Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-03
information Is Sought Regard
ing Treatment of CargoeS
of Camphor and Turpentine
Now on Seas,
NO WORD FROM LONDON
AS TO ENGLISH REPLY
Secretary RedfieId Issues An
other Warning to American
Shippers Regarding Honesty
of ManifeStS,

iHf hoNhho JOURNAL SFfcttL LEAstp Writ
Washington. Jan. while no
word came from Ambassador Page
today as to the character Of the re-
lpy which Great Britain viii make
to the American note of protest con
cerning interference with American
trade, there were several develop.
ments in the general shipping situa-
tion
The United States has asked Great
Britain for information as to how the
latter's statement. made early in No
lvember, that naval stores, including
rosin, camphor and turpentne. would
be regarded as non-contraba band, will
be reconciled in actual practice with
the notification from the British for
eign office Of a week ago saying these
/ products now are absolute contra
band. Information is sought as to
how cargoes now en- route are TO be
affected and whether resinous pro-
ducts are included in the classified.
tion.
Explains Copper Shipments.
The Italian ambassador Informed
, the state department that while sta
tstics would make it appear that eX-
traordinary amounts of copper
shipped from the United states TO Italy
might be for unneutral purposes. tho
fact Of the matter was that as Ger
many needed her own copper. italy
could no longer import from the
countries Immediately to the north
of her, but must seek the metal IN
the American markets.
Much qualification was manifested
at the state department because OF
! the release by Great Britain Of the
American oil tank steamers Tiflis and
Narrangansett and the freighter
George r. Hawley, which had been
held at Falmouth since November 90
The case of the Brindilla, originally
detained at Halifax and rearrested
on her return journey from Egypt
and taken to French port, is look
ed upon as likely to produce compli-
cations.
Should the question Of change OF
registry be traced. a precedent may
be set, for while Great Britain has
recognized the transfers Of bona iide
nature, the attitude Of France has
never been explicitly declared.
Explicit Protest Made,
The communication which the state
department sent concerning the naval
stores is said to be the first protest
on specific articles listed by Great
Britain as absolute contraband. In
the American note of protest it was
stated that While the United states
objected to some of the classificaions
made, the discussion Of them would
be reserved until another time.
The protst concerning naval stores
was communicated to the governors
and senators of severai southern
states. Rosin and turpentine had been
intended for ballast with cotton car
goes and the British government is
on record as stating that cargoes so
made up would not be regarded as
contraband. The state department
had no sooner sent notification to
this effect to shippers than the Brit
ish foreign office published its new
list
Although this phase of the situa-
ton was not specifically mentioned
in the recent American note, it was
generally understood TO have been a
contributory reason for the dispatch
of the document.
To prevent the recurrence OF
charges that American shippers con-
ceal copper and contraband articles
in cotton and other non-contraband
cargoes, the following formal notice,
supplementary to President Wilson's
warning of last week, was issued to-
day by Secretary Redfield of the de-
partment of commerce;
"The attention Of shippers Of goods
to neutral countries is called to the
Importance of having manifests com
plete and accurate. 1t is essential also
TO avoid mixing contraband goods in
cargoes otherwise not contraband. 1t
lis alleged that some American mani
tests have omitted certain contraband
goods, also that efforts have been
made to conceal eontraband articles
or to alter their appearance so that
they will be allowed to pass.
"a single case of the kind is enough
TO embarrass all American commerce
to neutral countries by throwing
doubt on the correctness of our man.
tests and on the neutral nature of
our cargoes, thus possibly involving
delay through examining cargoes that
otherwise would be avoided
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