Show NATIONS ARE AFFECTED > 1 S Important Question Regarding Right of an Individual to Institute Action for Alleged Al-leged Violation Neutrality Laws I I AttorneyGeneral Directed to Make an Investigation Into the Legal Proceedings at New Orleans to Prevent Shipment of Mules Purchased in This Country to South Africa Uncle Sam the Party Interested Not an Individual 1 I Washington April 12The legal proceedings at New Orleans to prevent 1 the shipment of mules purchased in I this country to South Africa was the mos Important mutter discussed by the Cabinet meeting today and the At torneyGeneral was directed to make an Investigation ot the question and report re-port his opinion to the Cabinet I As near as can be learned members of the Cabinetwith legal training1 I I are of the opinion that these proceedings are contrary to the rights of the Government Gov-ernment The view expressed is that when neutrality proceedings are inaugurated In-augurated In United St ics courts they should bebrpuglit In the name at the United States an alleged breach of neutrality being question affecting nations not Individuals i The mover of the proceedings In the New Orleans case is a man claiming I to be a resident of South Africa who contends that his Interests are placed plrccr I In jeopardy I is pointed out that iC I an Individual could go into the courts I and Fccuro restraining orders on the ground that the neutrality laws of the country were being violated the commerce com-merce of the country might be seriously endangered These views of the New Orleans proceedings pro-ceedings were elicited during n brief suggestion with reference to the statement state-ment that theBritish Government had decided to use no more American meat Jn Ill army No ofllclal Information exists concerning this report AttorneyGeneral Knox will make i thorough Investigation of the New Or leans l case I It is found that the 3 neutrality laws are such as to permit Individuals to bring proceedings In courts Congress may be asked to pass Duch amendments as will leave these questions Government wholly in the hands ot the The President submitted to the Cabinet Cabi-net a very gratifying cable from Secretary Sec-retary Hunt of Porto Rico expressing the satisfaction with which the news of Governor Allens continuation at tho head of the Insular government had been received there The cable also denied de-nied emphatically the reports of disaffection dis-affection discontent and destitution In nfecton desttution tho Island Presidential Appointments Washington April 12The President today made the following appointments appoint-ments War Charles F Krauthoff to be commissary with the rank of Major Navy Charles J Lang to be a Lieutenant James C < James Pryor to be passed assistant surgeon with rank oC Lieutenant junior grade Abel B Pierce to be passed assistant paymaster pay-master with rank at Lieutenant Junior grade gunner and Stephen Donelly to be a |