Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-07-29
next NOTE FOR
GREAT BRITAIN.
United States to Notify London
Oppression Of American
Trade Must Cease.
FREEDOM OF SEAS THE ISSUE
Continued Violations of international
Law Will Be Regarded as Unfriend.
ly by the Washington Govern
ment-Note to Be Drastic.

, Washington, July 26.-The publica-
tion by the state department of the
text Of the note to Germany was Inn
mediately followed by statements that
the way had now been cleared for the
launching of the overdue note to Great
Britain calling her attention to her
violations of international law as af-
fecting United States commerce.
Note to Be Drastic.
1t Is stated by an important official
that as the violations of law by Great
Britain have been persisted in, not
withstanding 'innumerable protests,
the note to her will remind her that
continued oppression Of American
trade cannot be regarded otherwise
than unfriendly. This official, how
ever, was anxious to convey the idea
that this drastic note to Great Britain
is not the direct effect of German
suggestion. The attitude OF all officials
Is that the two cases are not related,
although 1t is known that Germany
has been insistent that Great Britain
be held amenable to the same con.
struction of international law as has
been applied to Germany by the presi-
dent on the issue of the freedom Of
the seas. The freedom of the seas is
at the bottom of the whole contro.
versy between the United States and
Germany and the United States and
Great Britain, and can scarcely be re.
garded as any other than triangular
identical problem.
The new impulse given to the dis
cussion of the note to Great Britain
turned on the fact that 1t was "in or.
der" now that the German note was
out Of the way. 1t seems to some Off
cials that the mere fact that the Brit.
ish note was delayed until after the
dispatch of the note to Germany
proves that the, German be
AgdsH1-FslfuUu's 'so tns1 mole to Gf6at
Britain. .------'-----'-
From what officials say there will
be very blunt statement to the Brit
ish government. The note will devote
itself almost entirely to questions of
law and the. construction OF internal
tional law by the president and the
state department.
1t is pointed out that Great Britain
was charged very soon after the open.
ing of the war with the violation Of
American rights and that there had
been no sign of abatement. Innumer.
able notes were sent to Great Britain
on particular seizures. In each pro-
test the British foreign Office has been
advised of the illegality OF arrests OF
ships.
Lord crewe's Slap.
The crowning event of British diplo-
macy affecting United States rights
adversely was the ultimatum of Lord
Crewe, who told the United States
fatty that Great Britain would nc
longer regard seizures as diplomatic
questions" In the case of the William
p. Frye the state department told Ger
many that the United States would
continue to regard that case as within
diplomatic channels notwithstanding
the protest of Germany. The case o
the William P. Frye is somewhat diff
ferent from British seizures, but tn,
principle of the applicability Of diplo
macy and not prize courts is the sam,
in reference to both countries.
The United States, therefore. in tn
: opinion of officials. is to make pei
emptory challenge of Great Britain
order in council so far as 1t may affec
in the future any American ship o
cargo going to neutral port.