Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-25
Foreign Office Declares Gov
ernment Is Doing Every
thing Possible to Avoid En-
barraSSment to Shippers.
MORE THAN CUSTOMARY
LENIENCY TO NEUTRALS
No Answer Is Made to Wash
lngtOn'S Charges That In
ternationaI Law Was Dis
regarded by Blockade Order.

tsr sosniso JousssL spsciAl luAsao wtssl
Washington, June 24.--Great Brit
ain. In q memorandum transmitted 20
the United States and made public
here and In London tonight, recltes at
length its efforts To minimize lncon-
venience 10 neutral commerce results
ing from the ordor-in-co council against
trade with Germany. Austria and Tur-
key ana asserts that American citi-
zcns have no lust grounds for COM
plant on account Of the treatment ace
corded their cargoes
No attempt Is made TO answer the
principles asserted In the American
note Of March 80, protesting against
the order-in-cOuncll and insisting
upon the right OF neutrals TO carry on
legitimate commerce with each other
and to trade In non-contraband with
civilians in bellgerent countries In
transmitting the memorandum, AM
hassador Page said it was merely an
explanation OF concrete cases and the
regulations under which they are dealt
with"
Another note 10 Great Britain IL
now In course of preparation at the
state department and Is expected to-
be dispatched as soon as the negotia-
tiNfiH WIN ttllidnl ONtf
warfare have been cleared up. While
this communication probably will
make reference TO the latest memo-
randum II is understood that the man
ner OF enforcing the order-ln-council
will not be treated as relevant to the :,
question at issue--whether there in
any warrant In International law for
the powers that Great nritain and her
allies have assumed 10 exercise over
the commerce of the world.
Utmost Dispatch Claimed.
Fn It's memorandum the foreign OF
flee emphasizes the various special
concessions made III favor Of United
states citizens" In setting forth that
all British officials have acted In ev-
cry case with the utmost dispatch
consistent with the object. namely, To
prevent vessels from carrying goods
for or coming from. the enemy's ter
ritory."
Arinngements for buying American
cotton detained and for permitting the
passage of goods bought In Germany
by Americans before the date OF the
order-in-council are outlined and the 4
promise made that consideration will ,
be the order In special cases of this
kind IN the future.
detained there are now twenty-seven
vessels which cleared from the United
States now held in ports of the United
Kingdom. OF these eight are said TO
be unloading cotton which Great Brit
ain has agreed to purchase. seven Will
be allowed to depart as soon as items
OF their cargo placed in n prize court
have been discharged and the other
tWelye--threc Of them American ships
are the subject Of Investigations not
yet completed
Doing All Tint Can BE Done.
His majestys government" the
memorandum concludes. are earnest
ly desirous Of removing all causes of
American cargoes and vessels which
may be detained, and any specific in
quiries or representations which may
he made by the United States govern
ment In regard tq particular cases will
always receive the most careful con-
sideration and all the information
which can be afforded without preju-
dice TO prize court proceedings VIII be
readily given, but they can scarcely
admit that on the basis of actual facts
any substantial grievance on the part
Of the American citizens is justified
or can he sustained and therefore they
confidently appeal TO the opinion Of
the United states government as en-
nghtened by this memorandum"
Text of Memorandum.
Following is the text Of the memo-
randum as transmitted by Ambassa-
dor Page:
The American Ambassador at Lon
don 70 the secretary Of state ad in
terim
American embassy, London. June
20. 1915,
Lord crew. in charge Of foreign
offices during Sir Edward Grey's tenn
rorary absence. has Just handed me
printed memorandum dated June II.
Ii ia not an answer 60 the principles
set forth in the note transmitted In
your t343 Of March 30, but merely an
explanation of concrete cases and the
regulations under which they are
dealt with The foreign office wishes
to arrange for simultaneous publica-
ton here and in Washington. morning
of 25th inst Please telegraph if this
date is satisfactory. Memorandum
reads as follows:
Refer 60 Post-promises.
81. His majesty's government have
on various occasions, and notably in
the communication which was adj
dressed to the United States ambassa-
dor on the 18th of March last. given
assurances to the United States gov
eminent that they would make it their
first aim to minimize the inconven-
ience which must inevitably be caused
to neutral commerce from the exis-
tence OF a state Of war at sea, and In
particular from the measures taken
by the allied governments for the re-
striction Of he eneny's oversee trade.
-. 4
complaints made 20 this department
By the ambassador from time to time
as to the peculiar hardships alleged
To have been wrongly inflicted on
American trade and shipping by the
operation of those measures. his fua-