New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 29, 1915, Page 3

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BELTS AND GIRDLES, new styles all white and black and white, riéty: of styles,”26c to-60c, DLBS, in all. colorsall silk, [y made, very special at the price, éa.ch | indemnity should be paid, the INDEMNITY FOR THE FRYE Wilson Administration Claims Kaiser’s Submarines Have No Right to Sink Amer traband o Washington, June 29—By agree- ment with the German foreign office the state department made public last night the text of the note, sent on June 24 by the United States, ask ing Germany to reconsider her refusal to settle by direct diplomatic negotia- tions, instead of by prize court pro- ceedings, the claim presented on be- half of the captain and owners of the American ship William P Frye, sunk with her cargo of wheat by the commerce raider Prinz Eitel Fried- rich Ambassador Gerard cabled that he had delivered the note last Satur- day afternoon The American note declares that inasmuch as Germany has admittea liability for the sinking of the Frye under the treaty of 1828, prize court proceedings are unnecessary and not binding upon the Unted States Denies Germany’s Contention. Aside from the Qquestion of how the note brings out clearly the refusal of the United States to accept the conten- tion that Germany has a right to stop the carrying of contraband by American ships, “by the destruction of the contraband and by the ship carrying it.” ‘While no mention of submarine warfare was made in either the last German note or the present reply, occasion was taken to deny this right because of a belief that admission of it now might in the future be used as'a justification 'for submarine at- tacks on American ships. Note in German Hands. The American note, dated June 24 and addressed to Ambassador Gerard, was delivered to the Foreign office in ‘Berlin last Saturday afternoon, It reads as follows: Department of State, & ‘Washington, June 24, 1915. “You:are instructed to present'the following note to. the, German Minls~ ter of Foreign affairs: “I have the honor to inform your CRIMINAL ' RESPONSIBILIT] l,?)und 6 ‘Coroner for Delt.h of New b ven Normal School Girl. New Haven, June 29.—Coroner Eli Mix yesterday afternoon filéd his find- on the death of Miss Anna C. wn of Sherman avenue, the Nor- ,achool girl whe was struck and ally injured by a trolley car near jpect Beach last Thursday morn. &..the day on which she -was to ve graduated. The finding finds no ninal responsibility for the fatal- ohn K. Punderford, vice president 4 m‘r of the Conneg compuui‘ ‘was/ riformed of the ing yesterday but said he would | wait until C. C. Blwell of ‘the public futilities commission col el ides his in- stigation before makifig ~any com- ment. Commissioner Elwell is look- Mmto conditions . at the spot with i 'view to making possible’ récom- jendations. Motorman Burns, = Who “handling the car which struck fiss Brown, continues in the com- ny’s employ, the officials being sat- fled that he made an exceptionally eedy stop in his efforts to avoid the | SIATON'S LEAVE ATLANTA. . Atlanta, Ga., June 29—Former Gov, or John M. Slaton, accompanied "Mrs Slaton, left Atlanta last yes- day for the Pacific coast by way lew 'York, last night the military ; tioned at his supurban hon: nce the demonstrations against tho mutation of Leo M Frank's death | ence began on June 21, was with- The departure of Mr. and Slaton was without incident. a fire in the Merl on West Main [street, Adam Englehardt. apto sta- owned ' by excellency . that I duly communicated to my’ government your note of the 7th instant' on the . subject of . the claim presenter in my note of April 3 last on behalf of thel owners and captdin ‘of the Ameérican sailing vess sel William ‘P, Frye_ in consequence of her destruction by . the Germon auxiliary cruiser Prinz = Bitel Freld- rich.. - : “In reply I'am instructed by my l government to say that it has care- fully. considered the reasons given by the imperial German government for urging .that this claim should be passed upon bysthe German prize ' court, instead of .being settled by di- rect-diplomatfc-diseussion between the two. governments, as proposed by the , government. of the United States, and that it regrets to find that it cannot concur in the conclusions reached by the imperial German government. Only One Question Up. “As pointed, out in my last note to you on this subject, dated April 30, the government of the United States has considered that the only question under discussfon was the method which should be adopted for ascertaining the amount of the in- demnity to be paid under an admitted liability, and it .notes with surprise that, in addition to this question, the imperial German government now de- sires to ralse some questions as to the meaning and effect of the treaty stipulations under which it has ad- mitted its lability. “If the government of the United States correctly understands the posi- ticn of the imperial German govern- ment as now presented, It is that the provisions of Article 13 of the treaty ©of 1799 between the United States and Prussia, which is. continued in force by ‘the treaty of 1825, justified the commander of the Prinz Eitel Fried- rich in sinking the William P. Frye, although making the imperial German government lable for the damages suffered in consequence; and that, in- asmuch as the treaty provides no gpecific method for. ascertaining the amount of indemnity to be paid, that questién must be