New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-27
Trade Suffers from Regu-
lations Enforced by
BelligerentS.
AMERICA SUFFERS
FOR LACK OF SHIPS
Correspondence Supervised and
Existence of a BLACK List
Is Suspected.
From t.. Tribune rureau !

Washington. Jan. 20 The hardsh'pS
n,,u.d unon neutral trade in the Far
Fast nv the wgulations and poi''''S
,-fo-eos bv the various bcllgeren'S
,.o~s related to-day by neutral d'p'
lomat we'll informed on Far Easter"
matters. "Be as independent oil o''
,,,.o~on. countries or interests as pos
s,hlo- was the advice given by inns
.,ester 70 Americans. "avoid commu''-
cs.ing through British, French D''
-, 1s,snese or Austrian pos'o"''S
o,.r the cable lines OF such conn-
40. &C far as possible; shin directly
60 ~ through Chipesc or other neutral
"a ,ra5e as far as possible WITH
neutral firms
.rberc IS an Impression among many
American traders" he added, "tha'
with the ending Of actual hos'ili'ies
in and around Tsing-Tau and with the
disappearsnce Of German warShips
from the Pacific the war has enGea
- sor,e extent IN the Far last
and rules and regulations governing
,rads in wartime and the enforce
r,ent of belhgerent rights in connec-
lion with trade affairs have 10 large
extent been modified.
.erbe facts are otherwise Trading
with Hong Kong and with various hrih>
i'm China under the lurisd ctlon OF we
countries at war is beset with oiHI'
entities. H. the first place. OF course
80 long as Great Britain and her ailleS
control the situation in the last 'helV
can be little If any trading WIN Ter
man firms IN CHINA. :
with the disappearance q amer
can vessels from the Paclhc ID is nee
,ssarv for American exporters 10 snip
Goods 20 China IN British or Japanese
lotions, except IN the rev instances
where Norwegian or otner heu' I"'
,ran,p steamers become available Pm
ish and Allied ships are prohlol'
from carrying goods belonging 10 W
consigned o. German trms ~ nina
the result being that such lr"ue - l,.
possible until the United states lu.
,;sbos lie traders vessels 10 carry tneT
Goods indcper IDENTIFY Of britiSh OF o'N''
belligerent shipping interests
cror,y also APPLIES TO correspondence
to,vaon American traders and German
tr,,s resident rn China which NAV pass
,broucb Hong Kong or through inc
pritilb French or Japanese consular
rostofices in China. il apphes 10 an
rapi, dispatches which pass over hr''-
~ French or Japanese cable INES
mich in fact. constitute virtually the
~ e tho cable service TO the Far
Narrower. the actual innocence OF
.reJinc between American Interests
End neutral interests in Hong Kong or
Chira IS not enough. for the American
trader. i'm case 0f dou5t, must ne pre-
pared 10 prove positively such ;hhC-
eence j. C.. the burden OF the PROOF,
according TO the rule so lar enforced
by the British authorities. being thaI
the trader must prove neutralty IN
stead OF the belhgerent government
proving non-ncutrallty Of Sucn 'fao-
ing. ...., ....,ro
IN n an Transactions should IN all cases
" be susceptible of immediate mad con
elusive proof. and so far as poss Die
sbould appear in mail and cable com
murications and IN all commercial pa
pors involved. Following this policy ls
In no degree d matter Of hostility or
favor for any interest, but IL is mat
ter Of commonserse protection OF
American commercial interests.
American and other neutral nrmS
suspected Of maintaining any trade re-
lations whatsoever with German ! rms
i'm China are subject 20 especial es-
pionace. and their cable dispatches
mail and goods IN transit are nela up
and DELAYED and often not delivered
M all. There - reason TO infer the
existence of war black list and
American firms desiring 10 trade at all
i'm Hong Kong. China or other coun-
tries when they must depend upon
British or other belligerent powers for
mail. cable or transportation services
must keep of OF IT,