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NOME, ALASKA, SEPT. 18, 1915.
Tile action of c.reut Britain In hold
ing up shipments of German made
goods destined lo the United Status
me neutral territory of iiolland
is another example of the self assumed
right of that nation to trample upon
the privileges of any one regardless of
the question of right or wrong as long
is such action shall suit the immediate
ed. The goods referred to are, be it
remembered, American goods; goods
..ought and paid for by citizens of the
States. True they are made in
Germany but this does not in the least
diminish the fact that they are at the
resent time American owned. Th<
question of who produced them is one
that does not affect the situation in the
least, as thp matter of present title to
ownership is alone, involved. Yet be
cause of the fart that the goods were
produced in a country with whom Bri
t war she arrogates to hersell
the privilege of seizing and condemning
them regardless of who may lie the
..wners at the time of seizure.
No question of legality of right or
justice is allowed to stand in the way of
such action and the matter of owner
ship is one that is utterly negligible
The goods may belong to a friendly
'ion and they may bo in the posses
sion of a neutral power at the time of
seizure. These matters do not In the
least restrain Britain, however. Let but
the shipments come within the reach
nf her rapacious arm and they are tak
en into British ports and then and
there condemned as contraband of war
For why? Nobody knows except Bri
tain. This is her pronouncement and
because of her supposed power it is
accepted by the world witli little pro
test. Might justifies anything, remem
ber. So firmly is Britain convinced of
this that she questions not of friend
or foe. In her overwhelming desire to
do aught which may injuro her enemy
she Is willing to strike down friend as
well ns enemy without compunction and
with no more regard for the conven
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[tions than is displayed by tlie detested
I Teuton foes, whom ’ she criticises for
1 like actions.
lTnder tlie council order nothing will
be allowed to either reach or leave Ger
many, it of German production. It mat
cis not in the least who may have
purchased German made goods and
wishes to remove them from the coun
try. Britain says that she will seize
;h<.m wherever found and otherwise dt
with them as she wills. In the cases
referred to in the dispatches today
heavy shipments of German made but
American owned and consigned goods
are eblng held in Holland awaiting ship
ment to their destination. Several mil
lions of dollars, American dollars, are
tied up in them and their ultimate des
tination is these l nued estates. But, in
pue of the fact that Germany has nt
part or interest in them they are not
allowed to pass I lie forbidding line ot
Biitisli guns guarding the German
shores. .Most of tlie goods were pur
chased a considerable time before tin
British announcement of intention tc
seize all German shipments and were
therefore American goods at tlie tinn
the council urdyr was made. For this
reason Britain agreed, on tlie represen
tations of tlie United Slates, to allow
li e consignments to pass with a safi
conduct. This was months ago but tne
goods are still waiting in the territory
of Holland because Britain has so fai
shown no intention of allowing them tc
p.uceeu aim lias eieu gone to tilt
leagin of issuing a supplementary
earning 10 me present uuiueis concern
ing ner intention to seize ail shipments
ot uerinan ihaue goons, ."-lie has not
o.rcciiy referred to tlie American owueu
omsignmenis as suujecis fur seizurt
a til neither nas sue uesignated then,
as exempt lrom such action, so in the
mean tune tlie gouhs have been held
As Britain lias manifested not tile leas,
intention of allowing tnem to puss tilt
snippers dare nut send them forth foi
tear they will be seized and tlie Amer
iian owners dure not order them for
waided for the same reason. Owing ti
tlie undetermined attitude of that na
tion nothing can he done without tlie
risk uf losing the goods entirely. At
inutcaifU in the uispaLcnes the t inlet.
dales is compelled to make atldilioiia
uemanus in oruer to determine why Hit
g*ions ale nut allowed to proceed unu
w liy Britain does not keep her promise
And in tlie meantime tlie American
Consignees must wail, perhaps foi
months before Hie matter will he de
termined and if losses are incurred they
w ill have to pocket them without prus
spect of recompense for Britain will pay
not a farthing despite her plighted wol'u
to give the goods free passage months
ago. Britain, posing as the champion
of freedom and human rights, condemns
Germany for such actions but cannot
or will not see that the latter nation
is not the only sinner in transgressing
tlie rights of others. The note in her
neighbors eye is painfully apparent hut
not a word has she to say concerning
the beam in her own.
JEHOSOPHAT “GEFALLEN"
PARIS.- one of the prisoners re
cently returned to France, having been
exchanged for n German of. equal rank
and grading, tells the following story:
"I was Interned in a prisoners' camp
in Saxony. After our first stupefaction
Passed somewhat we became very
eager for news of the way the battle i
was going. I
“Our guardians spoke not a word of
French, hut one of our number under
stood a little German, and he finally
dared to ask for information of a non
commissioned o(Ilcer who looked more
or less human.
" ‘What about Versailles?’ ho Inquir
ed.
'Gefallen,' laconically answered the
German.
