Show I S NEEDS CONSENT OF GREAT BRITAN TO HOLD TR TRADE E EON ON SE S By GILSON GARDNER WASHINGTON Sept 16 Only Only with mt rent reat Britain's consent can Ameri American an hips ships carry carryon on an any considerable trade ith rith foreign countries This in spite f the recently enacted law seeking to ermit foreign built bunt vessels to be transferred trans trans- to tho American flag Diplo matic snags have havo been encountered and president President Wilson has 1 delayed any proclamation defining the t terms under which h ch such euch transfer can n be rondo made until these diplomatic difficulties are arc set set- tied I Tho ho o presidents president's dela delay caused some ire ir- irritation ir- ir in in shipping pin circles and Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman Mann Maim read in the tho house of representatives a tele telegram am from tho the directors of or the tho steel trust complaining that their steel ships were waiting for tho presidents president's proclamation to be transferred to American re registry Since then the minority 1 leader ader has been in in in- formed as to the diplomatic situation and has d his complaints in in the house It is now discovered that England proposes to u use e her control of tho the seas to do all po possible injury to tho the com- com of or her enemies 1 particularly German Ger man commerce She Sho objects to the sale of a German ship where the money from the tho sale eale would profit Germans and will object td any transfer of af such ship which does no stipulate and Sand insure that the ship never a again aiu will be bo returned returned returned re re- re- re turned to German ownership Sir Cecil Spring Rico contends in behalf behalf be be- half of his government go that the transfer trans trans- fer of any foreign n ship to American registry does not render such ship exempt from seizure by British warships warships war war- ships ship and quotes tho declaration of London Loudon to tho the effect that the transfer trans trans- fer of an enemy's vessel to a neutral t 1 flag fIas effected after aCter tho outbreak of hostilities is is void unless it is proved that such transfer is not made in order to avoid the consequences to which the enemy's vessel as HS such is exposed I It is 15 clear that the German ships fJ flying fly fly- in ing tho the German flag trY trying 1 to carry J 1 wheat anywhere would be subject to to capture by the British and it is equally clear that tho transfer of such ship to American r registry is ma made e soley solely soley sole sole- ly y to avoid capture therefore such q transfer can only bo be ma made ack e with the consent of England since that country 1 by the tho great superiority of her navy now commands s the sea 1 The British government has indicated its willingness llin Dess to waive tho strict interpretation inc in in- c of tho the declaration of London London Lon Lon- don dOD but insists that before she does docs so 50 f there shall be a clear understanding as asto asto asto to tho the right of Brit British sh warships to pre prevent pre pre- r f vent ent commerce which might be of any value alue to Great Britain's Britain Jg enemies It is t declared by Sir Cecil Spring that Great Britain w will not object if foreign transferred to the American flay Jay carr carry wheat or r other products to toI South Sauth American lan l'an countries Nor will there ho bo objection naturally if such lIuch I ships wheat cotton otton and aud aud foodstuffs foodstuffs food food- stuffs s to England But Great Britain will object to th the carrying carrin b by such such- vessels sIs of an any cargo like wheat wheal clothing cloth loth ing etc which under er certain conditions conditions condi condi- may be contraband to any destination destination destination desti desti- nation where it might c eventually lly become become become be be- come of any value to JI her r enemies Tn Tu other word the transfer of any forI ford foreign for for- d raga eign I ship hip to American merican registry must not b como the time means by which food clothing or any necessities can get set to toG toG G Austria or an any future ally o of or Germany The cordial relations established d with ith Great Britain IJ by President Vil son eon particularly as a re result o ot of the r re repeal repeal re- re peal of or the canal tolls toUs law now none is ishtar hearing tl excellent fruit in the very cry attitude shown by Great Britain Britain Britain Brit Brit- ain in discussing this all important mat mate ter Every ery evidence c is shown of or a II wish f to arrange things BO so that the tho United States Mates may mav can carry on profitable ocean r r trade without o er overstepping the proprieties pro as a nt neutral or being led b by strong economic stress into draining I neutrality to the profit of ot En England land d A successful outcome of the Ow ne negotiations i 1 expected shortly when the president will wiH announce in n a proclamation the thc terms under which foreign D vessels may be bo transferred to ta tho American flag and tho the uses to which thc they may bo be put after such sueh transfer |