Show NOTICE 16 SERVED 01 GREAT ORDER IN COUNCIL WILL VILL NOT GOVERN IN AMERICAN PRIZE COURT CASES statement frem united state states ad diee that if f there tere is a denial of justice Juit lee diplomatic protests Pro tet will be entered washington formal notice that the united states holds that the rights of americans who have antes ies before british prize courts rest epou international law and not upon various british orders in council or mu lav law la Is given in a brief statement cabled to ambassador page and presented by him on friday to the london foreign office secretary lansing explained that this communication was not to bo be confused contused with tha the general note now in ta preparation relating to contraband and interference with american corn com merce on aba tb high seas he fie said it wab wah more in the nature of a legal caveat generally conserving the rights of citizens of the united states whose cases are about to be tried by english prize courts inasmuch as the prize courts have not yet ruled on any american casba and are believed to be about to do so the statement from the united states signifies la in eff effect act that it if there Is a denial dental ot of justice diplomatic protests will be eat entered ered based baaed on the general principles of international lav law ex lating before the outbreak of the war the united static st has in its formal notes given great britain as well as germany general notice notices to this effect and the statement now sent draws particular attention to the prize court cases pending it will be made public here |