submitted to the Germean prize court for determination, No Justification Found. “The government of the States, on the other hand, does not find in the, treaty stipuiations men- tioned any justification for the sinking cfithe Frye, and does mot consider that t7e German prize court has any jurisdiction over the question of the amount of indemnity to be puid by the imperial ‘German government on ac- count ‘of’ its admitted liability for the destruction of an American vessel on the high seas. ‘You state in your note of the 7th instant that Article 13 of the above mentioned treaty of 1799 ‘expressly reserves to the party at war the right 16 stop the'carrying of contraband and to-detain the contraband. It follows ihen that if it cannot b uccomplished in any other way the stopping of the ‘supply may be, in the extreme case, effected by the destruction of the con- traband and of .the ship carrying it.’ Cannot Destroy Vesse:, “The government of the United Stlates cannot concur in this con- clusion. On the contrary, it holds that these treaty provisions do not au- thorize the destruction of a neutral 3Yeesel in any circumstances. By its eapress terms the treaty prohibits even the detention of & necutral vessel carrying contraband if the master of iHe vessel is' willing to surrender the contraband, Article 13 provides: ‘In the case supposed of a vessel stopped for articles of contraband, if the master of the vessel stopped will de- liver out the goods supposed to be of contraband nature he snail be ad- mitted to do it, and the vessel shall not ‘in thnt case be carried into any ican Ships: With Con- n Board. port, nor further detained, but shall be allowed to proceed on her voyage.’ “In this case the admitted facts show that pursuant to orders from the commander of the German cruiser, the master of the Frye undertook to throw overboard the cargo of that ves- =el, but that before the work of de- livering the cargo was finished the vessel, with' the cargo, was sunk by crder of the German commander. “For these reasons, even if it be assumed, as your excellency has done, that the cargo was contraband, your contention that the destruction of the vessel was justified by the provisions of Article 13 does pot seem to be well founded. ,“The government of tne United States has not thought it necessary in the discussion of this case to go into the question of the contraband or non- contraband character of’ the -cargo. The imperial German government has admitted that this question makes no difference so far as its liability for damages is concerned, and the result is'the same so far as its liability for damages is concerned, and the re< sult is the same so far as the justi- sication for the sinking of the vessel i concerned. As shown above, if we assume that the cargo was contraband, i{he master_ of the Frye should have teen allowed to deliver it out and the vessel could have been allowed to vroceed on her voyage, No Law for Destruction, United | “On the other hand, if we assume that the cargo was non-contraband, the destruction either of the cargo or the vessel.could not be justified in the circumstances of this case under any accepted rule of international law. “‘Attention is also called to the pro- visions of -Article TI of the Treaty. of 1785 between 'the United /States and Prussia, which, Ilike Article XIII' of the Tr’a.ty of 1788, was continued in force by ‘Aticle XII of the Treaty of 1828, So ' far as the provisions of Article XII of the Treaty of 1785 ap- ! ply to the ‘question under considera~ jtion, they are as follows: ‘‘If one of the contracting parties should be engaged in war with any other power, the free intercourse and commerce of the'subjects or citizens of the party remaining neutral with the belligerent, powers shall not be inter- rupted. 'On the contrary, in that case, as in full. peace, the vessels of the neutral party may navigate freely to and from the pports and on the coasts of the belligerent parties, free vessels making free goods, insomuch that all things shall be adjudged free which shall be on board any vessel belong- 'ing to the neutral party, although such things belong to an enemy of Lhe other. “It seems clear to the government of the United States, therefore, that whether the cargo of the Frye is re- trnband tha denructiun of 3 e v.ml was, as stated in my previous com- munication on this subject, a ‘violation of the obligations imposed upon the imperial German government under existing treaty stipultions, between the United States and Prussia.’ No Prize Court Jurisdiction. “For these reasons the government of the United States must} roe with the contention which n ufider- stands is now made by the imperm German gavernment, that.an American vessel carrying contraband may be de- stroyed without liability or accountabii- ity beyond the payment of such com- pensation for damages as may. be fixed by a German prize court. ' The issue thus presented arises on a disputed in- terpretation of treaty provisians, the settlement of which requires direct diplomatic discussion between the tweo governments, and cannot properly be based upon the decision o the Gey- man prize court, Which Is in nd Way conclusive or binding upon the gov- ernment of the United States. “‘Moreover, even'if no disputed ques- tions of treaty interpretation were in- volved, the admission by the imperial German government of its llability for damages for sinking the vepsel would seem to make it unnecessary, so far as this claim is concerned, to ask the prize court to decide ‘whether the de- struction of the ship and cargo was legal, and whether and under = what conditions the property sunk was liable to confiscation,” which, you state in your note dated June 7, are questions which should be decided by the prize court. 