Show GUNT USE OF HUMS OF ACTION RESERVED IN DEALING WITH belligerent submarines american government refuses to accept C contention 0 of allies that neut neutrals rals must deny submarines use ue of harbors harbor washington the american memo on use of neutral waters by belligerent submarines the text 0 of which was made public by the state department wednesday night declares the allies have failed to show ay iy such vessels sho be tented denied entrance to neutral ports and that no circumstances have been set forth rendering the clio usual provisions ot of international ter national law inapplicable to underwater craft the united reserves complete liberty of 0 in dealing with belligerent submarines no specific mention ot of the Dc deutsch land Is made in the memorandum although thou gli the allied communication is understood to have been prompted by the failure of the united states to consider that vessel as having tiny any characteristics acte making her status different from that of the ordinary merchantman the memorandum originally sent to franco france great Brit britain nin russia and dapah august 31 in reply to their memorandum of august 22 later was sent also to italy and portugal while the allied coin communication was published some bome time ago the tha american reply was waa not given elvon out till wednesday when the boat activities seemed to make a public statement of the governments position imperative president wilborn and secretary of state lansing discussed in detail at alia shadow dow lawn wednesday night german submarine attacks on merchant men sunday off the new england c coast tt it was hy by offid als that the facts so BO far collected through governmental agen agencies ces have disclosed no grounds for drastic action by the united states government because of the attacks themselves |