The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-26
COTTON is NOTION LIST
OF ENGL|sH CONTRABAND.
Assurance Reaches State Department
From British Minister of
Foreign Affairs.
sENT BY AMBASSADOR PAGE
The CamperiOwn, at Stornoway,
Scotland. Not Detained by Govern
mcnt, but by Disagreement Be
tween Owners and Charter Party.
-(SpecIal to The Times-Dispatch. /

NlSpcClal 10 me Times t'eo
WASHINGTON. October 25.-Great
Britain regards cotton as noncontra
band OF war and will not interfere .
WITH Its shipment abroad.
Ihis. for tho first time. was made
plain to-day III cablegram received, by
me state Department from Ambassador >
rage, at London. in which he told of !
inc attitude towords cotton AZ cx-
pressed BY Sir Edward Grey, British
Minister of Foreign Affairs. The state
Department told OF the cablcEram in J,
this statement.
~ telegram from the American am, Z
bassador at London received this morn
ing says that Sir Edward Grey stated
that the Camperdown, at Stornowa...
Scotland. loaded with cotton and cot
ton products, is not detained by the
British government. but by the Scotch
owners OF the ship because. as ,lie hears.
owners and the American charterers.
sir Edward said that he wished to
remind the ambassador that cotton 4.
not in the liat OF contraband and 1t.
shipment Will not be intcrfercd with
as contraband."
The incident, of tho Cnmpcrdown's
stay at Stornoway. Scotland was not
officially brought to the notice OF the
state Department until Ambassador
Pages cablcgram Gang. In yiew Of
the vital point OF contraband that an
pcared to hnve been raised over the
Camperuown, the department has asked
Ambassador Page to cable the precise
facts. ~
AMERICAN SHIPPERS
OPENLY EMPRESS FEAR
American shippers, bAyc-opcnly ex-
pressed fear that. when the cotton
market Is opened up, attempts at get
ting shipments abroad might be frus-
trated. Great Britain's assurance. as
expressed by Sir Edward Grey, is ex-
pccted here TO give mo.s assurance,
at least as far as England is conccrned
To aid the cotton shippers in ar
ranging to send cargoes abroad, the
state Department Inns an agent, Robert
Rose, of the Bureau OF Trade Relations,
now in Now York. MIR Rose has been
Instructed to confer with merchants
and ascertain how many neutral ships
may be obtained for shIpments
Cotton shippers, II is pointed out to-
day, can, OF course, avail themselves
OF the governmental cotton Insurance
plan. which Is provided for by the
Bureau OF Insurance OF the TREASURY
Department, lately created by Con.
grcss. This. however. Is no guarantees
against detentions which are now TAX
Ing place as in the case OF tho Camper
down. 90
The Bureau of Insurance guarantee,
against loss OF cargo, but there is yet,
said an oftlcial OF the State Department.
to- day. no assurance for the safe
voyage OF cargo Of cotton from any
port OF the United states TO Its desti-4
nation.
Mr.. Lansing said tonight that the
general question OF tho safety of cot
ton cargocs had been taken up with
him by shippers, and that tho matter
WAS under consideration.
The State Department had no further =
word as TO the Brindilla and the
BRITIsu AMBASSADOR
OFFICIALLY INFORMED
The British ambassador, Sir Cecil
Spring Rice. was officially informed by
his government tonight OF the assur-
ances given Ambassador Page. lie Is
sued this statement:
THE assurance may be given that
cotton Is not ol, the list OF contraband,
and will not he seized. II is on the
free list, aud Will remain there"
In q supplementary statement the
goes. even OF contraband are being al
they actually arc destined to neutral
countries.
although so far cargoes OF contra
make sure they are really intended for
neutral countries" said the statement.
"and though some cargocs have been
retained. such as copper destined for
Krupps, the British government has
not set taken n single cargo without
paying for st. and all cargoes which
were really destined for neutral coun
tries have been allowed to proceed to
ti,oir osfy