Arizona republican., 1916-10-18
FIRST WORD TO CONE FROM ]. S.
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 LONDON, oct. 17-The British gov ernment will not make any official representations to the United States concerning the German submarine U-53 tending an announcement of its attitude by the American government. said Viscount Grey in the house of lords. today
 In reply to a question concerning the attitude of the United States to- ward British patrols, Viscount Grey said that the United States admitted the British ships were not exceeding their legal rights under international law but that the American govern ment complained of their presence on the ground of the irritation which the continued presence of belligerent War ships off the coast of the United States naturally caused in a neutral country He declared that the United States had requested Great Britain very emphaticallv not to patrol off it's coast and said instructions were sent to the British ships there 10 avoid causing any irritation and to comply as far as possible. with the Ameri can request.
 With regard to the U-53." the for eisn secretary continued, "we do not know what steps were taken by the United States for patrolling it's wa ters or in regard 10 her coming into port and securing information from newspapers. We do not know whether it is true that American warshiDs got out of the submarines way. That is matter for the AmerieaE govern ment only. and We assume hat e'I. : ercment is making full inquiries. We also assume it will announce its at titude in due course. Pending that we dc not propose to make any off, cial representation on the subject of tine submarine"
 The question concerning the Ger ! man submarine raid in American wa tors was raised by Baron Charles Feresford. former commander Of the l Brirish home fleet. Earl Grey. former governor general of Canada. and oth CTS. Baron Beresford asked whether | British cruisers were removed from ! American waters owing to American | objections, and if so, what steps the government proposed for tn" protec . ! ticn of British vessels. He criticised | the submarine reply as al least curt. i and said the American ideas of neu- trality were curious
 Earl Grey wanted an assurance that | the report was untrue that American 1 commanders on deStToycrs had ac- ceded to the request of the German | commander to clear out of the way and gave him room to blow up ships The foreign secretary said in reply to Lord Beresford's question: "The best thing I can do is to real ! 2 summary of what actually passed
 between the United States governmen; and his majestys government on this
 subject since the war began and what 1 T,tN Sates to be-"
 Visccunt Grey then read the follow inc statement:
 "On the fourteenth of September 1914, the British ambassador at Wash | ington telegraphed that the United States authorities had intercepted wireless dispatches from H. M : | Suffolk Co New York asking for sup. plies and newspapers. and he in
 formed us that the United States gov
 ernment considered that this woult
 be making use of United States terri
 tory as a base for supplies and infor
 nation as to shipping movements
 through the newspapers.
 "The proceeding was, as far as I an
 aware, not repeated and no officia
 been able to discover in the foreigl
 office
 } l. "On the fifth of October. 1914 WI had private communication re spectine the presence of British ship
 near New York harbor. We had al unofficial communication later on de . precating the same thing and sayin that in the past such lowering o . foreign vessels in the vicinity of tn , great ports of the United States ha l forced that government owing to th
 public feeling aroused, to take q yer
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