BRITAIN SHOWS WHAT NEUTRALS MAY DO.
APPEAL TO LAW COURTS OPEN TO THEM. EFFECT OF WAR ON AMERICAN COMMERCE. London, February 18. Sir Edward Grey's reply to America, which is dated February 10, and communicated through the Government official Press Bureau, points out that the war did not interfere with American commerce to Britain and the allies, yet the trade of those countries during the first four months of the war diminished by over £5,600,000, whereas American trade to neutrals and Austria increased by over £4,000,000. There was greater reason to protest against interference with innocent neutrals by Germany's broadcast scattering of mines than against Britain's seizure of contraband. Sir Edward Grey deprecated recourse to diplomatic remonstrances when neutrals had a more effective mode of redress by appeal to the Law Courts.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15849, 20 February 1915, Page 7
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