The Alaska daily empire., 1915-11-08
AMERICA MISSES ON F7EEI9- or MURAL SHIPPING
.RIGHTS OF NEUTRAL
 SHIPPING INAI.IENABLE
 GREAT BRITAIN IS TOLD

WASHINGTON. Nov. s.-The Unit ed States in iss last note to Great Britain, made public today covering exhaustlyely the British interference with American trade since the begin ming of the European war, declares the so-calied blockade instituted by the Allies against enemy countries on March n is ineffective. Illegal and indefensible." Notice is served that the American government "can- not submit to the curtallmcnt of its neutrality right and 1t cannot with complaconce suffer further subordl- nation O. its rights and interests"
 Ambassador Page vas instructed by Secretary Lansing Ito impress most earnestly" on the British government that the United States must insist that the relaetlons between 1t and His Majnsty's government be govern ed not by a policy of expediency but by those established rules of interna- tional conduct, to which Britain In the past has held the United States to account when the latter nation was Q belligerent engaged in the struggle for national existence"
 The note strongly champions neu- tral rights, declaring the United States "unhesltatingly assumes" the task of championlng the integrity of its neu- tral rights The note proclaims that the American government will devote its energies to the task Of exercising an always impartial attitude.
 Eneiand's course UnJustlfied.
 The ncte Is nearly 15,00O words in length. In conclusion, after the argu- ment on the law facts. Secretary Lan- sing says: "I believe it has been con- clusiyely showin that the methods sought tc be employed by Britain to obtain aud use against her enemies the destination of cargoes bound for neutral ports and to impose Q cori- traband character up such cargoes are without justification and that the blockade upon which such methods are partly founded is ineffective. i- legal and lndefenslble; that judicial procedure offered as a means of re- paration for an international injury is inherently defective for the pur- pose: that in many cases such juris- diction Is asserted in vain under the law of nations. the United States there fore cannot submit to any curtail- ment of its neutral rights by these measures. which are admittedly retail iatory and therefore of illegal concep- ton and nature, and intended to pun ish the enemies of Great Britain for alleged nlegaltes on their part.
 No Excubes Acceptable.
 "The United States might not be in a position to object to that, if It's interests and the interests of all neu- trals were unaffected by them. but being aflscted. 1t cannot with com placence suffer further subordination of its rights and interests to plea that the exceptional geographic po- sltion of the enemies of Great Britain require or justify oppressive and il- legal practices
 "Called to account, the government of the United States desires therefore to impress most earnestly upon His 8Iajesty's government that 1t must in- sist that the relation between 1t and His Majeaty's government be govern cd not by a policy ot expediency' but by these established rules of interna- tional conduct upon which Great Brit ain in the past has held the United States to account when the latter nation was a belligerent engaged in a struggle for national existence. It is of the highest importance to neu- trals, not only in the present day, but for the future. that the principles of international right be maintained un- impaired
 PosItIon To Made Clear
 Tn conclusion the note says: This tast of championing the integrity of neutral rights. which have received the sanction of the civilized world against the lawless conduct of bellig- erent nations arising out of the bit terness Of the great conflict which is now wasting the countries of Europe. the United States unhestitatingly as- sumes and to the accomplishment of that task will devote its energies, ex- erclsing ways that impartiality which from the outbreak of the war, 1t has sought to exercise in It's relations with the warning nations"
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