" ‘And Rouen?’
“ ‘Gefallen,’ was the answer.
“ ‘And Nantes?’
“ ‘Gefallen.’
“ 'Holy Johosophat!’ exclaimed the
prisoner in his own language.
“ ‘Gefallen." persisted the information
dispenser. And then we breathed a
sigh of relief.
BRITISH DRESS
DEEENDS STAND
All Jlie London newspapers devote
much space to the cotton issue.
An editorial In the Dally Mall says:
If we limit the importation of cot
ton by neutral countries to the actuu.
needs of their domestic consumption
we should be doing all that is neces
sary to reconcile their rights with oui
belligerent interests. That is the tlrs
-top lo be taken.
The second step is to declare cotton
contraband. This will at once dis
courage American exports by impos
ing heavy penalties on shippers, anc
would regularize our position in tht
eyes of the United States Government
i >ur • >rder in Council is regarded ii
I A ashington as an unwarrantable ex
pansion of maritime law. It brings'
us no advantages we should not ob
tain by declaring cotton -contraband
and enforcing the doctrine of continu
utis voyage, which American courts
developed during the Civil war.
“The third step is to compensatt
American cotton growers for their
inevitable losses. The new crop if
now coming Into the market and at
immediate decision is necessary.
“Will the Government at last
abandon the attitude which has be
wildered this country and puzzled oui
allies. Will it take hold of the
problem as men of affairs, not at
lawyers and pedants.’”
The Morning Post says:
“We do not conceal the fact thal
injury would lie caused the United
States hv our refusal to permit cottor
to enter Germany through neutra
countries, but in justice can tht
United States hold us to blame? Tht
responsibility must lie placed on Ger
many. She was the aggressor In this
way. She had the power to prevent
the war. but refused to do so.
“Greatly as we deplore the loss tht
United States may suffer, we simply
ask it to put Itself In our place. A
nation battling for existence must not
cause unnecessary injury or do in
justice, but keep within its rights. Sc
long as it is governed bv the princi
ples of law and custom the usage oi
nations will sactlon it.”
WILL CREATE
CRAVE ISSUE
Should Great Britain notify the
I'nlted States formally that she wib
hold cotton to be absolute contrabani
of war, a new grave commercial issue
will be cerated.
The United States will reply ship
ments of cotton cargoes to neutra
ports are to he regarded as intendec
for those ports, and it cannot be as
sumed they are intended for Germany
The United States does not considei
cotton a contraband of war. Last
fall the United States was informeo
Great Britain did not intend to place
cotton on the absolute contrabanc
list, and officials therefore have lie
come deeply interested in the recent
statement in England by Lord Crewe
that it might become necessary tc
place it on that list.
It was pointed out in this connection
at the State Department intimations
has come from Great Britain that
rosin and turpentine and such nava
stores would not lie made absolute
contraband, yet Great Britain change!
her mind overnight on this matter.
The opinion of officials is that, as the
cotton trade is one of such vast im
portance, the moment Great Brltalr
puts it on the contraband list a definite
understanding must lie had on the sub
ject
The general question of contraband
will, of necessity, have some place in
the note to Great Britain which is
now being prepared at the State De
partment, but any further Interfer
i dice by Great Hrltaln with the cotton
I trade, officials say, would demand a
special note.
The United States will maintain any
arrest of a cargo of cotton bound to
a neutral port would be Illegal 11
Great Britain had not absolute prool
the cargo was to be trans-shipped
for the benefit of the German mil
itary.
No objection would be made to tht
seizure of cotton going to a strlctl>
blockaded German port. The State
Department took the position that 11
recognizes the British blockade “to a
certain degree."
It Is explained such recognition ex
tends only to ports which are ef
fectively blockaded under the term*
of International law and most of the
G rmnn ports are regarded as s»
blockaded. The United States, how
e'er, does not recognize a blockade ol
Dutch nd Scandinavian ports.
Trade conditions in Sweden, and
probahiV in Norway and • Holland
•yore discussed by Secretary of State
Lansing and Ira Nelson Morris, United
Stii'es Minister to Sweden, who i* Ip
the TTn1ted States on a short vacation
Secretary Lansing said Mr. Morris had
not brought any propositions of any
kind from Sweden to the United
States Government.
STARS AND STRIPES.
Not even a Mexican is safe in Mexico
“Seeing American first" Is becoming a
world habit.
Chicago's neutral girl will have to set
up an embargo on arms.
“Pays dentist $2,500 for $2.50 hill,’
That’s the dentist’s scale.
Weeks and Mann are suspected ot
flirting in the G. O. P. elephant house
Shoes, at $00 a pair in Mexico, make?
it difficult for Americans to get home
Indianans are invited home next year
but some of their terms won’t he up.
“Fined for promoting typewriters,.’'
Promoting one at a time is the only
safe way.
We have six submarines in dry dock
where they can protect most of out
fleet.-—Ex.
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