The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-19
State Department Ready to Make Further Presenta tions to Great, Britain and Demand Replies to Ameri- can Notes YetsUnanswer- !. ed.
Trade. Interference Must Stop, is View-Polk is Silent on, New Blacklist of American Firms. Accused of Grading With the < Enemy.p e T. se

Washington, July 19-With Great Britain and her allies constantly throwings greateFt obstcles in the way of American trade and commerce, ad- ministration officials are planning to send toNLondoh another vigorous de- I1nand that neutral rights be respected in the adoption ofa military measures against the central powers.
 n Great Britain has yet to send to ii Washington a reply to an American protest that OfficiaN can call satisfac- tory. The latest formal communica- ition from Earl Grey, British Foreign Secretary, was made public in this country April 25. It consisted of 13- l pb0 words and repeatedly pledged the lilies to respect United States trade. khis pledge has been followed by new 3crders fns council some of which are. h6ore onerous to American commerce Ahan those that preceded them, and by Great Britain's repudiation of the IDeclaratlcn of London, on the ground that it did not "ft" the existing situ-, lation. <
 The United States was depending' 1 on the principles. embodied by the Declaration of London, which, in a previous order in council, Great Brit; i tain expressly adopted without, mod-' lification as to the blockade" Article .,s18 of the Declaration of London de- clares specifically that ''the blockad-l ling forces must not bay access to neu- 1 tral ports or coasts" This IS held to' Nbe a correct statement of the univer- sally accepted law as it exists today, ' and as it existed prior to,the Deolara- ton of London. 5s Blockaded Neutral Ports. Great Britain has been, in effect, ,blockading neutral ports in her eff 4 forts to make effective her 'starva-. ton" policy. While it is true that American exports to Holland and the l scandinavian countries increased greatly during the first year of the war, this is true also of British exz ports to the same countries
 ! American exports in numerous arti- cles have decreased noticeably to Scandinavian countries, and especially ! to Holland, during the last year.
 I The contention of the United States is that international law protects the i1ntegrity of neutral ports from az I gressions of helligerents and that this ihes been the recognized principle 61QOnK all clVlllLcQ lOitS w. fore there was a Declaration of Lon idot-
 I By throwing the declaration over board, therefore, Great Britain and ! her allies canont rid themselves of the responsibility of following interna- tiomal law. which forbids them to bar
 access to neutral ports. Berlin reports that the German sub kmarine campaign shortly may be re- fnewed apparently are based on the Announcement by Great Britain that 1.-the Declaration of London no longer Twill be recognized Washington off,
 cials would not comment today on the Berlin reports The growing support
 of Chance1lor von4 Betllmann- Holfweg during the last few days, has led to the belief that no serious attempt lwould be made by Germany to renew
 liner objectionable undersea warfare
 against merchant. ships
 Mail Protest Unanswered.
 The United States, meanwhile, has kmany scores to settle with Great Brit lain when the second protest against the ssetSurs of United States mails des- ltined to neutral countries was sent }ofrward, weeks ago, a prompt reply fwas urged and Great Britain and lFFance were informed that only rad l1cal change in their practices, which twere characterized as "law1ess,'' would bsatisfy the United States. The reply lhas not yet been received
 Acting Secretary of State Polk to- tday refused to comment on the 1afes
 order in council promulgated by Grea- Britain. which blacklists American cftizens and firms accused of ''tradins
 with the enemy
 Within legal Limitations, it is con. ceded that the allies have a right tc I determine with whom their subject.
 shall deal, but officials of the admin.
 tstration will not pass on the legal j1ty of the latest British order until the ttext is received