The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-11
Theory On Which the United
Bases Claims Admitted By
English But Not Lived Up
to, Officials Say.
GOVERNMENT TO URGE
SEARCH ON HIGH SEAS
Not Necessary to Take Sus-
pected Ship Into Port of IN
tied Kingdom for Investiga-
ton, Is Contention.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE United
states government, IL became known
today, is net altogether satisfied with
the note OF Sir Edward Grey. giving
Great Britain's premilinary reply to
President Wilson's protest concerning
the treatment OF American commerce
by the British fleet.
While gratified that Great Britain
admits the justice OF practically all
the principles Of international Law
cited In the American note. officials
reiterated today that the chief diff
cuities had been Englands neglect TO
make her actual practice square with
the previously accepted rules OF in
ternational law.
Figures cited In the British note, IN
view OF the officials here, are mis-
leading because much OF the non-con-
trabrand goods which ordinarily go
direct to Germany and Austria has
really been shipped 10 neutral ooun-
tries. because OF the scarcity Of ships
that would dare risk passage through
mine fields To German ports. SINH
larly the desire of Germany and
Austria Ia use ali surplus production
has deprived contiguous countries OF
many raw materials. which they now
are compelled To import from the
United States Such Increase In to-
tal exports from the United states.
officials here say. would conceal the
real injury to some American indus
tries because Of their apparent
growth Ia trade with individual coun-
tries.
In the next communication which
the United states will send TO Eng
land as rejolndor. the British
view that ships must he taken into
ports for examination instead Of be-
ing searched ON the high seas, Is ex-
pectcd to be vigorously disputed.
There Is some doubt. not lnfrequcntly
expressed here among officials. uf
whether the practice OF the British
fleet practically blockading the high
seas instead of German ports them
selves is not contrary 20 the funda-
mental principles Of a blockade.
II h admitted at the state depart
mont that the action Of some Ameri-
can exports ana ship masters has
placed the British In possession uf
70 strong argument Tor IT, present
position" But with the recent ar
rangcmenis for having outgoing car
goes loaded under the inspection of
treasury officials and with the system
% licenses which the British note
states has been arranged to insure
rubber and perhrps wool eXporte
from America from reaching Ger
MANY ara Austria. officials are In
clined tu believe that tho way soon
viii be open Tor completely satisfa"-
io,y understanding between the two
prvernmehts In regard to tue treat
ment Of neutral shipping.
At the British embassy today this
stat smcnt was issued
IT ia understood that certain
American and Italian shipping lines
are refusing 10 carry goods consigned
by name to swiss firms, aud that this
refusal has been attributed In some
quarters 90 some suggestion or action
on the part of the British authorities,
There is no foundation whatever for
the latter statement The British gov
ernment is on the contrary most anX-
ious that no restrictions whatever
should be placed In the way Of articles
Intended for nonaide consumption in
switzerland.
The British ambassador, Sir Cecil
Spring Rice. had separate confer
encos to-day with Sir Bryan. Counselor
LANSING and Solicitor johnson at the
state department
II Is understood that In the second
communication Great britain viii en-
deavor to set forth In detail It's posi-
tion with reference To- the time needed
for searching ships pointing out that
on account nf the size of the merchant
/ liner of today. IL ~ essential to con-
duct the search q ports.
Inc ,d,ntally it became known today
that Crest Britain had decided TO
send commercial adviser OF high
rank 20 Washington to take special
charge of commercial phases ~ the
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