Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-07

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agreement" probably will be entered
into between Great Britain and the
United States. permitting the resump-
tion Of trade between exporters and
importers OF this country and neutral
European countries.
This Is the conclusion drawn by per-
sons who have visited state department
officials in the last few days for the
purpose Of discussing the British ait
uation.
Great Britain is determined to do
fend its orders in council to the last
extreme. The United States 10 equally
determined not to concede that those
orders are in accord with the recog-
nized principles OF International law.
On the differences which have ale
ready arisen the two countries arc not
likely to agree during the course OF
the war. and. as indicated. these dif-
ferences eventually will be referred
to the Bryan arbitration commission
for settlement.
But Great Britain is vitality con-
cerned in maintaining the friendship
Of the United States. The United
States Is just as vitality concerned in
opening markets for It's food products
but more particularly for the cotton
OF the southern planters.
British Sentiment Against Notes.
Information which the state depart.
ment received from London today In
dicated that there Ia a growing sent1-
ment there that the government went
too far in It's notes to this country.
| Several OF tho great Bgdtish dAilies.
| - - ~
Manchester Guardian. havc openly
criticized the British notes to the
United States. These papees have In
timated that It 10 extremely esssntiai
that the friendship Of the United
States be maintained. They poink OUT
\ that this will be practically impoeQhle
| IL the United States y 70 BE- cut of
from its regular trade routes.
Il an agreement Is reached. IL prob
ably will be to the effect that ship-
ments Of American goods to certain
ports In the neutral countries now In
volved in the blockade will be per-
mitted to go thru without molestatton
from the British blockading vessels
| Such a scheme was almost perfected
some weeks ago by the United States
trade advisers and Sir Richard Craw-
ford. the trade specialist of the British
government. Sir Richard agreed to
| the plan but London disagreed. That
forced the state department to mako
a public statement to the effect that
| the informal negotiations which had
| been proceeding had to be given UP.
Since then several attempts have bcen
made to resume them, but without
much success.
Two Business Groups Interested.
There are two groups vitality In
terested in the proposed agreement
One consists of the meat packers and
the other Of the cotton exporters.
Arthur Meeker Charles J. Faulkner.
Jr.. and Henry veeder attorneys for
1.-THE Armour and Swift interests Of
Chicago. conferred for an hour with
Acting Counselor Anderson Of tho
state department this afternoon. They
came away more hopeful than here
ltofore that something would be ac-
lcomplished.
The ChicaSoans are here In an ef-
fort to open trade to Holland Up
to some weeks ago they had an ar
lrangement with tho Netherlands over
seas trust whereby 1t would receive
Their shipments and dispose OF them.
This arrangement was suspended and
discontinued altogether by the Hol-
lland concern without explanation.
The packers attorneys say unless
some means can be effected for the re-
sumption Of shipments to neutral
European countries the price Of live.
stock will be materially reduced in
this country within the next few
months.