Show INQ IHY SENT S T TO ALLIES GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE ASKED TO EXPLAIN THEIR JOINT communication messana understood to be of a broad character asking what actual practice will be in enforce ment of embargo washington although secretary dryan bryan declines to make any aan announce ounce indents the general impression in ofal cial caal quarters Is IB that the message ol of inquiry which has been under cone consad id aeration for several days finally filially hat been sent to great britain and france asking for a clear con of their recent joint com munica tion alon declaring that they hold them selves at liberty to stop all comme commerce commer rec ct between germany and neutral coun tries reports eliat the inquiry has bee sent were generally current sunday and met with no denial by high ofil bials who however have always de dined to discuss communications tc the european belligerents in advance ot of their receipt in the foreign of flees abroad the message of inquire Is understood to be of a broad char actor designed to ascertain what th actual practice of the allies will be it ir the enforcement of their embargo what disposition will be made of car goes and ships detained what dure dura will be adopted in the case 0 shipments consigned to neutral coun tries and alleged to be destined to ar enemy what settlement will be mad badt for or cargoes contracted for before the declaration was made and whether dye stuffs and other oilier materials whick england gland will permit her nationals to import port cannot a also so be obtained by bj merchants ercha 1 ts of the t h e united states |