Show SEIZURE Of AN AMERICAN C GOI Formal Protest Against It ll Sent Department from Portland Oregon VESSEL INVOLVED THE ARABIA Government Is Prepared nd to Act liner Huer and Promptly When Necessary Washington July Jul 27 The state slate de dl department received a n formal protest against t the action of ot the Russian HUH lan navy nn vy In iii seizing American goods anti an ns nil tho thin results of ot Its lis preliminary study tully of ot the tho law and ond precedents precedent governing the tho sub ull subject It Is lit prepared to 10 act energetically r r rand and promptly Tide This protest relates r to the tho seizure of ot nn an American cargo on onboard onboard board bout the tho all steamer hound bound front from Portland Or for tor China Chinn J H ii 1 Mitchell U 11 S R senator of at Port Portland Portland land telegraphed the state slats department n statement of ot the conditions under which the tho Arabia Arable carried out this car cargo cargo go He lie declared the thu lour Hour aboard n bOil 11 the vessel was In no sense In III Indemnity und mid are ure demand demanded ed tHI by hr the owners of at tho rho Hour Mr Mitchell 11 stated tint that he lie represented represented d the tho Portland Milling company flue Tho company he said ad had hat shipped 11 on the Arabia A Ill for tor 11 0 D WU sacks of ot flour worth about He Ile de lip declared der clarell this Hour was vas not Lou for Japan and It was part of at the time normal trade oC ot the company and was Il not a IL acar war car order Mr Air II Mitchell also o the tho state department to 10 take steps to protect legitimate neutral trade from such serious Interference as its these theMe at attacks attacks tacks by the tho Vladivostok squadron Maxwell and D U A Chambers hambers hamb rI two attorneys came camo to the thu state stale de department today In hr 11 connection with the same BArno seizure and Acting Secy Adee Adle Immediately referred r terrE them to the so BO solicitor Bettor for tal the department who line has before him the he protest of at tho time Portland Milling Millin company of nf the thin department say 8 there thero will be no Inconsiderate to action that the whole subject of ot Interference with American trade by belligerents In this present war will be bo considered mid and that each protest that hint may 1 be forward forwarded ed ell will bo be n part of ot n uniform and HI con consistent policy Polley to u be bo followed by II the de der department So Bo far the tho department tins has little million 11 us n to the tho circumstances connected con ron connected with tho the seizure ure of ot the and nd ani her cargo As tho rho vessel essel was os under uner undera n a German flag It IH hit presumed that lint Ber Berlin lin will be apt to receive the first re reports reports ports of ot nn an character None of ot the tho attorneys actually knew know from tram nay any of ot their own principals that Iha t the ship had been seized anti tho the basis for tor that belief hellet rests so o far tar upon newspaper pub Mentions lien Ilona The rho department has lias positively der de declined declIned dined to say HII what course It Intends to pursue |