The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-15

npoee any disabilities or penalties
Doa neutral individuals or upon nen
~ commerce. The measure Is SIM
~ one which enjoius those who owe
11ogiance TO Great Britain to cease
Aving trade relations with persons
NO arc found to be assisting or rem
4ering service to the enemy.
Right of Sovereign state.
4. can scarcely believe that the
ENfnited States government intend vol
Ehallersee the right OF Great Britain
100 d sovereign State TO pass !eglsla-
Hon prohibiting all those who owe her
nllegiance from trading with any
81 npecified persons when such prohibit
Hon II found necesSar y in the puhhc
Interest The right to do so is SO OBJ
Sfous that | feel sure that the pro-
test which your Excellency handed to|
me has been founded On miscon-
caption of the scope and intent NJ the
measures which have been takcn-s.
BIZ s. This view is strengthened by
& some of the remarks which are made
4 In the note Il is for instance stated
" that these measures tre inevitably
H and essentially inconsistent with The
u rights OF the ciuzens Of al nations
n not Involved IN WA" THE note then
Z proceeds to point out tnat citizens @;
Tile United States arc entirely within
their rights liz attempting 20 ira ie
n with any OF the nations HHH ~ ear
His Majestys government readily sa-
!. init that the citizens of every neutral
~ nation are free to trade with bal
i ligerent countries. The United states
Il government will no doubt equally
readily admit that they 80 80 subject
TO the right Of tina other belllecreut
70 put an end 20 that tsa ie hy every
means within his power which is
IA Recognized ny international law. ~
/ such measures fo~ instance. as the
seizure q neutral goods as contra
band or fer breach ~ blockade &C.
81 The Lex Station however. 20 when
9 exception is taken does rot belong a.
that class - measures il is purely
municipsl T. is an eNercis" - tae
II soveretcn rtEFt II an independent
4 State eve Is ov0 citizens and Moth
\ ing more This fact has not, ! feel
j. sure been fully realized by the -ev-
crnment ot iae United States Of
America. for the note maintains that
the goye~ru3er cannot consent 20 see
these remedies and penalties altered
and extended at VIII IN deroS7ttor Of
4 the right Of its citizens, and SAYS mat
1 ICONS icaous among the principles
which the civilized nations Of the
world have accepted for The SAT-
& guarding Of the rights - rea'rals IS
the Just and honorable principle that
neutrals may not he condemned nor
Il ehTih s"@11 ''5f4i@Sf.fi .f''. 'N''''t at+.t
y fair adjudication and after an op1or-
& tnnitv 10 he heard IN prize courts or
\. elsewhere.
s. As I have s7lA above the lcgts-
latfon merely prom h-'T persons IN me
Nss tnited h3nE18Tn -r1fa fr@i'N& WIN
& certain spee.hed :h". tf0 gais, VINO. tF
reascf = thor nationality or the.T
Y. Assocaailoil .-a fond II 81 91--AE+ fi-A-
cause Of gre '1suiE, and tracing WIN
sse whom Will therefor" strengthen lNai
S cause So far Az iHat icEl 4iio2 -
IN concerned. no .Rhts Or property OK
n these speclhoG individuals are inter
as fered Win neither they nor their
II property ara condemned or eonfs-
as9 ratcd. they are ms free as ih"y We're
before To carry on their business. Tho
ODD Only d'aa hiljty they suffer liz That Brit
4 ish Subjects are prohibited from CIV
ing 20 t9rn tire support and assist
arr ~ BRITISH credit and British
prcGe
"a. No N.rr'Nrf Solely AgaiH~t Is
TIVE steps which His Majesty s
m E@tGsUf scu- aF@ ttt4+in& under the
a6sog 1H .#"e-' aot gre rut r1H'l''d
& 10 tbs tT''C3 States ot America; the
9aa}ses {rr -rsAtd su ai} Hcutra
co2at 7s" NJ ua2e N#h the iH.
governments
f firms. even in allied countries, ar
EH .a statutory Iisi #
g 12fsy 7rt Lff2S With whom II i& HeNFS
sa.T - rg0 re"t BRUSH subjects from
fraair% These considerations may
perhans, srrFe ta convince the gov
II efTnaen N} the ! ntt2d states that tn'
Il measures now being taken are no
s directed against neutral trade in gen
esal Stl less are they directe'
asa.nst American trade In particular
they a}@ p4rt of the general hellt&
EsS erent operations Designed 20 weaKe'
NJ the ensmF's resources.
49, 8. ] 10 not read your note or N
sNs 2sth Jolly as maintaining that III
Ma3esiy's government are obliged -
s any rule of international IN" to Civ
to those who are actively aS~lstin
the cause Of their enemies, wh"the
they be established in neutral or y
S enemy territory. the facilities whlC-
80 now from participation Ia BIRTHS
ss commerce Any such proposition
would be so manlfestly untenahle tina
there is no reason Ia refute IT. Tn
feelings which ! rtz4t+tf+ TIL him
M have prompted the note under repl
must have been that the measure
which We have been obliged - TAX
will be expanded 10 an extent whiC
result fri thFlF interfering