The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-04
Officials Knew British Views
Through Informal Confer
ences and 1t Took Little
Little Time to Answer.
LEGALITY OF ORDERS
IN COUNCIL CONTESTED
United States Will Set Up
Contention That Not Even
Unusual Conditions Justify
Seizure of Ships.

Washington. Aug. A.-president
Wilson's reply to Great Britain htes'
notes REJECTING the American demand
Tor relief from i1terforenccs with
neutral commerce under The orders In
council. Is practically ready 60 be dis
patched to London.
Although Great Britains notes
were made public only last night and
the state department received them
Only Monday, the American govern.
ment knew the British views through
informal conferences between Amer
lean and British officials here and IN
London, ald had framed IT, reply be-
fore the notes actually were received.
II Is believed there viii be little
change ia the answer already prcpar-
go When n goes to Londoa.
Admitting that unusual conditions
which Great Britain contends are
basis Tor exceptional action. the
American reply viii continue to con-
test the legality of taking ships from
tie high seas on voyages to neutral
purts II IL understood the American
Government will dincrontatc from
Aships on the high seas and ships
YNhich 80 10 Rriush ports or which
Fs4ttempt to run biocaadc lines. The
british argument that American com
mcrce had not suffered also viii be
contested.
lu ~ quarters Il seems 10 bc agreed
that the controversy has reached the
stage OF an academic discussion with
some evidences 0f trend toward ul-
innate submission 60 an International
arbitration commission as a way out
pf tie dctdl lHE
Great Britain tu her notes. publish
ed today, refuses 10 accept the Amer
lean contention that the orders IN
cDun.h % are ILLEGAL and iustincs the
british course as bciag wholly within
International law
Great Britain. d Is declared, viii
continue to apply the orders iu coun-
,il Out with every effort to avoid en-
harrassmcnt To- neutrals.
u is denied that international Law
is violated boy the bl,okading of ucu.
ual ports 10 cut OF the enemy 's COM
mcrUc nith fuFoiyn Countries. and
Great Britain declines To allow the
free passage of goods originating &.
Germany and territory under German
tuntro,
Great Britain's rcply Is embodied IN
two notes, on, supplemental, and To-
Eethcr with the correspondence ovci
the American steamer Nechcs. seize,
hy the British while bound from Rot
lrrdam tn the United States Will
goods of German origin also pub
lshcd today totals 1000 words.
The Supplemental note is rcpl,
to the Cmerical Cayeat giving noticl
that - United states would not rc,
20 the orders In council In lieu a
International law ana defends priz
court proceedings. The Unitcd state
iH invited, however. 90 submit to arbi
trttinn any prize court decision /
holds unjust.
I'm the uase of the steamer Nechc
detained under the orders i'm council
tho note iustides British stoppagc a
commerce from Germany and Ger
man control In the territory ON ~
ground that Germany has violated in
tcruntional law iu her war on Britis
neutral commerce.
The German note regarding th
sinking of the American ship Willar
T.. Fryc. PROBABLY will bee given ou
late today for publication tomorru'
morning