Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-11
Close Our Ports to Germans :? Not for a Minute, Says Uncle Sam-We'l Decide That, Thank You.
U. s. TELLS ALLIES
 WHERE TO GET OFF
''Sink Our Ships, Pretending They're German, If You Dare," U. s. Tells Britain, Japan, Russia and France.
(By Review Leased W;rej

WASHINGTON, Oct 10.-The text of the American memorandum reply ing to that of the allied governments regarding treatment of belligerent submarines in neutral ports is as fol lows:
 The Allies Exhortation. The government of the United States has received the identic mem- oranda of the governments of France, Great Britain, Russia and Japan in which neutral governments are eX- horted ito take efficacious measures tending to prevent belligerent sub marines, regardless of their use, to avail themselves of neutral waters, roadsteads and harbors."
 These governments point out the facility possessed by such craft to avoid supervision or surveillance or detection of their national character and their power ito do injury that is inherent in their very nature" as well as the additional facilities" afforded by having at their disposal places where they can rest and replenish their supplies.
 Ask U. S. to Bar Subs" Apparently on these grounds the all lied governments hold that sub marine vessels must be excluded from the benefit of, the rules heretofore ac- cepted under the rules of international law regarding the admission and so- | ;orrD of ,,,arobapt vaccals in nautra1 waters, roadsteads or harbors; that any submarine of a belligerent that enters a harbor must be held there" and that the allied governments warn the neutral powers of the great dan ger to neutral submarines attending the navigation of waters visited by the submarines of belligerents." Amazed at Impotence.
 In reply the government of the United States must express its sur prise that there appears to be an endeavor of the allied powers to de- termine the rules of action governing what they regard as novel situa- tion" in respect to the use of sub marines in time of war and to enforce acceptance of that rule. at least in part. by warning neutral powers of the great danger to their submarines in waters that may be visited by bel ligerent submarines.
 Tn the opinion of the government of the United States the allied powers have not set forth any circumstances. nor is the government of the United States at present aware of any cir cumstance concerning the use of war or merchant submarines which would render rules of international law in- applicable to them.
 Our Business Only.
 In view of this fact and of the notice and warning Of the allicS powers announced in their memoranda under acknowledgement. it is incum- hent upon the government Of the United States to notify the govern ments of France Great Britain. Rus sia and Japan. that, as so far as the treatment of either war or merchant submarines in American waters is concerned the government of the Unit ed States reserves its liberty of action in all respects and will treat such vessels as. in its opinion, becomes the action of a power which may be said to have taken the first stens toward establishing the principles of neutral ity and has for a century past main-
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