Right To Convoy wore of Coe Simon, te Une a St a ter aS" Se rnc acinar ang en saa Mian SPE bets oat Bests foa tag apnea anid un? er Se Seen gen eter" mea pay Soto sat Shee" SES era Poise ut So ape iy"ane che" opt ment ea ce cane one de OAR aa, alee bt unate Tec et Ssu cee Bester oun osset follows:—sibede STE ce out blockade must prevent "per the neutral ships from the port or coast 'Since. Germany has not been able tw do this, lug Blockade of England Is not legal if, however, American ships should carry con-band—walch includes" munitions and Taw terials of all sortsmihese could Yegally "be SMopped by' Germany and. searched.
Germany would have the legal right to put aboard. a, prize crew, take the ships to. port where a prize court could condemn the ships oF the contraband cargoes, no circumstances, wever, would Germany nave legal grounds to unarmed neutral ships.
"The Unlled States has the right to convoy {ts ships to prevent their being sunt.
"The United States, though, does not have 1 right to prevent contraband ships from being Searched and. seized; but merely to prevent their being sunk.
Professor Seavey's views were recently recorded in some detail by the "Christian Science Monitor." The professor realized when he spoke that the question of war between the United States and Germany will not be decided upon technicalities of international law. He emphasized, however, that the German blockade of Britain has never been legal, and that in no ease have the Germans ever had the right to sink unarmed neutral ships. If the United States decides to send supplies to Britain in American bottoms, they have the right, therefore, to pro-Vent their being sunk without warning or without the proper procedure of a blockading force being carried out. In exercising this right, it is ostible that the United States may become involved in naval hostilities with the Germans. Ju the eyes of the man in the street, this will, of course, mean war, but in the eyes of the'In. ternational lawyer it may mean nothing more than the preventing of an act of"inleroationat A Pathetic Note According to the news magazine "Time," when leaving Addis Ababa, the "Ilallan Commander-in-chief, Due d'Aosta left behind a note Jaddressed to the British commanders, General Wavell, and Lieut-General A. C, Cunningham, remarkable but pathetic document of defeat:—
His Royal Highness, the Due d'Aosta, wishes to express his appreciation. of the initiative. taken
garding the protection of the women and Bir Generat "Waveland General Cunninchan Chllusen of Adale bahar thereby dmonsraine {hat strong vends "of humanity" and race cant between of mations:
[Apart from the shockingly inhuman manner in Which "the. Bibloplans were subjugated Ave Years' ago, it'may be said that the Mallans os 2"vule ea! ght with a greater regard for. the decencies of war than do hele allies, the Ger fans, The contrast between the. behaviour of {he British in" Abyssinia and he Germans. on the Continent Is most striking. The Brith Sought to save the Mahan colonists from. the tural vengeance of the Abyseinians who have Undoubtedly suffered grave wrongs at the hands the Tallans, They have succeeded In doin So. "tier and" his necomplices regard. the Slaughter" of efvillons ax a. proper means of thoking war, and.women and. children ore to him mere cannon-fodder 20 tong as they happen to be enemies, Obviously the Due d'Aosta, war {ouehed by hot after all was merely common decency, though It needs to. be remembered {hat he! was given the opportunity of doms for his own people that which British com: manders have now done for him.
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