The Keota news., 1916-06-02
STOP SEEING MAIL
q. .. NOTIFIES BRITAIN AND
FRANCE IN VIGOROUS NOTE.
slavssses Practice" on cess "Ne
Longer Can es Tolerated." and
-''i.s Aro Warned 20 Change
s7-r Policy.

western Newspaper Uaion News Service.
Washington, Nay 3s.-Ths text OF
Dritish and Tssnch Ambassadors. 60
DAst follows:
Department Of state. Warrington.
ho4or TO acknowledge receipt Of your
o3eelloucy's note OF April last. trans
unatting q memorandum dated February
09onoo TO the American AMBASSADOR In
Loedon ON February 2sth. In which are
stated the contentious Of the British
e. - 1isss ss's to es:ssin .na ...msas p par.
SstveSn the Unitsd states and Eu-
~Aftsr . discussion Of the use Of the
mails for the Transmission Of parcels
ana Of the limitations to be placed oa
favioiable.' the Joint memorandum Of
yss.s:sy Is elesss with tho following
4 Thas from the standpoint Of the
s1ght Of visitation and eventual arrest
49, ssisurs. merchandise shipped IN
61easd Otherwise than merchandise
That the TIE inviol.oiiity Of postal
a. q
does not in any way affect the right Of
ds:n Il 4. s1a :
yslopss or letters contained In the mail
Z rhas true to their engagements
ESQ., the allied Govsrnment: win re-
fraln for the present. ON the high seas.
from seisinG and confiscating such cor:
ro0DonAeDo0, letters or dispatches ana
VIII insure their spesdiest possible
traasmission. ~ soon a. the sinceritv
q thelr ehafactsr shah have been As
ooStA10oAs
An1o1 Oooteot1eo 0s1eete1.
n reply the Eoysrnmsnt Of the
xsss xs not ecnsidsr the. the postal union
oo0vsntjon Of 1895 necessarily applies
q The interferenos BY The Hritisn no snd
trcsspe,astson a ef m.iis Of which the
aovaenansnt Of tAs Unitsd States com
.rurthsrnnors, the allied powers ap-
Pear 20 have overlooked the admlosion
Of the government Of the Untted States
that post parcels may be treated ..
bsiis.srsnt rissts - recognised BY In
ternational law. But the government
ef tie Unitsd states does not admit
sa:. sse lxs: = apes;ie psce. e as
viGion. visitation and eventual ssiSurs
which belongs to belligerents with ref
T. s .e,ss on nos. sns nsr
kneWlodEnent.
RaGht - 0oarsA IA01teA.
re = noted With satisfaction that the
eiain. ana. in the opinion Of this gov:.
sTnnsnt properly DO not claim: tnss nat
wcs to bess
8 right to Interfere with all classes Of
nah natter IN transit to or from tho
central powers: Pa.- .h.,- .o,..,,,o,
appears TO be that 'as genuine cores
oDondence' II under conventional stipu-
lstion 1nviolable. mail matter Of other
siasss: = subject 70 dstension nxrna. ana q, :,
the United states aEress that .gsnuine
doe not admit that belligsrents may
othsr .s 1svsss tssn to
whether they contain articles OF enemy
ownership carried on belligsrent YES
ssls or articlss OF contraband trans
nai, though they may intercept at sea
all mails coming out OF or going into
Dorts Of the enemy'e coasts which are
effectively blockaded.
Mails SeAseA In PeTt.
'~Ths governments OF the United
st.ts: Great Britain II In snS ans how
nnsn& q TO principle. The method Of
ap1lying the principle 10 the chief
csSoe Of difference.
consider genuine correspondence to be
1nviolable,' and that they Will, true to
tNadr engngements,' refrain on the
nieh ss:s from ssisatng ana tSo .siisd
&Si sovefnrnefsts ol the benefits Of
these assurances by 0ei1in9 ana con.