The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-08-03
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COTTON INTERFERENCE
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DALLAS, Texas. august -. over
the ,sazth and breadth OF the sunny
Iscushland mighty. insistent voscs
lis rising in demand that England
Istop interfering With American COZ
Iton shipments
| THIS voice has sounded lately IN
washington. and it, strength Is grow
Iiax. as au original movement speeds
til ON its way Bankers in the old
Isou,h. started the protect now y
lis spreading gradually 70 Texas ani
Ioakahoma the new south Protests
Through state organizations are goinS
forward TO Washington 70 Jet the M
stion's leaders know that the south
lsioes not want It's economic life fuia-
led or hampered by What il considers
Ism unfair interference on England
lpars.
Need for The protest Was evidenced
lin the pasf week by strong New York
Iaad washington advices. indicating
That England most surely will place
the soushss staple on her eontrabard
list before the new crop Is available
Such step by England would
Ichoke the southern trade even more
effectively than the constant Inter.
ference OF which the south now cons
lplains. The south is confendiag thai
h, should be permitted 10 trade 81
Ecogton rs il chooses, aud Il object
both 10 interference aud 10 extension
Iof the English contgabana list White
Ia aation usually has wide liberty II
such extensions. there aft eases 70
which neutral has voiced protest
lagaiust the move
While the south az whole ae~
leording 10 All indications presented g
NEARLY united fronf on the protest
propositions. there have been IN the
Ipast week one or two discordant
lelemenfs ia the scheme.
For instance. at Austin whele
I2.0oa farmers met for their annual
institute. some friction developed
lover the matter OF passing 3 resoiu.
'tion To send letter OF protest to
President Wilson. letting him know
lin unmistakeatle terms that tins
Esouth stands firmly opposed TO fur
sther interruption of her trade
This resolution proposed that the
president should know how vitai.y
the welfare Of the south is bound IN
i'm her cotton business even though
the south this gear is raising less
lcotton than last year
Then bankers let il be known tia.
Hi Secretary Lansing considered tha
protests embarrassing. they shout
forward none 10 Washington
| Despite these indications. however
There Is every reason 10 believe that
Texas and Oklahoma very soon VIII
take up with Washington authorities
the interference subject aud let
president Wilson kno~ mat he vii
have the unanimous support OF the
south in however sharp a protest ae
tmakes TO Great britain
| In some quarters, f.uglaud's sug-
geesed method Of buying up the en-
tire southern product herself does not
meet With any more approval than
Ih.r interference with shipments haa.
some cotton growers urge thai this
would mean England would force
sdown the price through such a whole
isale order. OF course. the SOUTH
eould refuse TO accept her figure
ION the other hand some cotton men
believe this might be a satisfactory
way out Of an annoying sitgation
But the idea Of buying the entire
serop l. only suggestion thus la
in fact. tho most iikegy happeuina.
according % ali authentic adyices
laad the strong belief al experts IS
thst England sooner ar later VIII
take the drastic step Of making cot
ton contrabaud
And furthermore. II she does
there is slight likelihood Of her moa,-
Tying the ideas. inasmueh as cotton
inieans g9aeoftoh for Germauy and
the destruction Of more British Tom
mics II tne Teutons lay their HANDS
lon il
Aside from the troublesome aspects
goi the International situation rs It
relates 70 cotton growers IN the past
week have noted that that crop con
ldition T. not az to what they haze
hoped for This mas force prices ua.
but i the crop runs short even the