New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-26
No Interference with the
Movement Result of
Britain'S Attitude.
CAMPERDOON HELD UP
BY VESSELS OWNERS
Marked Increase in Exports of
Oils to Denmark and The
Netherlands.
Iron Tho Tribune Bureau.


tainty which has existed regarding the
attitude of Great Britain toward the
shipments Of cotton from this country
10 Europe was relieved to-day by as
surances received at the State Depart
ment that the British government does
not regard cotton as contraband OF war
and will not interfere with its move
ment
/ The department announced tonight
the receipt of advices from the am
/ bassador at London regarding the views
! of Sir Edward Grey, the British FOR
eign Minister, on the cotton question,
and this government Is informed thaV
the steamer Camperdoon, which is be
ing held at Stornaway, Scotland, Is not
being detained by order of the BRITISH
government
During the last two days the State
Department has been appealed to by
Southern Members Of Congress, Seth
Low. president of the'New York Cham
Der of Commerce, and other business
, men 70 ascertain the truth OF reports
/ that the British government might IN
| terfere with the shipment OF American
/ cotton either to neutral or belllgerehV
! countries.
Setting at rest such fears, the State
| Department issued the following state
ment tonight.
"a telegram from the American AM
( bassador at London received this morn,
| ing says that Sir Edward Grey stated
that the Camperdoon, at Stornaway'
/ 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 ne
? = 1870 bptWppu
/ the owners and the American charter
! ers. Sir Edward said that he wished
/ 10 remind the ambassador that cotton
/ is not in the list CT contraband ana
| it's shipment will not be interfered
! with as contraband,'
Can Send Cotton Anywhere.
/ The attitude Of the British govern
ment will permit the safe movement
of American cotton TO any point, IN
Guiding Germany, where market may
be found. Moreover, Sir Edward
Crews statement is construed in some
quarters as meaning there is to be no
interference with any non-contraband
cargoes from a neutral country carried
/ in neutral ships, even when consigned
directly to a belligerent.
I Cotton never has been listed as
either absolute or conditional contra
band. but some cargoes have been de-
/ tanned, and certain marine insurance
companies have refused 70 issue cot
ton policies. A fair market for cotton
8 said to exist in Germany, though
most of the mills in England and
! France are closed.
( lat there has been a recent marked
! increase in the exports of oils to Den
mark and The Netherlands is shown by
figures of the Department Of Commerce
/ covering the first three months OF the
present fiscal year, as compared 10 the
same months-July, August and Sep
| tember-of the preceding year.
The figures of the Department, which
are of interest at this time because OF
the seizure of three American oil car
/ wing vessels by the British, cover illu-
| minating and lubricating oils and gaso-
| lene.
Increase of 1,157,065 Gallons.
In shipments to Denmark illuminat-
/ ing oils show an increase of 1,l57,O60
/ gallons over the same period last year;
! lubricating oils, an increase OF 2O6,234
gallons, and gasolene, an increase OF
/ 223 .O66 gallons. In the case of exports
of Illuminating oil to Denmark the in
crease was notable from the beginning
of the present fiscal year, or one month
! before the outbreak of the European
war. The exports Of Illuminating oil
/ for July, 1914, were 4,296,0S5 gallons,
as compared with 2,6S7,340 gallons in
the corresponding month of 1913. Ex-
ports of this product showing a ire
mendous falling off for the month Of
| August this year over last, only 474,-
| nj gallons being exported in August,
! 1914, while in August, 1913, exports OF
| Illuminating oil reached 3,479,OS5 gal
! Ions. This decrease was made up,
though. in the month of September,
exports having reached total of 5,294,-
! b4' gallons, as compared with 2,141 $40
gallons in September last year.
The Netherlands is a large importer
| of illuminating oil from this country,
/ although the first three months of the
present fiscal year showed a falling off
| in exports to that country of this prod
uct of 2,989l55 gallons. The United
/ States exported to the Netherlands
| 36,O54,969 gallons of Illuminating oil
during July, August and September,
| 1918, whereas this year she exported
/ 3,O65,814 gallons. The decrease was
doubtless due to the European war,
/ because the first month OF the present
| fiscal wear exports of Illuminating oil
had increased 5,295,698 gallons. TX
ports of this product fell to little
more than 100000 gallons in August,
while figures for September, just avail
able, show an increase OF nearly IOO,-
| 600 gallons over the preceding month.
An increase of approximately l33
per cent in the exports of lubrlcatlng
oil to Denmark and of rs per cent to
| the Netherlands for the first three
months of the fiscal year 1914 Is shown
While exports of lubricating oil to
Denmark in July this year showed an
| increase of upward of 5000 gallons
over July, 1913, the most notable IN
creases took place in August and Sep
TENDER, 1918, to 1861 gallons IN the
/ corresponding period this year.
( Exports of lubricating oil to Den
/ mark reached a total of 36O,295 gal
/ Ions for July, August and September
| 1914, as compared with 154,O61 gallons
in the corresponding period of 1913. .,
/ Gasoline exports to Denmark showed
/ an increase Of 23,066 gallons for the
> first three months of the fiscal year
1914, as compared with the correspond.
ing period of 1918, when exports or
this product reached only 100000 gal
Ions Exports of this product showed
a tremendous decrease in the case OF
! the trade with the Netherlands, a de-
crease of 1,977,324 gallons being shown
| by the latest figures available.