The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-26
BRITAIN NOT TO HALT
US. COTTON ON SEAS
ttoplc Not ClasScd as Contra
band. Sir Edward Grey AS
Surcs Ambassador Page.
CNMPERDOON NOT HELD Up

v,,urNcToN. oct. % -- The British
Government has officially dIsclaimed any
,-,eaton of interfering with shipments
, American cotton This disclaimer was
given ny Sin Edward Grey In conversation
vI'r Ambassador Page AZ the British For
, ~ p'lro yesterday.
g. Edward said he wished 20 remind
'e american representative that Great
v~tI.u has not declared cotton contra
bond and that its shipment will not in
rry way %, int,rtcred with as contraband
n.tre British sea patrols.
while e. has been perfectly well under
ood ry the American state Department
...' cotton Is not included In the contra
and LISTS Of Great Britain or any other
.srlrorDut the positive announcement of
rH..h Intentions il important and well
m" because of the existence. however
unnecessarily SO. Of apprehensions among
,.ve. lean exporters 1t Is believed now
sat this assure noe. together with other
.tvoranl" developments respecting the
.t'.ou situation. Will contribute greatly
Oh. bringing present difficulties To an end.
= na4 announced here to-day That
Robot Rose a foreign trade adviser OF
.nA STATE Department. has gone 10 New
Work % represent the Department IN
-ueet.ou with cotton matters. Mr.
Nose VIII particularly Investigate the
natter 81 ships and learn n possible what
f5~,'f.cs ARE available Tor shipments of
cotton 90 Europe.
Z is obvious that while cotton Itself u
%, cnutrahaud and will not DO moleste1
M tae high seas as such IL is highly Do
-aHs that American cotton be sent TO
Europe IN neutral bottoms. Nj. Rose
,,'n 'ry 20 find out the amount Of neutral
fyl "a. Foe. ,at,
tVporfe"s.
Gr.lt Britain's control OF the seas
makes % probable that its vessels could
fafs'v carry cotton. hut as long as there
re any German commerce destroying
cruisers at large there will remain an
s'sw 0t ~ risk on shipments In British
ro't0ms This surniSe. however. can
.ealIy Inc guarded against az low rates
z = believed. through marine insurance
underwriters.
6 Edward Grey's assurances were
,iv,t - ambassador Page IN their discus
sion of the case OF the British steamer
C7--rerdp.n chartered TO carry cotton 10y
,nn- 40 shippers Sir Edward told th'
Ambassador that the British Government
laf not detained the CHmpcrdoon a. all
though she is now held n Stornoway
scotland. n, declared he had been IN
.r-uol that the Campcrdoon had beer
detained by order of the Scotch owners
,rg,eel IN some differences with tn
American exporter who chartered the
vessel
T." state Department: denied :o-da!
reports that Great Britain had PROPOSED
- n solution Of the vrXatious shppin!
,ie,t lns now under discussion that tn
r'ri'ed states request permission or III
Iu.oh Danish aud scandinavian Govern
r.on's to cousign TO thos" Governments al
shipments OF articles of conditional con
t-lN.ul To those countries II was pointed
90 hat the british Government coul
hardly make such request. as Il H.
matter purely between her and tive neutra
Countries adjoiuiuE Germany 10 proven
,vuo-t atoms Of contrahHnd from thos
c'ur'~.es into Germany
T.,re was no discussion to-day betwcc
re Washington and London Government
81 .rslrd' TO the detention of the tN
American oil ships th" platuria and IN
Hrfdill which Were seized by BIRTHS
cruisers Tho state Department has re
GTost.d the release OF both and expect
con 20 receive from Great Britain
statement OF its position. II Is understood
'Al,~ seizure Will be defended on N
ground that their transfer from Germa
q American registry was invalid.