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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1920)
IHE OMAHA BEE. 5 ':.. . v V EXPECT U.S. TO PROTEST PLAN OF PRIZE COURT Freedom of Seas Laws Is In volved In Return of Ameri-' can Goods Seized by England. By JAY JEROME WILLIAMS. 1 nlvf rmnl Pri-Tlc Stuff Cormsondont. Washington, Jan. 0. Great Brit ain has finally decided to release American canned goods seized dur ing the war. The releases are to be granted upon such terms as the prize court may regard as just, the announcement said. Inasmuch, however, as it was the unwarranted acts of this same prize court which practically brought the United States to the vere of open conflict with Great Britain, shortly before this country entered the war on the side of the allies, it is expect- ed that there will be many protests from the American corporations in question. Believing that the British government violated every precept , of international law in the seizure of their good;, it is hardly likely that they will accept as final theV'ce to be arrived at by the prize court in payment of the same. State' Department Mum. Whether or not the American government is willing to accept the decision of the British foreign office and submit to the authority of the prize court in the matter of payment for American goods is a question which remains unanswered If this government does accept the British view it means that every contention raised by the American government at the time it was using all means to effect the release of the American goods is admitted now to have been worthless. And in the opinion of certain authorities here it means that international law will have to be rewritten with the oblit eration of any idea of the freedom of the seas. No Estimate Given. The State department was unable to estimate the total amount of the American claims against the British government. The Department of Commerce, It is reported, has sent to the State department a complete tabulation of all the claims and the estunated. value of the seized goods. They are believed to total more than $100,000,000. When Great Britain, through con fiscation, and the inauguration of a "black list," began ' its campaign against American goods whic'i i.t.be lieved were destined ultimately for Germany the United States protest ed. Great Britain would not take the position that it had institued a blockade,; but rested its case entirely on the question of contraband.4 Then the, American government took the position that ,! there would have to be a blockade and upon receipt of this note England admitted a block ade had been put in effect. To this the United States replie'd'lhat to be a blockade it must be effective and cited the failure of the British to interfere with shipments from Scan dinavian countries to Germany. . ;u;''S.nterV'War. 7 It was at this point, however, that America . entered the war and the .negotiations were practically 'dropped. ' Indeed, this government in the course- of the war practically adopted the same methods which the British had used, and because of this reason some credence was given to the belief that we had acquiesced in the British decision. , x It was in last August, when the economic blockade of Germany was lifted that the American government strain attempted to brine about the release of the American goods, but its efforts were of no avail until the present time. Moonlight Dancing In Paris Arouses Reformers Paris, Tan. 9. The government ! . T" J edict closing an raris aancmg pal aces at 11:30 and restricting the number of lights as a coal-saving measurt did not work out exactly ai soma folks thought. . ' Tht reform element cheered it on tht ground that it would discourage fashionable fox-trotting and put an end to some of the pajama dances, masked balls and other goings on they had complained of. But promptly the manager of (he most ultra-chic place in Paris announced that he would go the government one better by shutting off all the lights not absolutely essential. Now the reform leaders are protesting that the moonlight dancing at this ..establishment, patronized , only by the very, wealthy, has degenerated into an evening orgy of hugging and kissing. Deserts Bachelor Ranks, Given Chance to Meditate ; Ardmore, Okl., n. '9 Tabor - Gaulr. an employe of a large Ard more manufacturing company, be cause he deserted the ranks of the ''blessed single ones'.' and took unto himself a wife, was handcuffed to a telephone pole here recently by fellow employes who are still bach clors nd left to mediate upon the seriousness of the crime in a steady downpour of ram. Gault took the prank good natur edly and offered to buy the cigars, nithough the manacles were not re- moved from his wrists until after he had received a thorough drench' Ing from the rain. Chinese Dandies Will Not Wear America Ready-Mades Washington, Jan. 9. China is a land of tailors. All Chinese are dressed in tailored clothes, accord ing to the reports to the Bureau of roreign and Domestic , commerce, and even the introduction of the snappiest ready-made clothes caiv not induce the . Chinese dandies to forsake their tailors. "So long as Chinese tailors can make low-grade clothing as cheaply as they do there is little chance for clothing business on the American method, an American consul re. ported. The Chinese gentlemen demand fine American underwear, however, the report stated. The American "kick" not the tort that used to be served over the bar before July 1, but the raiment of the pedal extremities has dis placed all other footgear in China, the report stated. In the matter of edibles the Chi nese take particularly to American condensed milk and prepared cereals. South American confec tionery has displaced American sweets during the pertoa ot the sugar shortage. Feeding Poor Mothers Would Solve Problems London, Jan. 9. If people would turn their attention to the f?eding of poor mothers they would do more for the future generation than by troubling about the smok ing of a .small minority," is the curt retort of Dr. Sloan Shesser, a Har- ley atreet woman specialist, to the query as to whether smoking by women is ruining the race. "Smoking will have no effect if women do not smoke to excess," she declares. "Thirty cigarettes a day, of course, would harm any woman's health, "Women will go on smoking and its no good trying to stop them." Britain Plans to Continue Allotments to Ex-Soldiers London, Jan. 9. While the Brif ish government, despite protests of labor members of Parliament, has cut off doles to unemployed, it has been very careful to continue unem ployment pay to ex-soldiers. Thus, while civilians unable to get work must shift for themselves, the ex service men and widows of soldjers will be taken care of until they can find jobs. Some 344,000 men are affected. Statistics show that there is less unemployment in England today than during the 15 years average before the war. New Film Screen Permits Seeing Movies by Daylight London. Jan. P Taking youd girl to the movies may lose some of it glamor if the new British film screen, which permits motion pic tures to be shown in daylight or in strong artificial light, as well as in the dark, conies into general use. At an exhibition of British motion picture films a new kind of scree which can be rolled up like a wir dow' blind for easy carriage an which is noninfUmrnaMe, was den pnstrated in day light; There less strain entailed on with the ordinary film dlil waa mill tj , There wrf m the eye thai m screen. 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