Neutral rights as affected by the blockading measures taken by Great Britain and her allies–Interference with American trade–The black list–Protests and proposals of retaliation
Contents
- The seizure of the “Kankakee”—The black list of neutral ships (Documents 442–448)
- The Trading with the Enemy (Extension of Powers) Act (December 23,
1915)—Reservation of the right to protest against this act as affecting
American interests, January 25, 1916—Reports and correspondence on
interference with neutral trade (Documents 449–463)
- British note of February 16, 1916, in defense of the Trading with the
Enemy (Extension of Powers) Act—The first “Statutory List”, February 29,
1916—Representations in the cases of the “Hocking”, “Genesee”, and
“Kankakee” (Documents 464–471)
- British order in council of March 30, 1916, further modifying the
Declaration of London—Protest against this order, April 8, 1916—the
“Zamora” decision asserting the prevalence of international law over
orders in council (Documents 472–480)
- British note of April 24, 1916, in general justification of measures
of interference with neutral trade—The abolition of the distinction
between absolute and conditional contraband (Documents 481–493)
- Protests against the black list of ships (May 19, 1916) and against
interference with goods consigned to the Netherlands Oversea Trust (June
15, 1916)—Condemnation of the cargo of the “Joseph W. Fordney” (Documents 494–507)
- British order in council and French decree of July 7, 1916,
withdrawing all recognition of the Declaration of London and proclaiming
other rules—The inclusion of American firms in the “Statutory List”
(July 19, 1916) (Documents 508–522)
- Protest of July 26, 1916, against the blacklisting of American
firms (Documents 523–534)
- Protests against the denial of bunker coal to American vessels not on
the “White List” (cases of the “Rizal” and “Charlton Hall”) and against
interference with Philippine commerce (cases of the “Chinese Prince”,
“Kafue”, and “Aymeric”) (Documents 535–555)
- Acts of Congress authorizing retaliation against measures detrimental
to American commerce (September 7 and 8, 1916)—British protest against
these acts
(Documents 556–558)
- American protest of September 18, 1916, against the rules of the
order in council of July 7, 1916—The requirement of “certificates of
interest” for goods exported from the Philippine Islands to territories
of the British Empire (Documents 559–571)
- British notes in defense of the Black List and in reply to the
American protest of September 18, 1916—Further correspondence regarding
restrictions on bunker coal (case of the “Pathfinder”) (Documents 572–587)
- Reservation of American rights in connection with the abolition of
the distinction between absolute and conditional contraband, November
11, 1916—Refusal of the United States to resort to British courts for
maintenance of national rights—Prize court decisions upholding the
legality of the order in council of March 11, 1915 (cases of the
“Stigstad” and “United States”) (Documents 588–603)