The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-07

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/ belligerents. all the more conspicuous
since not even non contraband goods
are supplied from the United States
to the other group Of belligerents. "A
comparison with the former wars Is
Iall the more out Of place since those
wars were waged between two single
powers or at least between groups Of
q few powers only. When munitions
OF war from one neutral country were
supplied 10 one belligerent only 1t was
then possible for the .atter,s enemies
to apply to other neutral countries.
In the present war, however. the Unit
ed States OF America Is the only pow
er that can be effectively considered
for such supplies. This circumstance
further contributes to give to the. e1-
portation Of munitions OF var from
the union a different and far more
serious character than the expectation
lof contraband has ever had in the
past. Since these various facts, I'M
foreseen before, have become clearly
manifest In the course Of the pres
ent war only, the Austro Hungarian
government thinks 1t is justified to
hold the opinion that. in accordance
with the last paragraph Of the pre-
amble Of the thirteenth convention
they should constitute sufficient
reason for modifying the regulations
that govern the trade in contraband
in the United States. The absolute
and strict impartiality which the
Washington cabinet is anxious to obs
serve, and therefore the abstaining OF
any direct or indirect assistance and
support of one belligerent is I'M
|doubtedly the right Of a neutral pow
|er. IL experience should teach that
an embargo in any, direction should
in the course Of the war become nee.
Iessary to that end, then the power
concerned is justified to modify rs
former policy OF applying neutralitv.
On the other hand the present case Is
wholly different from all preceding
ones. 1t is q "novum" which, as poin,-
ed out above. does not come under the
already quoted article 2 and there
fore has to be considered as "cas
non prevu" Unforeseen case) which
in accordance with the preamble Of
the thirteenth convention paragraph
81. has to be dealt with under the
general principles Of sinternational law
as has already been explained.
The suggestion Of the imperial royal
government concerning the supply Of
foodstuffs and raw materials was like
wise not based on the assumpt ion that
ID neutral government would be bound
to compensate the advantages at
tanned by one belligerent over the
other by a system Of non-intercourse
with the former. The note Of June
|29 makes 1t clear that this suggestion
was made solely for the purpose of
pointing out to the Washington cab
met which had declared that, as a
consequence of the situation created
by the war, 1t had become impossible
for the United States OF America to
maintain its trade relations with the
central powers, that it is within the
power OF the federal government to
enforce such a possibility Of trade re-
lations. AS d matter OF fact the trade
between America and Austria1Hun-
gary, at least with regard to non-con-
|traband goods, has not been stopped
|by the naval successes Of Great Brit
ain and her allies, but by the unlaw-
full decisions taken by the entente
powers which, as the imperial and
royal government las not foiled to
learn are also considered as unlawful
by the government of the United
States Of America.
It was not contended that were the
Washington, cabinet to fall in with the
views Of the imperial and royal gov-
eminent, the trade relations Of the
United States Of America with both
groups of belligerents would be less
unequal than they are at present The
imperial and royal government be-
|lieves that an argument could all the
less be therefrom derived against a
suggestion admitted. by neutral pow
err justified from the point Of view Of
neutrality and otherwise, since the
Washington cabinet certainly will not
considersit as a duty Of neutral pow
er to render its situation toward both
lbelligerents as unequal as possible,
or, when such state Of Inequality
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with view to modify it.
Unlawful Trade Exclusion.
Whereas, the federal government
has understood that. according to the
imperial and royal government, the
expectation Of arms and munitions Is
contrary to the last paragraph Of the
preamble Of the thirteenth convention.
lit should be emphasized that-as al
ready pointed out above-the imperial
and royal government bases Its stand
against the excessive expectation If
munitions OF war on the second and
third paragraphs Of said preamble.
The reference to the last paragraph
was made in. connection with the un-
lawful exclusion Of Austria-Hungary
from commercial intercourse with
America and was intended to convey
| the suggestion that the exclusion in
itself would justify the issuance by
the federal government Of laws pro-
yiding for an embargo. p
II the impression is correct that the
government Of the United States
wishes to express the opinion that
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