The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-27
CALL FOR COTTON ID. COME IN DUE TIME. SAYS ENGLISH PAPER
Plight of American Cotton Grower Distressing to Eng land-One-Half of Staple
 Is Used Abroad

London, October 6.-(Correspondence of the Associated Press.) .)-Discussing the plight of American cotton growers, the Cotton Factory Times, prominent Eng fish trade paper, says: Tt is to be hoped that, for their sakes as we'll as ours. the planters will get through without serious loss. The call for cotton will come in due time, and it is essential in the gem eral interest that 1t should then be forth coming in sufficient quantities, which could hardly be the case if the growers we're ruined very severely hit at the present Hme.'
 The World Record has prepared a table, based on figures of the International Cot ton Federation which show that about one-half of the cotton produced in Amer ca for the year ended September 1, 1913, was used by the countries now at war. Great Britain, Germany, France, Aus tria, Russia, Belgium and Japan are rep resented as consuming 7,534,994 bales out of a total of 1450s,757 bales Italy, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway, which took 1,19S SsS7 bales of cot ton in 1913, are also more or less seri- ously affected by the war
 Spinners Disgruntled
 Cotton spinners at Manchester were much disgruntled by the action of the Federation of Master Cotton spinners' as- sociations in running short time For A time serious labor troubles were threat ened. But conditions in the cotton mar ket have now become so bad that com plete suspension of cotton manufacturing plants seems imminent unless the gov ernment finds some way to offer relief.
 Spinners are indignant over the con- tinued closure of the Liverpool cotton market and have inspired efforts to ef- feet direct business relations between the growers and consumers of cotton, thus eliminating the Liverpool cotton deal CTS The Manchester Guardian and other prominent papers located in cotton manu- featuring centers, while admitting that such plan might be deslreable, say it would require a long time to handle cot ton direct because of the great amount of machinery required to take care of 1t properly and the necessity for the care ful grading which Liverpool dealers have afforded.
 Speaking of the proposed elimination of Liverpool interests from the cotton trade, the Cotton Factory Times says Cot ton planters in America have already considered the necessity of protecting themselves against the Liverpool inter- ests, and it is reported that they have decided that no cotton shall be planted next year. This is, of course. meant as a warning that if their stocks of materials are not taken off their hands now d greatly enhanced price will be charged for it later on.
 Opinions Differ
 Opinions may differ as to whether some of the present dislocation of trade could not be avoided. but 1t is daily be- coming more clear that there are too many conflicting interests at work in the business, which makes it very diff cult for trade to move. and those inter- ests seem bent on blaming each other for some portion of the present unsatis- factory situation"
 Thomas Temperly, of Bolton, in let ter on the plight of the cotton trade, charges that Liverpool cotton lords" are supported by English banks in keeping the Liverpool cotton market closed and of raw cotton they need. This is much vey, member of Parliament, who charged that Liverpool interests maintain an artificial cotton market, and even when the Liverpool market is open do not permit trading unless prices are in their favor.
 Direct importation of cotton to Man chester by the manufacturers who re- quire it is urged by MT. Temperly.