Show NOTICE IS ON greci 1 BRITA ORDER IN COUNCIL WILL NOT IN AMERICAN PRIZE COURT CASES it statement from united state stites ad vises thai that if there Is a dental of justice diplomatic protests Pro will be entered washington formal notice that the united states holds that the right rights ot of americana americans who have cases before british prize coorts courts rest upon law and not upon va reous british order orders in council or municipal la law la Is given 1 in a brief statement cabled to ambassador mba esador page and presented by him on friday to the london foreign office secretary lansing explained that ihl this communication wag was not to be confused with the general rote now in preparation relating to contraband and teter ter ference with american corn com merco on the high seas lie 1 said it v as nore in the nature of a legal caveat cavera generally conserving the rights of citizens of the united states whose who cases case are bout to be tried by prize curb Ina lna AS the prize courts hae haie not yet ruled on any american cases and are lyile ll wed eed to be about to do so h from rom the united states state 3 signifies in effect that it there ii 14 a denial dental of justice diplomatic protests will be entered based on the gen eral era principles of international law ex inting before the outbreak of the war the united states has in its formal notes given great britain as well as germany general notices to this effect and the statement now sent draws particular attention to the prize court cases pending it will be made public here saturday day |