Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-03-17 | Page 1 | Senator Favors Strong Protest of Blockade

SENATOR FAVORS STRONG PROTEST OF BLOCKADE British Reply to American Note May Be Made Public Public Public Pub Pub- lic Late Today WASHINGTON March 17 WIth li With tho the publication by the state department to today today tolIu to- to lIu day of tho the complete text of correspondence correspondence dence hence between tho United States and the belligerent nations respecting the therl rl rights of neutrals Interest W was re renewed ro- ro In the probable course tho the American government would pursue In seeking free freo commercial Intercourse with other countries This ThiN correspondence Included d tho the British order in council aimed it t tho the stoppage e of or all ll commerce by sea to and from Germany German together with tho the full fun text of tho the notes to and from Gr Great t Britain and erman In which tho United States States' sought nought to bring about an abandonment of the submarine warfare end and the shipment of conditional contraband contraband contra contra- band hand to civilians It had also been arranged arranged ar nr- ar- ar ram ranged ed to mako make public lato late to today ay the British reply to the American nolo note of Inquiry as ns to how th the British embargo o oon on commerce with Germany was to be carried out In practice The situation resulting from the commercial com corn mercial blockade continued today to absorb official attention The fact act that the British order failed to 10 afford American Ame commerce with other othor neutrals relief from Interference is ls disappointing disappoint disappoint- ing In to officials It Is generally believed hero that vigorous protest will wl he be made mado against t tho action of or tho British government go Senator Walsh of or Montana who discussed die dis cussed the situation with President Wilson last night strongly ors fa such sucha a step Ho said s afterwards that senators sen sen- en- en s Mci-s generally regretted that con congress r la had not the president to place an embargo on American exports ti i-ti the although hou h h ld lIke believe b l 1111 tie pre t U TI extra session for that purpose