The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-08-31
SHOOTING AWAY 500 TO 1000
TONS IN HIGH EXPLOSIVES
EVERY DAY.
USE A BALE EVERY TWO SHOTS
Figures as to the Use OF Cotton in
Modern Warfare Are Amazing.
Embargo Is Illegal, But Necessary.
Europe to Last Until January.
IN Holm l. Balderston.

BY John l.. Balderston.
ROTTERDAM attempt by
England to prevent cotton of the
1914 crop from entering Germany
was a disastrous failure. Because
England kept her own mills open and
failed to keep from her enemies the
raw material for high explosives the
cotton growers of the Southern states
were saved from the ruin which seem
ed to threaten them after the war
broke out. England is now prepar-
ing to make cotton absolute contra
band and to take such measures
against Holland and the other neu-
tral North Sea countries as will pre-
vent one metric ton Of raw cotton
from entering Germany next winter
and spring. Last winter and last
spring at least 100000 metric tons of
raw cotton were imported by Ger
many.
This article contains material COM
piled in England; in Germany, where
the vital need for cotton as the
equivalent in modern war of gun
powder in former struggles is frank
ly admitted; in Holland, through
which in devious ways has trickled
much of the precious commodity, now
worth more to the Central European
empires than copper or wheat or even
gold.
The situation from the point of
view of England will be considered
first, because l must emphasize what
is perfectly clear in London, but
probably imperfectly understood
across the water, that the amount of
consideration-and consideration in
this case means hard cash-receiyed
by the South for the 1915 cotton
crop depends entirely on the attitude
in the immediate future of the Unit
ed States towards the English en-
barge.
AHOu ECdAS w mp
The old British lion is proceeding
most cautiously, with one eye stealth
lily fixed on Uncle Sam. This lion re-
CARDS Uncle Sam as the lion in the
circus looks upon the gentleman in
tights with the big whip and the re-
yolver. The whip is Uncle Sans con-
troll of the export of war munitions,
vital to the success of the allies. The
revolver is the American navy. The
lion is desperately afraid of the whip.
He is not exactly afraid of the revoly-
er, because he knows that will never
be used unless he himself forces its
use. but still he knows the revolver
is there. Uncle Sam sometimes has
doubts about whether the revolver
would go off; but the lion in the last
extremity would do anything rather
than risk that weapon being fired ut
him simultaneously with the simjla'
one held by Kaiser Wilhelm.
England will make whatever con-
cessions to the United States cotton
growers she is forced to make. |
have been told privately that the gov
eminent has already decided to pay
any sum necessary to quiet the Amer
lean producers when the real en-
barge on the 1915 crop, to which the
embargo on the 1914 crop was joke,
comes into effect But England will
pay no more than she has to pay,
and that is why it behooves the South
to howl, loud and long. If Washing
ton heeds that howl it will be needed
in London. The extreme length to
which England will go next winter, in
my opinion, will be to pay about
$3.50, 900. 900 for the cotton which