They were within their rights.
(3) We protested against bringing ships into port to examine them.
Of course we had to give in--after producing irritation.
(4) We made a great fuss about stopped telegrams.

We have no case at all; but, even after acknowledging that we have no case, every Pouch continues to bring telegrams with the request that I ask an explanation why they were stopped.

Such explanations are practically refused.

I have 500 telegrams.

Periodically I wire the state of the case and ask for more specific instructions.