The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-02

ready been explained. II will be ad-
mitted that every possible regard has
been a to the legitimate interests of
the American cotton trade. Sir Edward
Grey also made II plain that cotton
shipments TO Mediterranean ports would
not be stopped.
The British public were left in the
dark regarding these arrangements
with the United States until March Is.
when 1t was announced In Washington
that
"Cargoes consigned to enemy ports
would not be allowed to proceed. but
II shipped before March 2 they would
be bought by the British Government.
Garages for neutral ports In north
ern Europe. regarding which arrange
ments were made before March ..
would be allowed free passage II shipped
before April 1. or would be bought at
contract prices II stopped.
In the meantime Sir William Ramsay
had interviewed the French Minister OF
War. According to the Motin, he
pointed out to the Minister that Ger.
many would need 5000 900 bales OF
cotton In the next ten months.
On March 20 the committee OF ex.
perts repeated their protest to Mr.. Run.
Gilman. president OF the Board OF Trade
and on March 80 a deputation from the
committee waited on him to urge Their
views. Mr.. Runciman refused to give an
assurance that cotton would not reach
Germany from any source.
Imports Of cotton by neutral coun
tries continued to advance by leaps and
bounds during April.
o April ~ Neil Primrose, Under.
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated m
the House OF Commons that the militar;
advantage OF declaring cotton contra.
band was insufficient to render such A
step desirable. Again. on April l6. Sit
John Simon. Attorney-General, wrote &c
the committee of experts contendinu
that the order in council OF March IL
was as effective as an order declaring
cotton contraband He added:
The steps taken are extremely efYec.
tive to stop cotton from reaching Ger.
many and the declaration Of cotton a.
contraband would not alter the result
80 far as cotton reaching Germany Is
concerned. In the very least
England supplying Germans.
"A new aspect of the question Wa.
now brought to light. Enormous guam.
titles OF a special cotton fabric used foi
Zeppelins and %aeroplane wings had beer
exported from Lancashire to Germany
II was reported on April 20 that the ex.
port OF this fabric mad been prohibited
on April ~ an order in council was
published prohibiting the export Of raw
cotton except to France. Russia. Spain
and Portugal.
o May 5 Sir J. d. Rees quoted in
the House OF Commons figures showing
the large Imports Of cotton by Holland
and Sweden. Mr.. Primrose replied tina,
there was every reason to believe tina,
the cures for April would show a
%diinlnution
"This official estimate was shortly az
,erward proved to be absurdly wrong
During March Holland imported from
me tnred Kingdom alone 45.93s centals
OF cotton. as against 1893 centals in
Marcn' 1919. while In April she i'm
ported iOs,oo9 centals GO.sOO, 900
pounas), against 4.2O4 in April, 1914.
me crmax was reached In the House
y conm on May 10, when Mr.. Lloyd
.ee p'o'rs'eu tnat the action taken
oy tne government was in every respec,
as eI,ectiVe IN preventing cotton reach.
- ao"nu could make IT.. and tina,
80 ""s, w ,ae'' Deing excluded from
accordin. ~ 80 ne also stated that
was h.,n. l.'"tlon' no cotton
sors,1n ,"n'r'ea INTO from
~ '
Tn G.,m.,x "a.
'"'s'
MT Denniss pointed out that in tn,
week ended May /. 100. 900 bales o
cotton were imported into German,
trough italy. Lloyd George appea re,
20 De tnunderstruck. and could only 81,