The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-01
WILSON'S PROTESTS TO
ENGLAND GAIN NOTHING


StlLc 1IHeIlCuH SHIPS
American ships-President protested
against the seizure and conhscation
of the Wagner fleet Of American ships.
Great Britain ignored demand and
placed ships in British service.
Sovereignty - President, charging
violation OF American sovereignty. de-
mandcd release OF thirty-iiye non-com-
batants, subjects Of the central pow
ers, fOrcihly removed from the hmcr!-
can steamer China In the Pacific ocean
by British cruiser, England refused
10 comply.
NouiralItg-p President in three notes
protested against the invasion OF
American territorial waters by Brit
!sh warships England in two notes
denied such invas.ons and sought to
Justify patrolIin% Of American COASTS
by British Meet President protested
nGa'ugt search OF American steamer
Ccbu by British cruiser in Philippine
"atcr within three mile limit and En-
gland apologl2cd.
Prize court President denied the
validity Of British prize court decisions
not based on International law En-
gland disputed presidents contentious.
No change lRrri2c court procedure Of
fectcd.
T''rEatF without Result.
More than 80 notes have passed be
tween The state department and the
chance''crias Of tho Allies in regard
to the doproiatinns upon American
trade. censorship Of mails and cables.
and other outrages TO which the most
powerful neutral nation in tho world
has been subjected The president has
poured forth several hundred thou
sand words. cmbodying every concciy-
able argument and plea 10 England To
deSist from its offensive and ruinous
procedure and has resortCd in some
instances to threats to employ other
means to obtain redress.
Not even these threats, however,
have swcrycd the Allies from their
course and Mr.. Wilson has not made
good his threats to adopt a more cf-
fectiyc procedure.
Furthermore. the president. while
protesting against the Illegal practices.
has entered into elaborate arrange
ments with the Allies for the trans
action OF the foreign business Of Amer
lean concerns under the unlawful SUI
perviston of which he has complained.
Although he refused to recognize
the validity Of the blockade he allowed
the trade advisers of the state depart
ment to negotiate the release OF impor-
tatlons from Germany under the block
ado rules and permitted high off
cial OF the state department to sug-
gest TO the British government the is
suance of letters Of assurance TO the
American exporters which would oh
tain passage for their goods through
the 'blockading forces.
The British government responded
with alacrity to this suggestion, which
placed the American government in
the attitude of acquiescing in the
blockade and soon established at the
British embassy In Washington an
elaborate system of supervising and
approving American shipments to the
neutral countries OF northern Europe.
No American could ship goods with
safety without the o. *. of the British
embassy.
Likewise while condemning the
blncklistiug of American firms as IL
legal, the state department has rec
ognzed II so far as 10 ask England
TO remove the ban from particular
firms. and this England has done with
significant aIacrity.
The British government now regu-
lates the amount OF each article that
may be shipped to Holland and the
Scandinavian countries and practically
superyises American commerce with
these countries and through agencies
operating on American soil.