Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-09-21 | Page 2 | Retaliatory Law of Doubtful Value

RETALIATORY RETALIATORY LAW LA I i OF DOUBTFUL VALUE ALUE r Allied d Diplomats Convinced Con DerA Can COD Evade Ead D Dc- Dc Washington Sept 20 Intense 20 Intense study of or tho retaliatory le legislation passed In Inthe inthe the tho last hours of or Congress line has convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced allied diplomats and some state department derailment officials that part of ot the tho legislation 1 is unenforceable part Is la o of oC t doubtful le legality allty and the remainder I Iso Is Isso s i so 50 broad brond that only tho most careful 1 administration will prevent entire entirely I unforeseen een complications While Secretary Lansing declined to to-I to I I da day to indicate what conclusions ho ha has 9 reached regarding le legal al features of ot tit the e retaliatory measures and pointed ou out ec et t that tho the powers the they thoy conferred on lh the c President wore wera cra for tor use only as a a. last resort It was 1 apparent that some uncertainty un un- certainty had developed over the manner manner man man- ner nor In which J provisions lons for refusing clearances to ships discriminating a against American goods 00 8 and for laying retaliatory trade embargoes could be bo put into effect