Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-18

by the British foreign office with
particulars OF every snip under AM
erican colors detained aud Of every
shipment Of cargo in which an Am-
eriean citizen appears % be the party
Interested. not only Is the fact ~
detention notified 10 yout eAcelienCF.
but 50 far ss is practicable the
grounds upon which the vessel or
cargo had been detained arc also COM
municated to you. a concession whicn
enables any United states citizen 10
take steps Al once TO protect his in-
tercsis"
Turning to the question " condi-
tional coniraband and foodnuffs, the
note says:
Regarding Foodstuffs.
"No country had maintained more
stoutly than Great Britain IN modern
times the principle that bel.igerelt
should abstain from interference with
the fo9dstuffs Intended for the civil
population. The circumstances Of thc
present struggle are causing his ma
iesiy's government some anxiety as 10
whether the existing rules with regard
60 conditional coutraband. framed Is
they were with the object OF protect
Ing 80 far aR possible the supple
""'sa 49, ''''s''iep LOT he eiVh
p ~. ~ s',es''.t iof we pnr-
- 'viu'.t IONS
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tbis confliet ,e eeoi 60, 80. /
whether n sbo.id H.. ~.s,nse,
establlsbe3 nrlnelple ~ ,n,s,aa, ~ ~.
law
ouotes Hi-marcL,s o,,,,i,,a
81. &c, -.
marel,'a anegcr 40 n ~, oha,i - /
:, - a =" 49, W 'ae N''l '''ailloer
with the treatment ~ rtc. ~ @on.ra
band in the French -ChIpese war.
"The measure In question 70 prince +
Bismarck IL quoted as saving has
for its object the shortening OF the ]
war by Increasing the difficulties ~
the enemy and Is a justifiable stem in
war II lmpartialiy enforced againn.
all neutral ships"
The British note here remarks.
His maiesty's government are dis
posed 10 think that the same view r.
still maintained by the German eay-
eminent Another circumstance
which is now coming TO light is ina,
an elaborate machinery has been or. Z
ganized by the enemy Tor SUNNY ~
foodstuffs for the use Of the German
army from overseas Under these
1t would be absurd IN
give any definite pledge that In cases
were the supplies cannot be- proved
for the use Of the enemy forces they
should be given complete immuni,y
by the simple expedient Of dlspateb.
ing thom 70 an agent in a neutral
port
Distinctions Disappear. Fl
The reason for drawing .listinc- 4
ton between foodstuffs Intended for
the civil population and those ~ tho ,
armed forces or enemy government
when the distinction he n
tween the civil population and fhe
armed forces itself disappears
In any country in which There OK.
lists such tremendous organization for
war az now obtains in Germany tbere {
Is no clear division between those \
whom the government is respousibie
for feeding and those whom il il not
Experience shows that the power 10
requisition will be used 10 the fullest
extent, viii be used to assure that the
Sants OF the military are supplied. !
and however such goods may be i'm. ,
ported for civil use II is by the mill I
AIRY that they will Be consumed IL
military exigencies require it. espe- i
'ialls now that the German govern {.
nent has taken control Of an food q
tufts In the country" i
After giving statistics tending IN
how that supplies are reaching uef- G
raj ports from the United states 10 III
an unprecedented EXTENT ana reeit- e
ng efforts on the part Of his mates q
Us government TO deal as Ienientlv Il
s paAeibIe win, ra,ts.i ,.,e..',.,,
iir Edward points out that Great Rri- u
ain has recognized .tbe transfer ~ '
neutral flag Of enemy shine beiong-
ng 10 companies which were moor.
lorated N the enemy country hut an
+ whose shareholders were neural