Show GRANT NEUTRALS USE OF LIBERTY OF ACTION RESERVED IN DEALING WITH belligerent submarines american government refuses to accept contention of allies that neutrals must deny submarines use of harbors washington gion the american memorandum enuse on use of neutral waters by belligerent submarines the text ot of which was made public by the state department wednesday night delares declares the allies have failed to show why such vessels should be I 1 denied entrance to neutral ports and that no circumstances have been set forth rendering the usual provisions of in inapplicable to under wafer craft the united states reserves complete liberty of action in dealing with belligerent submarines nonspecific no specific mention of the deutsch land is made in the memorandum although the allied communication Is understood to have been prompted by the failure of the united states to consider that vessel as having any characteristics acte malting making her status different from that of the ordinary merchantman the memorandum originally sent to france great britain russia and japan august 31 in reply to t 0 their identie memorandum of aug august 22 later was sent sent also to italy and portugal while lethe the allied communication was published some time ago the american amer acan reply was not glen given out till wednesday when the recent U boat activities seemed to make a public statement staf ement of the governments position imperative president wilson and secretary of state lansing discussed in detail at shadow lawn wednesday night german submarine attacks on merchant men sunday off the new england coast it was indicated by officials that the facts fact so far collected ted through govern 1 mental agencies have disclosed no grounds for drastic action by the united states government because bebau se of the attacks themselves |