Show TUB HIGHT OF OR VISIT The Tho action of ot warships In stopping and searching scorching neutral vessels to see seo that they are arc not carrying con COli contraband contraband of at war Is le causing more moro or less lees l BS comment Germany has hns taken occa elan to make a 1 protest not because of ot tho the exercise of ot the right of at visit vl lt but hilt because mall mail sacks wore were taken tal m from rota the PrInz Heinrich Had hod tho the search of ot them been made male aboard ship probably no notice would have havo been taken en of or ortho the tho affair but when mall sacks w were ro taken en off ort thorn was a n trespass on neu neutral neutral rights very likely thought though Hus li would scarcely venture to RO go beyond what she ahe deemed her hor clear right for tor perhaps the leading authority on Inter International international national law today tOlla Is III a 1 Pro Professor fessor nut hut the exercise of oC oCtha thin the right although nothing In Inter International national law la Is IB better established Is II al at always always ways more or less lees Irritating and In tie t very Jealously watched It Is le llano ono one that might ml ht easily be bo abused for tor It In iii Inn If n 1 war right It In If thus denned defined by Hall Holl the tho leading English authority on the tho subject In his hid work werk on Inter International International national Law Visit Is III the tho means meano by which n belll belli gerent ascertains whether a mercantile vessel carrying the lIng Hag of ot n a neutral state Is III In tact fact neutral and by which he ho examines whether dio hn has or hoe hal not been guilty of at any breach of ot tho the thoIn In Inv AH As the right rl ht possessed by tiro tho belligerent of ot controlling Intercourse between bot neutrals MU and his hili enemy Is la nn an Incident of ot war anti and as liS war can only be waged by or under the authority of ot ofa n a state slate the thc rights of ot visit and capture must be exercised by II vessels provided with a commission slon from their sliver over Ign All neutral mercantile vessels IH nEt ate subject to tn visit upon the tho high seas sens and within the territorial waters of ot tho the belligerent r nt or his hili enemy nemy International Law p 11 ed Nl edThe edThe The visit Itself Is la effected by send lIend sending hog ing an olner on an board the tho merchant merchantman man who ho In the tho first Instance In examines this th documents by b which the Ih character of at the tho vessel the nature ot of her hel cargo and mud the tho ports from and anil to which she silo Is Is sailing calling are hown p That any uny serious complications will arise In is hardly probable though If It Germany Insists upon the Iha disavowal dl of or the action netlon there hero might especially I If It tho the Cars Caara government Inclined to 10 accede to o the demand That Tint there will be he n s ar or arru ru r ted In III scarcely f t be bo doubted doubled A t much morn afore serious matter Is the I passage ill kul cil as us merchantmen of ot the he volunteer fleet through the tho Dardanelles It seems to 10 have boon been a It abit abit bit of at sharp practice whereby where b the terms of ot the iho treaty of ot Purls farts wore were w re daftly set net aside ts III I through them about A year ago enter outer InK hag tho the Hen HeR find and while the fact was w as noted tinted In III tho the dispatches dispatched It was ass aR im tin by hy tho the powers Of OC course courso there hero wise waR no nn war on then but the tho treaty of at IBM WM was violated just Juit the same Mme The fact Is III that the tho terms of ot the treaty which bar har free erto Ingress and egress to 10 and from tram the tho Black Sea 8 will Homo day base te le I go This Is becoming recognised more loom and more To Jo Europe J anti and the world the Mack Sea byes question Is 18 of ot mare marc Importance than han the lied Hid Sea Hea question Since the tho wits was written the tho din die patches from London announce that In circles the recent ent seiz ores ires and overhauling of ot British ships In n the lt lied l sea lIoa by tho iho HUMlan volunteer lIt let are regarded Rame as RII very grave Inter International International national Incident Incidents The fhe seizure of ot the theP theP P I and O 0 steamer Malacca has brought matters to a 1 climax anti and the thu Cabinet tow now hRS has under consideration con the tho proper course to pursue pur u uIn In the tho matter of oC the passage 1 through the he Dardanelles o ot of the tho guard ship fully tully armed rm It Is III said It would seem to 10 Justify Japan In n regarding Turkey as ns nn an ally of ot and Invoking tho the terms of ot th the tho Anglo The rue situation certainly grows grown Inter hitter eating II g |