Show I x SAVING ALL BIGHTS I trcllmiunry Steps Taken Regarding Seizure of Cargoes of Flour Washington Jan 2The State department de-partment today received from Em I jjossacJor Choalo at London by iablc n statement of tho facts lie had developed In connection F with the seizure by British warships ot American goods on the threa merchant vessels Beatrice 10n and Maria The goods comprised not only flour but miscellaneous miscel-laneous articles of common trade They were shipped for Lourenco Marques Mar-ques In British and German ships but our officials contend that they were not subject to seizure They could udt hpvovor lodge representations on the tAibjocu until they w r possessed of a knowledge oi the facts and a soon as ilr Choate3 statement came to hand today an instruction was cabled to him to inform the British Government that we could not admit the right of the fleiKuro I hi thc cases This la the preliminary step usually taken in such negotiations Next 111 order wIJl he n report from our con railar representatives at Lourenco Marquer respecting the present condition I 4t condi-tion of the seized or detained roots and the damage sustained Jim Stale department Is not yet fully informed on these points necessary to the further fur-ther presentation of the coses It is t nut even known Just where the goods i re or 1C J they have all been seized t oily part I will be the duty of our iinsuiar agent at Louronco Marque t i ascertain and report these facts and he I 11 now opgaged in doing this vmler the original instructluiis of the Stale department VhiIe the department Is acting a it prdimlJ t In the beginning to IIrmly prpleftt all American rights of trade it is shoeing unseemly haste in the presentation of the case Todays Jn J Ktruction to Mr Choate was not n dt in and for the release of the goods nor ytjt for Indemnity but rather precautionary precau-tionary notice to tho British Government I Govern-ment to save all of our rights in the cose t will he sufficient to initiate the settlement oJ the matter by 1 negotiation nego-tiation the State department having ijot tho slightest doubt that the British uuthdritloB will maho full amends to tho owners of the goods when the 1actihre 1 laid before them |