Show DECISION IS GIVEN AGAINST PACKERS Cargoes of Meat Consigned to Copenhagen Which Are Valued at Forfeited Forfeited Forfeited For For- to Crown by Ruling of the BI British Prize Court FINDS THAT GOODS WERE DESTINED FOR GERMANY Shipments of Rubber Described in Manifests as Gum Also Condemned Seizures Seizures De Declared Ded dared by Shippers' Shippers Attorneys to Have Been Unwarranted CASES WILL BE APPEALED C Sept IB 16 If If Jr the cation of or American meat cargoes ordered in London today is upheld eu on appeal from the British prize court Chic Chicago o par packer will lose c matel at which the time shipments ship shiN ments meats were valued The Time packers however how howe ever e have ha not yet given gi up pp the fight A Attorneys s Henry Veeder C. C J J. Faulkner Faulk Faulk- ner ncr Jr and V. Yo SI M. r Borders representing represent represent- ing big Swift Co Armour Co and Morris Co this afternoon gave ve the tha thoI following Joint statement t tc c concerning I the tho decision de of the British BrIth prize court received today today confiscation of ot worth of American an meat meet products as announced In th the brief brier press dispatches dispatcher toda today Is Is' not justified by Ly the facts or any principle of ot international la law It Itcan Itcan Itcan can only be construed as of another ant step in England's policy to Interfere with the tho tra trade e of or American citizens with the citizens of or neutral countries All these shipments were wese destined d to neutral countries and ond the ships' ships pa papers papers pa- pa pers at the time line of oC their seizure clearly clearly clear clear- ly h showed such fact tact The They wore Vore not destined to or for tor the enemIes enemies o ot Great Britain and upon trial of ot the case caso no to evidence e sh the they were destined to such enemy of ot Great Britain was ad adduced adduced adduced ad- ad and nono none could have haYe been This makes necessary further presentation o of stronger protests to the department of or state for or an equitable adjustment of oC the tho claims Other Shipments Shipment Held ld Up Vp Thero There are arc a n. number of or other othe sM shipments ship meats ments of packing house products product valued at being held up b by England which have inive never been brought to tho the prize court Prior PrIer to tho the tin time of or the seizure ot of these shipments every effort was made mado to comply with ever o every reg regulation and re restriction restriction re- re made mado by the various orders In council issued b by the government ot of t Great Britain placed upon such uch shipments ship ship- ments even en though such orders were clearly in violation o of the principles oC ot international la law and concerning which orders cur Ur state department no notified no titled the government of or Great Grent Britain that this government o would not nizo any Rny prize court decision based upon orders in council or upon an any rules or regulation other than tho the recognized recognized recognized rec rec- principles of or h international law Notwithstanding r the fact of ot compliance with every en order I Issued b by th them m whether reasonable or otherwise American goods were seized and taken Into I English ports and held there for or orman man many months before heln being given ghen an nn op opportunity op- op to present the claims In prize courts Hold Seizures Unwarranted From the start seizures hare havo been n arbitrary and unwarranted anIn and an andin andin in spite of or vigorous pretests of or our state department to the representatives o of Great Britain It would appear from rom the brief dispatches dispatches dispatches dis dis- patches that the court bases bates its right to seize these shipments on the theory that the thu amount o of products being shipped to Denmark In iii these neutral ships Is In excess of or quantities received d prior to the tile declaration of war var The Q neutral countries received large Jarge quantities quan quan- titles of or these products through German German Gorman Ger- Ger man ports portH prior to the war var and through other sources our of supply which tho war Continued on Pa Page Pago o 2 DECISION L HOLDS MEAT SHIPMENTS J e Cargoes oes Valued at al Ordered Forfeited to 5 British Crown t I I i. i 1 Continued From PI Page PIC C 1 off ort That these thes countries want v.-mu mole more of or our OUI products than th before fur fur- no Justification for or such r seizure Injure J EnI England EnId d se seeks l I to Justify confiscation tion of or these Car cargoes on the theory theor of oC off G Germany necessity f of oC reprisal a against the same explanation which was given I en for fOI It Its submarine iby b by Germany tic As a matter of fact the effect f tor of of these seizures Is to Injure And d destroy i the neutral uncle trade of or this country countr wU wUI with I I whom England Is ostensibly at peace pence V f There f is absolutely no Justification tinder un- un dor der International law or 01 under an any order in it council for or any of oC the seizures Britain made b by Great The situation Is such that the tho pack pack- lI light ht shipments arc making or very n to neutral countries for fear tont