| Show NOTICE IS SER E 0 ON GREAT BRITAIN ORDER IN COUNCIL WILL NOT GOVERN IN AMERICAN PRIZE COURT CASES statement from united states advises advise a that if there Is a denial of J ustice justice diplomatic protects 1 will vill be entered washington formal notice that the tha united states slates holds thit the rights of americans who have cases batore british prize courts rest upon intern international atlon law laii and not upon va british rious orders in council or municipal rifel pal law Is given lit in a brief statement cabled to 0 o ambassador and presented by him on friday to the london foreign office secretary lansing explained that this coin communication 1 I III leation was not lot to bo confused contu aed with the general note now in preparation relating to cot contraband ill i it and and interference with american commerce on tin tile high seas lie ile said hald it was more lit in tile the nature of IL a legal caveat generally conser conserving ing tho the rights of citizens of the united states whose cases sire arc about to be tried by english prize courts inasmuch as the alia prize prie courts havo not yet ruled on oil any american calias and are bellowed believed to lo be about to do so the statement from tho the united states signifies tn lit effect that it if there la Is a dental denial of jubilee diplomatic protests will bo be filtered entered based on tile general principles of international law ex asting before the outbreak of tho the war tho to united states has lit in its formal notes given great britain as all well 1 l as all germany goi general notices to to tills effect and tile hie sta statement now bent draws particular attention to the prize court cusps pending it will be made public here saturday |
