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The Times of August 28th publishes un iriportant statement by the Premier, which we raprodnée. It was mado to a deputation from the East Indis and China Trude section of the London Chamber of Commerce, including Mr. W. Keswick, Mr. The section had just met and resolved to ask the Govern ment to tako iramediate and effective steps”. to secure reasonable protection for British shipping, now in peril of rvin owing to Russian
action.
Mr. Balfour said: I will make sole observa. tions now on the general view that the Government has taken on this question. In the first place, it really divides itself into more than
one branch, which have to be considered quite separately and in the light of different con
siderations.
THE RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.
neutrals or as
will not my probability, but possibility, of our exercising our rights, whether receding, inasmuch as we think we stand, we belligerents, let us have regard to that great know Alat we stond, upon the solid basis of re-body of the international law which, though far cognized international law to be found in all the from perfect, and which, in my opinion, text Books, and which is in accordance with the requires in many particulare revision at the general practice of civilized nations. I do not present time, has done much for civilization think, therefore, I can make that more clear by and if we can look at the questiou on both sides, any statement to you that I have already raade and approach it in a spirit of xanderation, I think it clear in my statement in the House of Coro- we shall do well in our own interests and in the nions, or thun Lord Lansdowne has pat it in the interest of the world. But I am with you in importout despatches in which he conveyed our thinking that if Rassia or either belligerent appeal to international law to support their views to the Russian Government, THE TREATMENT OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN rights as belligerents, we have a right to appeal to that same law to uphold our rights as neu trils; and depend upon it, those rights of nentrals, in so far as they touch the interests of this country, will not be ignored by the Gavera. ment, to which, for the moment at all events. the interests of this country inve been confided. (Cheers.)
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Mr. Angier pointed out that the Foxton Hull carried a carge of coals for the Russians, and that the Tossel was bought by the Russinna.
Mr. Balfour.That does not quite accord with the information which has renched me. but I will have the matter inoked into.
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Mr. Angior observed that the Germans had fine trading ships, and one of them had been converted into a war ressol, and had actually stop.el one of our ships. That was a casa of Mr. Balfour. No. This has been carefully the Alabama over again, considered by the law officers and the Govern
There can be no doubt that merchant ships may be sold by nontrais to any Government, and that that Government may turn these ships into cruisers if they please. I believe that one of the ships bought by Russia was a British ship. I do not believe, in this respect, that we can complain of a breach of international law.
The deputation, having thanked Mr. Balfour. then withdrew,
There remains what I believe to be the most important subject on which you have come to zo to-day. I believe what has really moved the feelings of the shipowners in the country and has influenced the estimate of risks of iden that British underwriters is the shipping in subject to one law by the belli- gerents, or by one of the belligerents, and that foreign shipping is subject to another and a more lentent law. If that is so, it would undorbtedly be a most serious infringement and breach of international amity, and would evidently raise questions of the most serious There are, to begin with, the special dim. import. I do not think the matter, however, is
as yet in any sense proved. culties that arose between us and the Russian that, so far as my information goes, derived Government over the fact that captures were partly from this meeting and partly from other made by ships belonging to the Volunteer Flost somess, we really marot say as yet that there which issued through the Dardanelts in the conclusive proof that so gross a violation of the principles of justies as well as of luter character of vessels which were not rasols ef national friendship has been committed by any war.. You are aware that led to rather an acute Russian Prize Court or by any Russian officialement. controversy between the two Governments, the The number of our ships trading to the East, you tell won, is. 90 per cent, of the whole. I AND IS SOLD AT A REASONABLE result of which was that the Russian Govern- think everyone will admit that the number of avat informed us that, without making any captares and the amount of interferancs that statement upon the matter of principle, we British shipping has had to undergo bears a might rely upon it that these vessels of this very different proportion to that of per cont. I presume we should naturally expect. fleet would make no more captures. You if we have 90 per cast. of the trade and are also aivars, according to information which the Germans bara. say. 5 per cent., thut has appeared in the public Press and which the number of captures and investigations is, I believe, authentic-that one of these ships, and stoppages would hear a correspond- the Smolensk stopped and searched, but diding ratio. That certainly has not been the case, nor indend anything like the case. Two British not detain, a British ship in the neighbourhood ships. I regret to rey, have been sunk, raising a of the Cape of Good Hope. I need hardly say gost serious issue; but one German skip bas un - that this produced a very painful impression dergone the same fate: and though it is true that compensation has been paid with regard to one we have been making agent German vessel, am informed that compens here and inquiries as to how this incident was to be tion has already becu paid in regard to a British reconciled with the assurance which we had vessel, the Foxton Hill. As regards the com- received from the Russian Government. It parison which has been drawn between the treatment of the Arabia on the one hand and appears that neither the Russian Fribassy the Calchas on the other, you may have news later than I havs; but I understand that the here, nor. I suspect, the Foreign Office at St. Petersburg, were aware of the fact that latest news with regard to the Colchas is to the the messages which had been sent to those effect that a commission is sitting at Vladivos tock to examine the cargo, and we have no two ships of the Volunteer Flent for the purpose evidence that, if the cargo be of the sam
