Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-26
BLOCKADE BEING
MADE EASY ON US.
British Memorandum Recites Efforts
to Minimize Inconvenience to
Neutral Trade.
CITES "FAvoRs' TO AMERICA

WASHINGTON, June 25.-Great
Britain, in a memorandum trans
United to the United States and made
public here and in London tonight,
recites at length its efforts to mini
mize Inconvenience to neutral COM
merce resulting from the order-in-
council against trade with Germany,
Austria and Turkey, and asserts that
American citizens have no Just
grounds for complaint on account of
the treatment accorded their cargoes.
Evades Issue.
No attempt II made 10 answer the
principles asserted In the American note
of March /, protesting against the order
mcconnell and insisting upon the right of
neutrals to carry on legitimate commerce
with each other and to trade in noncon-
traband with civilians In belligerent
countries. In transmitting the memo
randum, Ambassador Page said it was
merely an explanation of concrete cases
and the regulation under which they are
dealt with
Another note to Great Britain is now
In course Of preparation at the state de-
partment and is expected to be dis
patched as soon as the negotiations with
Germany over submarine warfare have
been cleared up. While this communi-
cation probably will make references to
the latest memorandum, IL is understood
that the manner Of enforcing the order
mcconnell will not be treated as relevant
TO the question at issle-whether there is
any warrant in international law for the
powers that Great Britain and it's allies
have assumed to exercise over the com
merce of the world.
Concessions 90 L. s.
In its memorandum the foreign Office
emphasizes the various special conces-
sions made in favor of the United states
citizens" In setting forth that all Brit
ish officials have acted in every case
with the utmost dispatch consistent
with the object, namely to prevent YES
sells from carrying goods for, or coming
from, the enemy's territory
ARRANGEMENTS for buying American cot
ton detained and for permitting goods
bought In Germany by Americans before
the date of the order-in-council ars out
lined and the promise made that con-
sideration will be given to special cases
of this kind in the future.
According to a summary of ships de-
tanned there ere now twenty-seven ves-
sells which cleared from the United states
now held in ports OF the United King
dora. OF these eight are said to De I'M
loading cotton which great Britain has
agreed to purchase, seven will be allowed
10 depart as soon as items Of their cargo
placed in q prize court have been dis
charged and the other twelvs-three OF
them American ships-ere the subject OF
Investigations not yet completed.
Seeks to Avoid Delay.
''IIis matesty's government" the memo
randum concludes, "are earnestly desir'
GUS OF removing all causes of unavoid.
able delay in dealing with American
carRoes and vessels which may be de
tanned, and any specific inquiries of rep
rssentations which may be made by th'
United States government In regard e
policies will always receive the mos
careful consideration and all the In
formation which can be afforded wtthou
p1ejudice to prize court proceedings vii
be readily given, but they can searcel!
admit that on the basis OF actual fact
any substantial grievance on the part o.
the American citizens Is Justified or eas
be sustained. and they. therefore, conf
IDENTIFY appeal to the opinion of the United
states government as enlightened by tht
memorandum"