| Show t 9 els department caused commotion 0 rn HERE was a commotion almost T THERE consternation in the state department a short time ago when the energetic 9 betic and active assistant secretary mcharg of the department of commerce and labor went over and talked united states statutes against international law in the department there was assistant Secret secretary pry adeo adee who is so steeped in international law blat it exudes from every pore and solicitor hoyt who has been so long a legal adviser of the government that he knows in the way of d law that ever pertains pertal ns to the united states and Commis commissioner ioner of gation chamberlain who has been studying navigation interests ever since the first part of 0 Clev elands last term into this gathering came mcharg in his forceful manner and remarked that his department had deliddo to let the ships plying between the united states and central and south american amerian an ports clear for their destinations tomes of international law were brought forth and diplomatic etiquette produced and quoted to show that it invited grave international complications if american ships should sail from our ports during internecine conflicts and insurgent movements in the central american states stated A hen mcharg brought out the statutes of the united states and showed that the collectors of customs would be subject to damages if they held these ships when there was no state of war existing in any of the countries but simply little insurrections |
