The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-04
ALLIES REPLY
,cOnrnusd Prom first r.s.,

right 10 search general mail in the
following language:
thtt the u..ulability Oi postal cor
respondence, stipulated by convention
number eleven ot The Hague treaty.
1907 carries by no means any pre-
JUDGES 10 the rights Of the allied gov
ernments TO visit and IL need be. 10
stop and seize the goods which are
falsely deposited m the covers. enyel-
opes or letters contained in the mail
sacks"
The text OF the allies note as made
public by the state department to-
night was In French. II is about two
thousand words long. and opens with
the statement that the treatment OF
postal correspondence carried on the
sea has been. during the present war
the cause OF various uncertainties.
and that the allied governments think
wise TO dispel criticism OF their
course.
At the time OF the second confer.
"nce al The Hague IN 1907" the com
munication says. the German i'm
perlaI government pointed out that
since the telegraph offered to the
belhsefen' means Of communication
more rapid and safe than the post.
there was no longer any interest IN
considering. as formerly. postal cor
responsiveness as able 10 constitute ar
ucles Of contraband by aualgy. and
impeding their shipment by seizure
and cOnhscation
rms proposition. in appearance so
prohhc. having inspired confidence In
other powers. they adopted this view
point The FUN article OF Convention.
"a ~
las is known that hencefnrth postal
correspondence is inyiolable' ON the
sea.
n FIRST observation must be- made
concerning The parcel post
No Discussion.
Ih" sending OF any merchandise
'y parcel post is way of shipping
and transportation similar To- shin
pins and transportation by means Of
shipping bills or bills Of lading with
inca lu'r'n'" That this transportation
Dr. undertaken boy postal service
such parcels can under no con
liberation boz considered as letters .
CORE poutence-.' or 'dispatchas ana
DO is clear that nothing can saw. them
from th" exercise OF Tho rights OF
police. control visit and eventual
'nfs ON the high seas in regard 20
aIl cargOes
Among other numerous example.
NO would be- sufficient to quote 1902
parcel post package containing. fo.
1"fh'r 1851" Kilograms OF rubber
fDr Hamburg fstramarH Tuuca Bahis.
I"suarIbo. Maranhso. Acre. Linda
Para and Br1liD. OF. AGAINST sixty.
Mine parcel. '"nta.n.H- four hundred
i"FnlF"f- for Germany fa Au.f.r.
.aI.. '.f'HW.r EHlr'II
'"nr'rnInu fne shipping Hf letters.
folders. envelope or other. entrusted
f' Che postal ..rtIp. HrI commonly
posted .r .t" postal hH.. OFF Mo-. postal
H1WHrI-frHfu OFF .hr ,uur.rl. from
which 'H' Hirp.na .- made 'r, Allied
government. called 'Hs attention off
.'' neutral sp...nm'n' .r fH. 'HI
lr|.n. ..n Iteration.
Destroyed WsH Bosts
From December .. IHII .. ..
.'mo'r TO- IHI.. 'H' German uI Er..-u.
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'1e postal bHr nn HHaI. coming u.
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without ..f.n. ... ... ..uHH4I.. OFF
... al. 1000. .H'. .UI tuTr. .rnH... ...
.'' contained .H. nu.. f.lu
u...... .. board
f...e .t'am.s
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frr a'.I Government. .Mf tn. pro-
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'' fh' imperial government.