South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-08
British For On Office Will De-
vote Several Weeks to the
Study of Protest From
United States.
STAND CRITICISED BY
BRITISH NEWSPAPERS
Post Declares Country Has No
intention to Surrender Any
of Its Maritime
Rights.

LONDON. Nov. S.-Several weeks
are expected TO elapse before Eng
land replies TO the American note pro-
testing against the blockade and the
seizure OF American cargoes on neu-
trail ships The note is now being
thoroughly studied by officials Of the
foreign office and when a reply Is
given it will De of the most exhaustive
character.
While England is anxious to main
tain the present cordial relations
with the United States and TO meet
the demands of the United States gov
eminent the present attitude is that
she cannot afford. 10 weaken her po-
sition by making sacrifices winch
might help Germany in any way.
The American note is sharply crit
icfsed by the British newspapers
which take issue with the United
States on nearly all the principles
involved.
Will Not Surrender.
The Post declares that the British
people have not the slightest intention
of permitting a surrender OF their
maritime rights.
THE United States government is
perfectly cognizant of the fact that
no naval power can or will relinquish
it's rights TO control of the seas in war
time" says the Post. Whatever the
British government may do or say, II
is quite certain that the British peO-
pie have not the sammlest intention OF
permitting a surrender Of their mari
time rights. No nation can be eX-
pected to commit suicide"
The note advances opinions which
are "notoriously open to dispute" &C
cording to The Times which says,
american jurists and diplomats will
see, we imagine, that the latest Amer
lean note is not altogether worthy OF
the better traditions of the American
republic. 1t goes at great length into
technical points and advances upon
them opinions which are VIGOROUSLY
open to dispute.
The Daily News takes more cheer
full view of things. This paper COM
ment as follows:
No Apprehension.
I'VE have not the smallest appre-
hension of grave differences between
ourselves and the United States. We
can appreciate fully the disabilities in
evitably imposed on neutral shippers
and we do not complain that their
case should be presented in forcible
terms; on the other hand, however,
we believe America is not blind to the
difficulties forced upon us by the
ambiguity of international law and the
unceasing endeavors of the Germans
outside of Germany to circumvent the
restraints we laid on German trade"
Just when our sea grip on Ger
many has begun TO take full effect and
shatter the enemies economic condi-
tons the United States reiterates its
demand that our navy relax its hold,
says the Express.
This is the effect of the later Amer
lean note. There have been other
notes occasioned by permeditated muir
der of women and children, many of
them Americans, and these notes were
invariably polite and restrained. How
ever. we shall make no comparisons"
The Chronicle declares that unless
Germany can be blockaded through
neutral ports she cannot be blOckaded
at all.
Must Modify Attitude.
The American note points to a
continuance Of diplomatic difficulties
between washington and London
difficulties which cannot possibly be
diminished without serious modifica-
ton OF the American attitude, says the
Chronicle.
with problems looming ahead such
notifications into reasonable argu-
ments will be unusually hard for
Washington 10 make"
The Daily Mail says that the British
blockade was no more than a reply
TO Germany's population OF all in
ternatiOnal law.
Powers which will torpedo neu-
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