Show ENGLAND ASKED J FOR EXPLANATION REPORTED HAULING DOWN DOWN- OF AME AMERICAN ICAN F FLAG G SUBJECT OF AN AN INVESTIGATION i I 4 CI Claimed That hat Ca Captain of Ar American I r c n. n Vessel Was Forced to Haul Down I Flag Flag When When Ves Vessel essel ei C Carried Certificate der- der r- r for Her Cargo argo Washington Walter Wlter Walter Hines Page the American ambassador to London London has been cabled bythe state department department depart depart- I ment meat to ask the British government for an explanation of the reported Insult inI insult in in- I sult suit to the American flag on the American Amer lean ican can steamship Greenbrier the undue un nfl due due detention of or of the the ship and as t tall tall ta all the other charges made by Captain Cap Cap- tain Farley who with his ship is now at t Bremen Th Officials were very careful to sason say sas on Wednesday that this request of the state department on Mr Page simply follows the usual course as recently in case of the American citizen i iwas was killed by toy Canadian troopers in Canadian waters It Is privately admitted by the officials and J daIs that the Important allegation of Captain Farley is that thai I when the Greenbrier was was overhauled ri rion on December 30 he was forced to haul JI down the American flag over his pr pro pro- if test It Is also charged that the British British Brit Brit- ish commander er knew w or r toun found ou out t that the Greenbrier bad ad a n certificate for her cargo from the British consul n 4 nat J at New York Navy offic officers rs say that if it be proven en that the American flag was ordered order order- ed down Great Britain should disavow disavow disa- disa 1 j vow the act of ol her naval officer The navy und understands that if the Greenbrier had been the ship of a belligerent belligerent bel bel- the flag might have b been en taken down and the British flag run up Otherwise the act was ind indefensible indefensible fen sible especially in view of the friendly friendly friend ly tone ton of Sir Edward creys crey's recent note to the United States |