Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-26
Note 10 United States Seeks
to Justify Acts Of Interfer-
ence With Commerce and
Lays Blame on Germany,
MORE CORRESPONDENCE
EXPECTED TO FOLLOW
Position Is Taken That Relief
Must Come From Mitigation.
Of Necessary HardShips.
Rather Than Abrupt Change

xt,ost,tn.,on An,u os ,rba iatast
washington Aprii 20 me ia'e7'
British note in answer to the American
protests against allied interferences
with neutral trade. made public to-
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are ''judicially sound and Valld ana
that the relief which neutrals seek Is
rather 70 no ohtained nv the mitiga-
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ABRUPT change elther IN theory UT "P-
pllcation OF pohcy based upoi, az
mitted principles or internatlohai law
carefully adjusted to the altereu con-
ditions or modern warfare.
1t discloses that an lmparual ana
influentlai COMMISSION mas peeil APP
pointed to find ways to minimize ue-
lays and pledges the aiiies TO niahe
their restraints on TRACE as iii,ie ou'
densome to neutrals as possioie
Must Regulate Ncutrais.
The note, In whlch the french SoN-
eminent concurs, relterates the fhill-
tary necessity OF regulating commerce
to neutrals. condemns germany an"
1usufles the effectiveness OF lhe pio'h-
ade which was challenged py 'he ias'
American note
More diplomatic correspondence, ,,,, ny
er the issue Is expected TO iolow' nv
unanimity OF sentiment among me
worlds neutrals for the proteculoh Oh
neutral rights Is recognized III ,he
British note, which says, In concur
sion:
His majesty's government have
noted with sincere satisfaction the IN
tim ti0n nnntnl ned in the NODtluu1flE
passages of the United states note, OF
the intention of the United states 10
undertake the task OF champiohihs
the integrity of neutral rights
Indictment OF germany.
The first act of this war was the
unprovoked invasion by the enemy OF
neutral territory-tha OF Belgium--1
which he was solemnly pieugeo ny
treaty to protect. Tne disregard OF
neutral rights has since been extended
to naval warfare by the wanton ue-
struction of neutral merchant ships
on the high seas regardless OF the
lives of those on board
His majesty's government would well
come any combination of neutral ma
tions under the lead of the United
States which would exert an effective
to prevent the violation OF
neutral rights, and they cannot believe
that they or their allies have much u
fear from any combination for the
of those rights which takes
an impartial and comprehensive view
of the conduct of this war and judges
il by a reasonable Interpretation or
the generally accepted provisions OF
law and by the rules OF
that have hitherto been ap-
proved by the civilized world
American Complaint.
AT the outset the note suggests that
the American complaint Is not so much
that shipments intercepted really were
attended for use in the European neu-
trail countries to which they were dis
patched. as that the dispatch Of goods /
TO Great Britains enemies had been |
by methods not hitherto /
employed by belligerents.
''It would SEEM" says the note, TO |
he n fair reply TO such a contention |
that new devices for dispatching goods
ia tha enemv must he met Nv new
methods of applying the Fundamental
ana acknowledged principles of the |
right TO intercept such trade.
Cannot Search at Sea.
Al some length the note argues the
of making searches at
sea for various reasons, among which
ire the size of modern steamships, and
he manner in which contraband has
oeen concealed. A report from Ad-
niral sir John Jellcoe, commander of
he grand fleet. based upon his expert
..aoa 80 aightaau months is inciuded.