more character, and the voyage be to a similar desti- of preventing them from making any captures had not reached their destination. It nation as the German ship, the like treatment was an unfortunate occurrence; but the Russian will not be meted out to the owners of the Government have now requested us to send British ship and to the owners of the British cargo. I should hope it would be so. The care ourselves and convey a message to those ships, of the Scandia and the Malacca I should hardly carrying out the pledges already given; and we admit to be one which it is worth while either for the trade as shipowners or have ordered two cruisers from the Cape of Good those interested Hope to search for them without delay-for the Smolensk and the Peterburg, of which we have heard nothing, but which we believe to be in that part of the world—and to convey to them the message which they had left the Red Sea
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That, however, is obviously only a part of the larger problems which the present condition of
view or, at all events, half substantiated view. belligerency has raised-problems of consider able complexity, due in part, at all events, to
they are mistaken. I should certainly regard the fact that Europe has really known no
it. and I am speaking now for the Government. circumstances precisely like these for many as one of our chief duties to see that absolute yours, end that new conditions have arisen equality of treatment was meted out to British which were little foreseen before. I have been shipping as compared with foreign shipping; but, on the other hand, shipowners and under- asked, not by you, gentlemen, either in your writers must remember that it is not always letter to Lord Lansdowne or in the resolutions very easy to put your finger upon air which are enclosed in it, but I have been asked ticular decision of a particular Priza Court, or by other important bodies representing the of a particular act of a particular official and say:This is precisely on all fours with some shipping interest, notably by the Liverpool other case with which you have had to deal, and in the other case, which had reference to a Steamship Owners' Association, to define more
to different con- clearly the nature of contraband of war. I um foreign vessel, you have adopted different not sure that the request in that form is one principles and have come which could by any possibility be failed. I clusions, thereby intentionally apparently, and which
that is the view, damaging the shipping of one could not give a list of things which are or particular country." But I should hope that if A1, which are not contraband of war, nor could any this meeting between us, in which leave spoken inte. tional lawyer fulfil any such demand. with absolute frankness. has no other effect, it may have the effect of calming anxieties which. But e principles we have laid down as, we I trust and believe, have no foundation. Should believe, in absolute conformity with the laws and it prove otherwise, should it, against my own practice of nations, is that werlike stores carried sincere belief, turn out that there really is some discrimination used by Russian officials or to a belligerent are undoubtedly contraband of Russian Prize Courts as against shipping in war, that coal carried to a belligerent for the this country, I think you may rely upon his purpose of aiding him in his warlike operations Majesty's Government taking every step to see is undoubtedly contraband, that foodstuffs that so disastrous a state of things should he be a fagrant violation of common justice it carried to an army in the field or to a beleaguer brought to an end. Did it exist it ould clearly the fundamental ed fortress, or carried to a foreign country to would be a violation of aid the troops or fiest, zre contraband, but that principles of equity. It would be more thar we do not accept the doctrine which is apparent that it would be on not of great unfriendliness ly laid down and I lay stress on the word towards this country on the part of one of the belligerents, of unfriendliness which might have apparently," because there is some ambiguity consequences so serious to our trade that it would abont it we do not accept the doctrine appa-be impossible for us to pass it by. At all events,
SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takabinta, reatly laid down in the Russian notification, I refuse to contemplate su disastrous a result. that coal, foodstuffs, „cotton, and many other But I can assure you, on behalf of the Govern-
ment, that when we advised his Majesty to put Oohi, Shingaw, Namazuta and Kaini-Yamada- things are absolute contraband of war, and that
in his Majesty's most gracions Speech from the Collieries and also Hojo Colliery, which will bee the mere fact that they are found on board ship! Throne that sentence about our firm determina-ready to produce on a large scale the best Buzon justifies the seizure of the goods and, in certain tion to uphold our neutral rights we were Coal from 1905,
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