The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-04

to enforce the blockade. the restrictions
arr drastic. Where II Is not convenient,
no pretcnce of effective enforcement IL
made.
Times-The least attentive reader OF
the British notes made public this morn
ing will observe the marked difference
between their tone and spirit and the
tone and spirit Of the German replies
to our protest against the war zone
declaration. and in particular 10 our
notes delivered In Berlin since the lie
struction OF the Lusitsnia. The Brit
ish Government declares It's intention
TO enforce It's blockade as a war meas
ure against Germany with the fullest
possible consideration of the interest
of neutrals. and there are no attempts
TO dictate TO us Impossible and unac-
ceptable methods OF avoiding present
nconveniences.
our differences with Great Britain
are, as We have pointed out, OF a %justici-
able nature. \ failure to adjust them
by diplomatic correspondence would In
volve no more serious consequence han
those arising from any disagreement
which Il might be found necessary to re-
Ter to an srbitral tribunal.
Under the form Of bIockading Ger
many Great Britain in reality Is block
aiding the United States, while permit
ttng German commerce with the
Scandinavian States to proceed without
restraint. IL IL useless TO deny that
changing conditions of warfare modify
the ancient rules OF blockade The
United States would Oe the las, country
IA the world to repudiate Its own record
But there are TWO principles OF a block
AIDE which cannot be set aside without
abandoning the whole structure OF inter.
national Ia" as affecting the trade lights
OF neutrals. One II that the blockade
must he effective and the other In that
II must lie impartial. and these rules are
now habitual,y disregarded by Great
Britain
PresS-Great Britain declines to con-
cede the contentious in our complaint
against various protested Incidents OF
the Allies blockade of Germany and We
ATE bound 20 say that 80 far as the cir
cunstances of those cases are known to
the public Great Britain il right.
The Allies established a blockade Of
Germany. Almos, Immediately they
made 1t more effective than the United
states Government was able to make
our blockade OF the South In many
months. even In Years. An effective
blockade Is TO be observed by every ma
ton regardless Of what II costs IN trade.
Great britain has developed the appll.
cation OF the traditional blockade along
the principles % international law To Al
mpdeFn condltiors OF warfare with IL
rev weapons ard operations hut sh.
mas not developed her application %
those principles 20 anything like the ex-
tent Ne Developed ours when we closed
the south 20 sea Intercourse with the
word Not onlt did We intercept Ships
bound directly for the South and for
territory adjacent 10 the south A.:
We INTERCEPTED slils bound fJr countries
u the mddl. # the Atlantic ocean OF
ne ground thai theN Mere carving car
g"es 10 he delivered IN IVES, ndian
ports. for example. but to be rams.
shipped af'er"nrd into other vessels and
earned to Southern ports having access
Z southern territory.
IhIs uo'irinc our Government So, up
Tor the Powers Of the world and ifnrned
=, 10y 'hr u, isiuis Of Out Sgur-m- Cuurt
II Was accepted 10y the Powers 81 the
"oild 10 tie exact form iu when ~
made aid maintained II.
HfhH'S-/cuunD-Girei Britain's an.
s"Hr 10 Washington's protests against
me preference WITH our overseas trai.
has Just been made public. The brief
sense OF the long " rds is q nat footed
refusal OF all the demands OF our dow
eminent.
England has rot the sliChtes, inten-
ton TO recede even an in,hs breadth
from the course she has pursued thus
Tar toward the neutral maritime com
merCe.
our protests, so asserts tho british
reply, cannot be maintained from a
legal standpoint. nor are they based
upon the principle OF international law.
PARTICULARS inasmuch as 1t must not
be forgotten that the principles Of In.
teinationai Law must he 50 adjusted 10
the changes IN the conduct of var