The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-07

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Htis',lfyteft1RtS,5 Nov. 6.-Ine full text
~ f1ardungarys second note TO
we Hnated States on the subject OF
znapmenfs Of munitions by American
tss W ksreat britain ana ner ares
spntalhed IN Austro-Hungaria
2ssspepers Wnlcn nave peen received
3esss me note was received ny tne
aep artment az washington on
2ssop ss ~, when it was announced
~ ~. tne slale department would nc.
tskhe pupnc tne fuli text. ~ ,contormed
g sle scaDieu summaries, " was ex-
Rlsinea, ana ~ was SAID tnat q reply
ptoV2apiy Wouid not be sent 70 austria
e me tv ynlted states government as
" lciais az washington uld nov PC
t.sys ron me tenor OF the communica-
st,S.,a snat austria expected 2 rep1y.
syhlie, tne text OF the note does mot
n.sciose any new phase OF tne slt,la-
lsl9n, nag value as part OF tne DOC
s ~ nsslory o. tne reiatlons ne
sMeehs tne unlted states ana tne Eu-
s9Pean speiilgerents. Ihe note, as
from me Austro-Hunga rian
papeaTs as as follows: ]. I. :
4 q -, y.enna, september -. 5lslo.
stns hue y mas naa tue nonor
s1s aea me no.e 81 august 10 num-
s9eI z,oo, N ;Wnlcn ms excellency, the
4 Rassado q OF me United states Of
ICE Z re y Courtiana Penneld
VS. pieasea 70 denne me stand TAX.
~ ~ D ~ government OF ,tne unltea
s3sasss Y toward tne lnperial
s.s.l1sIoyai government concerning the
8 sss.ppAy oIsWa ~ =. ma1erlais 10 Great brlt-
& se III; Aha her ailles:
s ~ ~ ars ulnena SET loren py tne
caplnet dlsclose tne var
:slou yleWpoaln1ts tnat acluate the Iea-
s etai goYernnent IN thls connecnon
hna ~ us OPINION, prevent " IRON
= taAllng mo INTO account the views e1-
ptsssssa py me .1s, linperlal ana royai soY,
: seslnsnMeht. A.lGtnougn tne imperial am
royal government mas laid stress up
! OF on ah1Eyesllgaung most mlnuteiy Tue
ssonten.lohs OF the Masnlnsto eau
.7S nlosl carelul
sscshnot move " 70 depart IRON tne
polntsoI view Wnlch II naa l'aue cie nn
IN us note NUMBER 5y,4o. OF June %.
-, ErEoncons FreMisos;
@ me ireaarAs ~. OF tne sieuetal govern
ment are mostly passed upon me ser,
Eoneous premises lnat me llnperlal
ana Toyat government. nao expressly
stated IN me AFORESAID ~. note tnat tne
the Woralng only-oi
4 t ellA clause reIerred 70 1ornially war,
lSTsanleu tne suherance py me 1eaera ~
government OF the trade N war ma "a
Ierlals as at present pursued py ciI-
\ lzens OF tne Unltea states OF .Alnet-
g1ca. me imperial ana royai govern
sment naturally never sougnt 70 pres
van upon tne washington capinet 70
depart from an existing treaty; " only
pointed out that, IN Its opinion, an IN
sterpretation so1 sald. clause SHOULD pe
ayoideo ina! would ne contrary 70 l .ne
ftndame ntai IDEA ana tne nlghesl pr ~.
scipies OF the Avs OF neutralty. a
certain danger attachcs 70 tne graoual
codihcation OF the international law,
Sinasmuch as the Woroing OF inc con
yenttons governing tne laws OF tne
nations might be considered as more
important tnan mo elementary pr1n-
ctples underlying taese laws wheh
they have not been specmcailv 1or1n-
ulated IN international trealles. sucn
limited interpretation should pc
avoided, particularly WIZ respect 70
the laws OF neutrality: Tor TINS very
reason the preamble OF the tnlrteentn
convention OF The Hague SECOND ana ,u
third paragraphs9 emphasizes tnat tne
stipulations Of this agreement repre-
sent merely fragments that 40 not ap-
ply to all the circumstances wnlcn
may arise in practice. and that tnere-
Tore these stipulations VIII nave 70 oe
amended or completed accoro1ng %
the general principles OF international
! law.
The imperial and royal government
has accordingly confined It's argu-
Y ments to the question wnetner inc
interpretation Of the already quoted
clause would not be limited py these
principles; when, In support OF lts as
sertion thct this would be SO. u re-
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