Show IS ACTING cautiously state department non committal regarding knight cumlander Cum mander incident washington august 9 tho jact that far no proof has been produced i before the state department to chow american ownership of a single pound of the cargo of the kight commander he sunk by the vladivostok squadron liae tended to dinion leh the ln that affair according to here the united states Is placed geographically I 1 that the event ot ft war falth a euro I 1 power t might tie necessary for i our warship 0 o take the russian view oi thie matter of the right to sink else any idea 0 taking prize or in damage upon the enemy by at tacking lie merchant shipping must be abandoned for it eeme to be lm possible to bring a prize the i atlantic with it own coal however i the state department hae not committed in tah mutter but ie datcu ing developments develop mente in tf i between bt and L |