Show MORE ABOUT FLOUR SEIZURES administration IS proceeding SLOWLY naw nsw york jan 8 A special to the new york herald aiom washington says it is the expectation of tho adminis that great britain in her answer to ambassador choates representations relative to the seizure of american cargoes will indicate her general policy with respect to neutral trade with south africa having faith in lord salisbury to act justly neither the president nor secretary of state hay intends to act in an unfriendly manner toward abo london government there is no doubt that the german government has unofficially discussed tho acolon of great britain in seizing american cargoes and detailing german but as has been stated no request for joint action has been received nor does the expect any there is absolutely no reason why the united states should join with ary foreign power in making sensations to great britain as a result of the seizures already made said an official this afternoon so tar as the detention of german ships Is concerned there is apparently an insult to the flag american vessels have no been detained but american cargoes in british and dutch bottoms on the charge that they were intended for tha military ube of the boers the amerl car can very well ba settled by american representations suppose this government were to agree to jointly act with germany la demanding reparation and an expression of policy from great britain As the negotiations continued germany might go further than this government 01 contemplated and unless wa withdrew we might be drawn into war il the causes of which we were not interested this possibility the president purposes act in batters natters nat that may develop in of taken in the artish cruisers in south african waters and thus avoid the dangers of entangling alliances |