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Show INQUIRY MESSAGE j SENT 10 ALLIES GREAT BRITAIN AND "ACE ASKED TO EXPLAIN THEIR JOIN-- COMMUNICATION. Message- -mderstood to be of a Broad Character. Asking What Actual Practice Will be in Enforcement Enforce-ment of Embargo. Washi.igton.-Although S"plBr3' lirvan declines to mnko any annoiin."-me'nts. annoiin."-me'nts. the general impression In ofh rial quarters is that the message ol ,nuiry which has been under consl l oration for several days Anally ha been sent to Great UnUln and France, asking for a clear explana lion of their recent joint communication communica-tion declaring that they hold themselves them-selves at liberty to stop all commerce between Germany and neutral coun 'Tieports that the inquiry has been sent were generally current Sunday and met. with no denial by high officials offi-cials who, however, have always do cllned to discuss communications to the Kuropean belligerents in advance of their receipt in the foreign of lices abroad. The message of Inquiry is understood to be .-f a broad char actor, designed to ascertain what the actual practice of the allies will be in the enforcement of their embargo what disposition will be made of car go s and ships detained, what procedure proce-dure will be adopted in the rae id shipments consigned to neutral coun tries and alleged to be destined to an enemy; what settlement will be mad. for cargoes rontract-d for before thf declaration was made, and wIo-hot dye stuffs and other materials which Kngland will permit her nationals t import cannot also be obtained by merchants of the fulled S'ates. |