1In so far as these questions re. late to the cargo, they are outsidg of the present discussion, because, as pointed out in my previous note to you on the subject, dated. April 30, ‘the claim under discussion does not include damages for the destructign of the cargo.’ Reparation Real Question. “The real question between the two governments i{s what reparation. must be. made for a breach of treaty obliga- tions, and that is not ‘a question which fally within the Jurisdiction jof a prize court. +In my note on the subjegt the gov- ernment of the United" Statds request- ed that full reparation be mhade by the imperial German government for the destruction of the Willam _P. Fryee.’ Reparation necessprily, in- cludes an indemnity: for the “actual pecuniary: loss ‘sustained, a he gov- ernment ‘of the United States takes this opportunity to assure the imper- ial German government that such an indemnity, if promptly pald, will ‘be accepted as satisfactory reparation, but it does not rest with a yjrize court to determine what reparatipn sheuld be made, or what reparatidn would be satisfactory to the goveinmient' of the United States. \ b 3 Time to Act Now. | / “Your Excellency states jin’ your note of June 7 that in the pvent the prize court should not gragt indem- nity in accurdance with treaty re- quirements the German gavernment would not hesitate to arrange for equitable indemnity but it is also nec- essary that the government ©f ' the U);ltad States should’be satis: fied with fhe ‘amount of the maamnny ‘ana it would seem to be more appropriate and convenient that an ‘arrangement for equitable indemnity should - be The flem-lnn of the prlu court, ev(n on the‘question of the amount of in- demnity to be paid, would not be binding or conclusive on the govern- ment of the United States. ‘“The government of the United States also dissents from the view ex- pressed in your note that ‘there would be no foundation for claim of tne American government unless the prize-pourts should not grant indem- nity in accordance with the treaty." The claim presented by the American government is for an indemnity for a violation of a treaty, in distinction from .an indemnity in accordance with the treaty, and therefore is a matter of adjustment by direct diplo- matic discussion between the two governments, and is in no way de- pendent upon the action of a German prize eourt. “For the reasons above stated the government of the United States can- Aot ‘¥8tognize the propriety of submit- ting the claim presented by it on be- half of the owners and captain of the Frye to the German prize court for settlement. A Not Concerned With Other Caces. “The government of the United States is not concerned with any pro- ceedings which the imperial German government may wish to take on ‘oth- er ¢laims of neutral and enemy inter- ested parties’ which have not been presented by the government of the United States, but which you state in your note of June 7 make prize court proceedings in this case indispensa- ble, and it does not perceive the nec- essity for postponing the settlement of the present claim pending the con- sideration of those other claims by the prize court. “The government of the United States therefore suggests that the im- perial German government reconsider the gubject in the light of these con- siderations, and, because of the ob- Jjeetions against resorting to the prize court, the - government of the United States renews its former suggestion that an effort be made to settle this claim by direct diplomatic negotia- tiona®” . REFUSES TO PLEAD. Werner Horn's Case Goes OUver to Allow Appeal. Boston, June 29.—~Werner Horn, who, claiming to be an officer of the German army, tired to blow up the international bridge -at Vanceboro, Me, last February, yesterday refused to plead to three federal indictments charging illegal transportation of dy- namite from New York to Maine. Pleas 'of not guilty were entered hy dirgetion of the court. District At- torney Anderson asked for an imme- diate trial, but ex-Congressman Jo- seph F. O’'Connell, counsel for the prisoner, objécted on the ground that he wished to enter an appeal from a decision of the court rendered several weeks ago, dismissing Horn’s habeas corpus petition. After Horn had been brought from jail'and had told the court personaily that he preferred to remain in eon- finement all summer rather 'than go to trial without an opporunity to have the circuit court of appeals pass vn the habeas corpus ruling, the case was continued until- September. Ex-Governor Slaton and His Successor, Nat E. Harris, Leamfng.,Geprgia Capitol In the aceompanying illustration are shown former Governor Slaton (indi- cated by arrow) and the new .gover- ncr, Nat E. Harris (indicated by cross), EX-GOV.SLATON, HEAVILY GUARDED LEAVING CAPITOL 32 ATLANTA | to his commutation of the sentence of Leo. Frank, convicted of the mur- der of Mary Phagan, a fourteen-year- old factory girl leaving the capitol building at Atlanta. Ga. Note the soldiers surrounding the retiring governor. The feeling against Slaton still runs high owing ‘g From 9 to Sept. 10, 1 Noon Fridays. RADICAL MARK- BOYS' CLOTHI WOOL SUITS AND BOYS' NORFOLK SUITS, Gray, WASHABL Brown and Blue m checks and stripes; homespuns,crashes, cassimeres & fine large stock to select from, all new this season materials and tailoring. old. Prices were $6.50 to $15.00. These suits are for boys £ro On Sale at Prices from $4.50 to $10.25. HIGH CLASS NOVELTIES Eight high class novelty Suits, Tommy Tugkes style, and 8, priced formerly $8.560 to $1 YOUR CHOICE NOW AT. . 