Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-27
VIOLATIONS ARE DENOUNCED IN
 MOST VIGOROUS OF LANGUAGE
Incurred by Allies Interference With Mails Losses of Commerce and Property the Note Declares International Law Has Been Grossly Violated and Remedy Demanded
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 ated, and Remedy is Demanded.
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 WASHINGTON, May 26.-The
 United States, denouncing inter-
 ference with neutral mails. has
 told Great Britain and France
 that if can no longer tolerate the interference the American citi
 zens have suffered and continue to
 suffer through the Iawless prac- tices those governments have in
 duIged in. and that only a radi-
 cal change in policy. restoring the
 United States to it's full rights as
 neutral power, would satisfy. This notification is given in the latest American communication to the two governments. the text of which was made public by the state department tonight. The time in which the change must be effected is not specified. but the United States expects prompt action.
 Generous and vexatious" breaches of international law which have been perpetrated by the British and French governments in seizing and censoring neutral mail are recited in the com ! munication and answers are made to the legal arguments continued in the 1 replies of the entente governments to ; the first American note on the sub ject- It is vigorously set forth that , not only have American commercial ] interests been injured but many , rights of property have been violated I rTlla of fnra l., custom palpably disregarded. Notice IS served that the United States soon will press claims against the British and French governments for the loss es which already have been sustained. | Text of Note. ' The text Of the communication ad- dressed 10 the British and French am bassadors to whom 1t was delivered said in part:
 Department of State. Washington. May 24, 1916
 "Excellency: l have the hoi.3r to acknowledge receipt of your excel lency's note of April 3. last, transmit ting memorandum dated February Is. 1916. and insubstance to the Ameri- can ambassador in London on Febru-
 
 tentions of the British and French governments in regard to the right to detain and examine parcel an dletter mails enroute by sea between the United States and Europe" After discussion of the use of mails of parcels and letters to be placed on 'inviolsble' list point mem orandum of FGebruaTy 15 closes with the following assertions:
 Reviews Allies Reply.
 That from the standpoint of the right of visit and eventual arrival and seizure merchandise should in post parcels need Lot and shall not be treated otherwise than merchandise shipped in any other manner
 That the inviolability of postal correspondence by the eleventh con vention of the Hague of 1907 ooes not in any way affect the right of the allied governments to visit and if oc- casion arise. arrest ana seize mer- chandise hidden in the wrappers. en- velops of letters contained in the mail bags.
 confiscate7
 '3-That true to their arrangements and respectful genuine correspond ence the allied governments will con tinue, for the present. on the high seas from seizing and confscsting such correspondence. letters or dis patches and will insure their speed fest possible transmission as soon as the sincerity of their character shall have been ascertained."
 It is noted with satisfaction that the British and French governments do lot claim, and in the opinion of the United States government have prop erly made no claim that the so-cailed blockade" measures are sufficient guarantees upon which to base a right to interfere with all classes of mail matter in transist to or nom the Central Powers. On the contrary. their contention appears to be that genuine correspondence is under con ventionsl stipulation -inviolable" mail. While the government of the United States agrees that genuine corres- pondent" mail is inviolable it does not admit that belligerents may search other private seaborne mail for any other purpose than to discover wheth- CT they contain articles of enemy own ership carried on belligerent vessels or articles of contrabsnd transmitted under sealed covers as letter mail. though they may intercept at sea all mails coming out of and going into ports of the enemy's coasts which are effectively blocksded. The govern ment of the United States. Great Britain and France. however. appear to be nsubstantial agreement as te principle. The method of spplWng difference.
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