of or further fur fur- ther seizures In view of or their thel- past cx- cx ex ex- I V It IB Ie of paramount t importance th that t our government go protest prompt promptly and amI i vigorously against England's Interference enco ence with our trade with neutral n na ns- ns 1 lions and also In Insist upon the opening of ot neutral markets to such fluch unrestricted ed d shipments front from this country countr as ns were cre enjoyed previous to tho outbreak of the warThe war The result of Great Britain Britain's s pres- pres present ent nt policy has had a n. depressing depressing- effect on the live lI stock market mark t. t and tho the continuance continuance con- con of or this policy will have havo furr further fur fur- r ther Cher d depressing effect on the live stock i Industry r t k It rIt Prize Courts Court Decision London Sept The Tho Tho British prize court today condemned the greater renter part of ot the American products forming ther tho the r cargoes of four foUl steamships The products products prod prod- valued at several se million dollars are declared to the cro crown n Tho The Judgment delivered b by Sir Samuel Samuel Sam Sam- uel trel T E Evans fI president of oC the court involves ol the cargoes of oC the tho Norwegian lan steamships Kim Alfred Nobel Bjorn t- t BJernson jerne-BJernson and Friedland All tho the goods on these vessels consisting principally prin prin- principally of ot American meat ment products are arc confiscated with Hh the tho exception of or a n small proportion which the tho court re released released ro- ro leased ease 1 to claimants In a a. l lengthy thy Judgment Sir Samuel said Eaid It was plain these ships were wre carrying carrying car car- towards Copenhagen when sap sap- p- p more moro than thirteen times the amount amount of goods good which under normal circumstances would have been taken taleen to that port That fact o practical and overwhelming overwhelming- assurance that the tho goods were rere Intended to find their wa way to Germany although of ot course It did not prove provo conclusively that the they were destined for tOI an enemy of ot Great Brit Brit- I aln Mn I Robber e n all aR Gam Gum Referring deferring to consignments of or rub- rub her bel described as gum the thc president tit 1 raid r I have come to the con conclusion that t gum m 1 In not a true commercial description tion Uon for rubber and that It was wae used in the ships' ships ni manifests In order to avoid the difficulty which would result in its capture by a n. belligerent An Any concealment concealment conceal conceal- ment of ot this sort will while I sit in the tho prize court weigh heavily against those who adopt such fluch courses Meat cargoes shipped for the most part by the great grent American packing companies and valued b by them at 15 found b the president to tot toy t. t were by y t be destined except for some small aman v b Item not for Cor consumption In Denmark t r t- t but for tor delivery In Germany He hold heM that their eventual destination was the German government gO for tho use of or Its naval and military forces To rule rulo otherwise otherwise oth oth- Sir Samuel said would be to allow ones one's eyes to bo blinded Sir Samuel gave leave to appeal fix fix- ing security for tho the coats costs at divisible among the appellants He Heh h also gave gate tho crown attorneys leave to appeal In the cases of ot tho the Cudahy and other claims which were were- allowed We intend to carry the tho case to the privy council where we expect to win in said Alfred R. R Urion attorney T for the Chicago packers packer but should the d decision cislon there be adverse we shall carr carry it still lUll further Since the cargoes were seized in October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober many efforts have been made to settle the matter out of ot court At onetime one onetime onetime time tho the opposing parties are said to have bave come within of ot arriving at it a settlement Government Go to Aid Ald Washington Sept 16 No 16 No action bythe b by bythe the United States government in connection connection connection con con- with the condemnation ot of American meat cargoes b by the British prize court is contemplated at the pre pres present J- J ent stage State department officials s explained today that while there had been some preliminary steps toward diplomatic negotiations over O the i seizure elzure of or the cargoes action was withheld withheld withheld with with- held because time the American packers pacers preferred pre pro fere 1 to exhaust all aU legal remedies in England before Invoking the aid ol or of their government KO Th Therefore the state department has been only an nn interested observer of ot time th proceedings f before the London prize court and it was said today that this thin condition would continue continuo until the packers had gone to the appellate of last resort in England the judicial council of oC the privy council If It th the American owners of or tho the meat are arc no not satisfied with the decision of at that tribunal tho the department will take talco up their cn cases and if It the they are arc found foun to be sound will press them for settle trent b by diplomatic means I |