5.00. BOYS’ WASHABLE § Boys' Washable Suits in Middy, Oliver Twist, Dutch Tucker styles, ages 3 to 8, selling at very low prices, 98¢ ¥ Also Suits for the older boys in Norfolk style, linens, Palm Beach and other cloths, at $4 to $6, Value $1.50, Sale Price 9&, Boys' Tommy Tucker tub Suits in blue and br collars and cuffs and belt, for boys 3 to § years $1.50 Suits at 98c each. Come early if interested.’ YOUNG MEN’S § Broken lines, some in which greatly reduced prices. Some as low as §8.50; were $1 $14.76. ! Ly ' there are but one 6. Others that HARTFORD BELGIAN WHEAT AN! RYE FOR PEOPEE Grops in ZoneOceumed by Ger- mnstobemed!oromm London, June. . 20.—Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the American commission for relief in Belgium has concluded an agreement with General von Bissing, military governor of Bel- gium, providing that the wheat and rye crops in the zone occupied by the Germans shall be reserved for the civilian population. Mr. Hoover, who returped today from Brussels, said ‘“The commission is certain every well-wisher of the Beigians will be pleased to know that Gemeral von Bissing has confirmed «n agreement that the wheat and rye crop In the occupation-gone in’Belgium will be left for civilians. The occupation zone covers all of Belgium except West Flanders and a part of East Flanders, which areas are under con- trol of the active army and not with- in General von Bissing, jurlsdiction. The undertaking | therefore, does not extend to the latter named territory. Good Harvest Predicted, “Thanks to abundant seed provided by the commission and the industry of the Belgian peasants, the harvest promises to be very good. Normally Belgian production of grain furnishes sufficient breadstuffs for between two and three months, but with the much more economical consumption now rigidly enforced by the commission the harvest yield should cover a con- siderably longed period this yeur. ‘While the details of the arrangement are not all settled it is a part of the undertaking that one-twelfth of the harvest yield shall be issued to the people each month, the commission underteking to import the necessary balance to maintain the present ra- tion, The precise method of acquiring the harvest is still under considera- tion. “No arrangements have been made in connection with other produets. The Belglans nominally produce enough potatoes to carry them through the year. The commission by imports in the last two months has managed to keep prices under cénts a pound. New potatoes are now available. Belgium ordinarily produces a large amount of sugar beets and roots for fodder. Those were this year largely displaced by increased potato planting, so that there s every hope of a sufficient production of potatoes. Much of the same potato situation exists in Germany where fult supplies appear likely. Therefore there will be little necessity for the German army to draw from the Bé gian potatu erop. Fodder Crops Not Arranged, “No arrangements have been m with regard to fodder crops, as present military and economic s tion in Belgium seems certain to ‘c tinue for many months. “The commission is now pre-os pied with the solution of the probl of financing imports and the greater problem of supporting the destitute. We hope to find some day- light within the next sixty days. BARRY ON MARKET. Rumored Athletics Intend to Dispose of Shortstop. Philadelphia, June 29.—On the heels of the news of the disposal of Pitcher Bob Shawkey by the Phila- delphia Athietics to the New York Americans came a report today that Shortstop Jack Barry, of the former world’s champions, is on the market. Bnrry has not played in a game since .Vune 19 because of an injury. Whe- ther the Philadelphia club intends to | dispose of Barry could not be learned | Manager Connie Mack is in Wash- ington and other club officials here disclaimed any knowledge of the in- téntions of the manager. It was also reported that it is the by : intention of M to: high salaried exception of baseman, and ef, and one oOr the last few weeks several young pif three infielders to players. VALUE OF CA! 4 - Archbishop ofwm“ St. Paul, Minn, value of Catholic struction of the emphasized today by . land in his address the delegates at the k3 Ci The day’'s program ings of the college, parish school depart: Archbishop Ireland million and a half pu celving instruction in tablished in the United Catholic church on that “religion should viviy the education of ¢ youth.” This educat! tainable in the home, he & parents are capable or Wi religion. “While religious precedence in th archbishop said, &lyen their share of in matters of secular ki Catholic schools rank institutions of the state.” " FRENCH TO Paris, June 29, $:26 Matin says that the ment having failed to gra quest made through the bassy at Berlin that the | supplied of French prise: in French territory oc many, France will be obil hald all news regarding G soners in the war zone correspondence with ORGANIZE WOMI New York, June Dreler Robins, en’s Trades Union leag day a call to the an workers in the organize in order to ' working conditions and o' filiated with the of Labor. 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