Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-01-12 | Page 8 | Disappointed by British Note

DISAPPOINTED BY BRITISH NOTE Washington Jan. 11. Official opinion opin-ion in Washington is crystallizing to the effect that Sir Edward Grey's preliminary pre-liminary reply to the United States' note on ships and shipping has evaded the main question, which Is Great Britain's interference with and detention de-tention of ships which are not taken directly into a prize court. The dissatisfaction of some state department, officials with the note was widely discussed today and tonight, to-night, and it can be said that the dissatisfaction dis-satisfaction i& spreading There was a critical reading of the note today at the state department and at the White house. Intimations are very strong that perhaps officials after the cabinet meeting tomorrow may he more willing to voice their opinion than the were yesterday or today Three Proposed Statements. Those who have had a great deal to Jo with the American arguments say that these three statements will be made to Great Britain in the replv to Sir Edward Ore: : First, tho United States reiterated that the right of search is not chal- I lenged by this government, but the j United States demands to Irnnw liv I which specific method Great Britain proposes to prevent genera seizures and detentions Second, the prize court is recosnized I as an international institution by the j Fnited States, hut the United States j objects of the present British method i of convoying American ships into any I British port for the unloading of cargoes car-goes and the indefinite detention of a ship Third, the relative amount of com-jmeiee com-jmeiee interfered with does not bear directly on the previous propositions Discussion as to the relative amount of commerce seized or detained mere-; mere-; ly tends to obscure the real points at Issue.