The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-13
NUISANCE WHICH
| SHOULD DE ABl
OBNOXIOUS TO This ooulg11Gf
Secretary Flsh's Attitude Tou
French Cruisers In 1870 HeaA ~
Be Precedent Which May H 49,
lowed in Such Cases-Abu1o III
Hospitality. w

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE 3otuo]
State and Navy neutrality board -
submitted to the State Department iegS
report and recommendations ccnceSn~
ing submarine warfare or the Amexlss
can coast 1t 10 understood that tn
findings of the board are unfAvofabIo 3
to a continuance by Germany Of &C.
tivities similar to those OF Nantuckoe
lightship last Sunday, when the U-t3
sank FIVE merchant vessels.
1t was said today that the neu.s
trality board declared such 0perA~zs
tons In close proximity to AmsricaMs
shores constitutes a nuisance Whlc4s
should be abated and that In TT
view the United States should re4u6eS
hospitality to all belligerent war 49,
sells. I
The board found. 1t was stated. tha4
belligerent operations close to Amoft.s
can shores were obnoxious. and tha49
the United States had the right ~
consider them as q nuisance. BEING
a nuisance committed at our doors NV wv
it was asserted, such operations would
come within the purview OF municdpax
regulations.
The board Is said to have recomS3
me nded that tho State DepArtmem4S
notify the government OF the NetAeEAa
lands at The Hague any change In th1n
country's regulations affecting hoo
pitality to belligerent war vessels r.
accordance with Convention XIII
Article az. of The Hague conventiona's
Some authorities were Of the Op1n@s
ion that as the United States mer0aH
gave in its adhesion to that conve1~i
ton the notification to Tho HAe11s
called for Is not Of treaty force. Th1os
government. It was stated, would -
formally notify the befifgerentS dir
lomatic representatives in Washtnetom
of any change in this country's reGus
lations relating to belligerent wox~5
ships in American waters.
The recommendations Of the nemA
| trality board. 1t was said by some o.
perts, would carry this country's No.
| nicipal regulations farther than 49,
ever been attempted, and CONSIDERABLY
farther than the 12-mile limit In tn
| British lowering Act.
The extreme point the United 0tAAo9
has gone In this direction IL discl0ao4s
| in q note by Secretary Of State HA1n11S
| ton Fish to the American Legations t
Paris on October 4. 1870. during EH&S
| Franco-Prussian war. French Ctm14SS
ers had been standing In the steoSnNM3
lanes of New York and other AunoG11l
can ports. to the prejudice Of AmGE
can shipping. Mr.. Fish said:
| Precedent OF 1870.
| This government Wo0I1J
regard as an unfriendly act the hove5
ering Of such vessels upon the ceaoss
| of the United States near 10 i1s
shores, in the neighborhood Of JeGs
ports, with intent to intercept the voo@S
sells of trade OF its enemy ssS
! President Grant on October &, 1oo6G
| lowing. issued q proclamation Oo1'
corning the abuse of American hU
Iy>tto
g. any freQuentin9 n01
use of the waters within the toEx1G@z1
rial Jurisdiction Of the United 0tax
| by the armed vessels Of either n01HI
| ligerent for the purpoGo0E
preparing for hostile operations. "A
as posts OF observation .ss III
must be regarded as unfrisnd1y aa4|
The neutrality board 10 IN adviouGS
| not responsible body. and IL flndin I
and recommendations are not btnAlnT2
As the operations Of the 0er1
| submarine U-53 took place some 6o023
enty miles of the American Coo1
| however, It was said by some paEooc
| acquainted with the boards rocooG3
| mendations that to put them into ~!
feet would necessitate an invaaeu J
| the high seas by the United State
1t was said authoritattvsly eo41gI
that the department, before decl61
upon any policy, will examine N Gl
evidence. -. $3.50 II 2 szs|s5
The Navy Department recsfve1
day a report from Hear-Aarnt
Knight at Newport rtranamittang
reports OF the commanders q 4
vessels sunk by th9 U-53.. ssS9
| The Navy Department received 1
! report from Admiral Gleavoa
| manding the destroyer fo<c1 6E
expressing his personal belte1 TT
the survivors are accounted Tor
that there was no steamer sunk -
the Kingston or Kingstonian.
raj Gleaves believed thA -
Knudsen was understood BY tAo 4
less hail to be Kingston. NJ
Admiral Gleaves added that ~
stroyer force had disconttnuo&
| search.