase OF German vessels by
Americans where the sales are genu
Inc and the ships are not used so as
to avoid what might reasonably be
called the consequences of belligeren.
cy.
The use of transferred German
ships in the cotton trade with Ger
many probably would call forth OBJ
jections from the allies, although cot
ton is not contraband, because the al
lies, 1t is said, would regard such
use as roundabout means of escap.
INK the effects of war
At any rate, objection is not likely
to come until ships are actually trans
ferred and their prospective use is in
dicated clearly. 1t is probable the al
lies viii take the position that the
sale money shall be held until the
close of the war, as a guarantee that
it will not be OF assistance to bel
ligerents.
South American Trade Favored
An assurance that German ships
purchased by the United States gov
ernment or its citizens would engage
in the South American trade only.
probably would satisfy the allies and
prevent any formal objection, as al
stimulation of the trade with South |
America is greatly desired by all the
allies
While it is pointed out that the sale |
of German ships in New York har-
Dor to the American government or
its citizens inevitably would relieve
German citizens of the heavy expense
Of maintenance and insurance. un.-
doubted consequences of war within
the meaning Of international practice
still England probably would be will.
Ing to waive objections on this point
were the vessels to enter trade in no
way beneficial to Germany. Austria
lr Turkey.
The British public is commenting
widely upon what is termed the appar.
mt unwillingness of both governments
% disclose facts which would enable
he formation of more definite idea
If the nature of the controversy Sur
IriSe Is expressed at the foreign of
ice at rumors of the detention of the
steamer Denver at the Orkney islands.
specific instructions were given that
he Denver which bears cotton for
Bremen, should not be detained longer
han was necessary to identify her.
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