The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-30
WILL RELEASE
AMERICAN SHIPS
BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL
GIVE UP SHIPS CARRYING
AMERICAN COPPER.
Secretary McAdoo Hopes to ForestaIl
Seizures by Protecting the Ship
ments Hereafter.

| Washington, Oct 29-After a con,
| ference between Acting Secretary
Lansing of the state department and
Sir Cecil Sprng-Rice, the British am
bassador late today, it was said All.
thoritatively. that Great Britain prob
ably would release the vessels carry
ing American copper detained at Gil
braltar.
| 1t was learned that the Italian gov
| ernmeat has declared an embargo on
the expectation of copper to belliger-
ent countries, but that the notifica-
ton had not formally reached Eng
land AS soon as the fact is COM
municated through official channels,
the steamers destined to Italy will be
permitted to continue their voyage.
according to the views of British CT
| ficials here, unless some other c.
cumstances in connection with the &C.
tivities of the ships not yet reported
develop. 1t is not know yet whether
Sweden and Greece have declared EN-.
| bargoes on the expectation of copper.
incidentally the British ambassador
revealed that negotiations were welt
under way between Great Britain and
ell the neutral countries of Europe,
whereby the neutral government in
| each case would act as the cOnsignee
of all products classed as conditional
contI aba1d. 1t is intended to place
the guarantee of each neutra, govern
mpnt hnbind chfnnaptc ca 90 +o II,
sure against re-exportation.
In the case of copper already en-
route to Italy or Sweden or Greece,
the British government will be guided
| by the ultimate destination of each
cargo, offering to buy copper believed
to be consigned indirectly to Krupp's
ammunition works in Germany OF,
, Austrian factories.
The ambassador made it plain that
the least possible friction would ea-
sue If shippers obtained from the con-
suls of the countries TO which they
consigned their cargoes, a certificate
saying the neutral governments IN
question would not permit re-exporta-
| ton.
The principal object of the British
ambassadors visit to Mr. Lansing
was to correct an impression current
| yesterday that Great Britain would
protest against Secretary McAdoo's
order to collectors of customs, asking
them to withhold from publication the
ships cleared American ports.
Demands of American exporting in
terests were responsible for Secre.
tary McAdoo's order Since the be-
ginning of the war the old general
manifest, which gave only vague in
formation of the details of the ships
cargo has been replaced by a precise
invoice of all goods in the bottom
; Shipping interests complained that
the publication of the new maaifests
acquainted business rivals with one
another's methods. They apparently
preferred to submit to a general ex
ercise of the right of search by for
= eign cruisers than expose the details
of their private business to theil
, rivals
! Negotiations are continually pro
pressing between che state depart
melt and the belligerent govern
ments with the purpose of securing a
generally satisfactory definition of all
the principles that shall govern the
relations of the belligerent powers
with neutral nations, insofar as com
merce is concerned 1t was said at
the department there already has de
veloped a pretty clear understanding
between the nations concerned