oo INDEFENSIBLE ACTION. Great Britain's action In holding uo and censoring neutral mail passing between the United Slates and other non-belligerent countries cannot possibly pos-sibly be permitted by the Washing ton government The state department, it will be not ed. concedes that parcel post matter may be subject to the same treatment as articles sent by express or freight, and this appears to be only reasonable, reason-able, but letters, by which means j large part of the foreign commerce of this nation Is conducted, must haw full rights as between this countn and European nations not now at war The position assumed by British naval officers In seizing such mail has been most outrageously high-handed, I i auj llic ICil.il UL It. Such action Is worst than a mistake on the part of the British government, for" the reason that it stirs up right eous indignation on the part of the citizens of neutral and friendly countries coun-tries Even though the British had right on their side in this matter, which they have not. they would be very foolish to press the issue considering the small advantage to be obtained from seizing such letters, ns compared with the ill-feeling- such action is bound to engender. Tpon several occasions Great Brit ain appears to have adopted an annoying an-noying and unwarranted course In interfering in-terfering with American commerce, and it is is surprising that the London government should not realize that ii has everything to lose and nothing to gain by such actions Butte Miner I nn- 1