Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-26
AMERICAN SHIPPING ADVISED TO
BE CAREFUL AS TO MAKEUP
OF cAReoEs.
MUCH OIL FROM STATES
GOING re wARRlNG NATIONS
First Consigned to Neutral Ports and
Then Observation-Disclosures Of su-
prone Court During Civil War Cited
-LeaNes Way Open For sejzure if
Cargo is For Rel'isersnt Nation.

Washington, Oct. 26.-Sir Cecil
Spring Rice, the British ambassador.
by instruction OF Sir Edward Grey, is
sued warning today to American
shippers thru the state department. TO
consign all cargoes bound to neutral
to specific consignee.
Two notes addressed to Acting Secre-
tary Lansing say British cruisers will
not interfere with neutral commerce
when shipments are properly consigned.
The documents specifically exempt cot
ton from molestation even tho destined
to belligerent countries, as this article
is not contraband.
With respect to mineral oils and
articles listed as conditional CONTRA
band, the notes say Great Britain will
seize no cargoes if the papers show
their ultimate destination to be neutral.
Cotton Not contraband.
The first note, dated today, says:
"In compliance with your request I
telegraphed on the 23d inst. to my gov
ernment to inquire what was their view
with regard to cotton and whether or
not they considered it contraband. You
addressed this question to me as you
said there was doubt as to the attitude
of my government.
Last night l received a reply from
Sir Edward Grey in which he authorizes
me to give the assurance that cotton
will not be seized. He points out that
Gotten was not put in any of our lists
of contraband. and as your department
mn OF nv n 0P he,
proclamation now in your possession, it
is not proposed to include it in our new
list of contraband. 1t is therefore, in
the free list and will remain there"
The second note refers particularly to
the case Of the tanker "Rockefeller,"
recently released by the British gov
of Great Britain on the subject of
contraband. The text follows:
As to Oils.
with reference to the case of the
Rockefeller 1 think it would be op-
perfume were 1 to make some remarks
on the general question of contraband
and the attitude of the British govern
ment. You are doubtless aware that
in the last few weeks there has been
marked increase in the export of
CSIldiu CoHiPdA Gu Will IeCeul
years to those countries which are in
direct communication with the belliger-
ent nations.
II will choose among the many the
instance of mineral oils and the re-
turns of the month of September.
Whereas the value of the exports of
that month as compared with Septem
ber, 1913, have decreased from $1O7,-
OOO, 900, 900 to $74,000,0O0 the export of
gasoline. naptha, ETC.. has increased
from 100000 to 23.000,000 gallons. or
Is per cent, or Of fuel oil from 36,00O,-
900 to 5s,000,00O gallons. or 81 per
cent.
Reaches Warning Countries.
81 need not point out that the course
Of the present war has shown the i'm
mense proportions of the motor, the
airship and the submarine, all Of which
are consumers of mineral OIL 1 may
add that there is reason to believe that
mineral oil in all its forms may be
used for these purposes.
"A large proportion of the exports
Of this country has been consigned to
neutral ports and, according to evil
dence, has been transmitted from them
to beiiigerent countries.
Cites u. s. Court Decision.
s'In 1861 vnmr supreme ee.r. cen
sidered vessels as carrying contraband
altho sailing from one neutral port to
another, II the goods concerned were