Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1900-05-17 | Page 1 | Portugal within Rights

PORTUGAL POn UGAL RIGHTS BIGHTS Government J Jray ay Stop Passage of or Beef Over Territory Washington May 16 The state de dc department knows nothing of the re reported reported reported ported detention of American Coined canned C beef at Lourenzo Marques and a pur ur pase Ne on the part of United State i con on consul consul sul to make a protest against the ac action action action tion of the Portuguese authority s in jik inthis this matter It is said that a neutral nation such as an is Portugal in this case se has in tn un undoubted undoubted undoubted doubted right to proscribe certain goods as contraband of war and pre prevent prevent prevent vent their transportation across its territory Therefore re if It Mr Hollis Homs the United States consul at Lourenzo Mar Marques Marques Marques ques has prot protested sted or attempted to todo todo todo do so he Jie e will wm find himself unsupported by his own government