Show SEIZURE OF A LOAD OF SULPHUR B Britain Will Have to Release the italian Vessel IN TILE rUB LAST WAR VAR then that Sulphur was NOI ot hind Ie 0 the New York Jan 13 special din dis dispatch patch to the Tribune from rom Washington says sas The reported seizure b by the British nt at Port Elizabeth ot of nn an Italian bark laden with sulphur In the opinion of oC the state department authorities Is an another another other case that Lord Sail Salisbury bury will have hae to disavow as explicitly as hI he has done In the American flour our guts tion It Is said to be beyond reason that Great Britain would con consent nt to re regard regard gard sulphur as contraband an any more than she would be willing to include foodstuffs In that category for tor In 1 a war with a 11 commercial power the pre precedent precedent would be fatal to her tures turen The United States In entering upon the war with Spain td saltpeter In the list ot of contraband liable to oon as It was used In the manu of oC powder and besides It was easily obtainable In this country Spain however for some somo obscure reason In Included eluded sulphur In her schedule and was subseQuently com polled to withdraw the Item upon the strenuous remonstrance ot of pro protest protest test which was supported according to the prevalent belief bellet at the time by Great Britain and other European powers It was shown then to the sat satisfaction at ot of Spain that sulphur could ha have c only indirect use In connection with war material while It waR wan Guen essen essential in the pe arts and trades Italy did not propose to lose los her Great American market fur Cor the product and Great Britain and other European na an nations were averse to the adoption of a arule arule rule of at war which might at any time In the future their Industries dependent upon sulphuric acid With sulphur contraband Spain could have hac stopped every Italian vessel passing Gibraltar to the serious injury of hal inn Ian commerce without giving the United States more than temporary If any Inconvenience This Incident between Italy and Spain being ot of such lIuch recent Importance was probably not generally generall known to British naval but It Is difficult to explain why these were una unaware unaware ware ot of theIr policy as 10 o foodstuffs and other Products In transit on the high seas lIeas I If It turns out that the Italian bark was was only d detained for tor the purpOse of examination no International question Is likelY to arise nil as the right of visIt Is t tand and search Is regarded as undisputed |