London, Dec. 2. The action which the Allies are taking against German exports, in retaliation' for Germany's violations of international law, are in all essentials similar to action taken in the last war, it is recalled here. Inj March, 1915, the Allies found it necessary. to adopt reprisals for German violations of laws of warfare.
Subsequently, in February, 1917, er Germany had proclaimed un-astricted submarine warfare, further retaliation took the form of making exports of German origin in neutral B. ownership liable, not only to seizure and detention, but to confiscation.
Under the Order-in-Council of November 28, 1939, however, neutral owners of goods seized and detained ws exports from Germany will not suffer total loss. Application of the measure upon which the Allies have decided bears a number of signs of the careful consideration which has sible, infliction of hardship on neutral been given to avoiding, as far as pos-
interests,
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