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Show America Contends For Sea's Freedom President Wilson's Reply to British Notes Will Make the Position of the United States Plain Washington, Aug. 4 .President Wilson's reply to Great Britain's latest lat-est notes rejecting tho American demands de-mands for rollet from Interferences witl neutral commerce under tho orders In council, Is practically ready to bo d'Bpatched to London. Although Great Britain's notes wcro mado public only last night nnd tho stato department received them only Monday tho American government govern-ment know tho British views through Informal conferences between American Ameri-can and British officials nnd In London Lon-don and had framed Its reply beforo tho notes actually wcro received. It Is bel'oved there will bo llttlo chango In tho answer nlready prepared when It goes to London. Admitting that unusual conditions which Gn.it frltaln contond.1 aru basis for exceptional action, the A-ni- crlrnn reply vili confnuo to c)ntfst tho legality ot taking ships '."oin O I1I3I1 seas on voyages to ncutr..) ports. It Is understood tho American Ameri-can government will differentiate from ships on tho high seas and ships which go to British ports or which attempt to run blockado lines. Tho British argument that American commerce had not suffered also will bo contested. In all quarters it seems to bo agreed that tho controversy has reached tho stago ot an academic discussion with somo ovldcnccs with a trond toward ultlmato submission to nn international arbitral commission commis-sion as a way out of tho deadlock. |
