New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-04
England's New Notes
Bring All Negotiations
Up to Date.
AMERICANS ASKED
TO BE TOLERANT
Look at Situation Generously
from Their Standpoint, Is Cry
of London Newspapers.
rnr Cable to Tho Tribune. ]

London, Aug. All important ne
gotiations between Great Britain and
the United States are brought down
to date by the notes now published. II
is explained that the prize court and
steamer Neches notes constitute the
communication recently mentioned
when it was stated that Sir Edward
Grey intended to send further note
experimenting the reply to the Ameri-
can note of March 80.
II is stated that what is considered
the most important matter now pend
ing, at least until America responds
TO the present notes. is cotton, which
is receiving careful consideration.
When a decision is arrived at on the
cotton situation it is probable that a
note on this subject will be sent to
Washington.
No question at present is giving the
government here more vexatious mo-
ments than cotton. The government al
ready has indicated that its decision
not to treat the staple as contraband
is not irrevocable, but it is not yet
convinced that the proposed alterna-
tives might not cause more trouble and
friction than the present system or de.
tanning cotton which is suspected OF
having an enemy country for It's destl-
nation.
Neches Results Already.
The correspondence concerning the
seizure of the American steamer
Neches. while bound from Rotterdam
to the United States with a cargo of
Belgian and German goods, already has
been followed by positive results, as
several of the cOnsignments originating
in Belgium which were on that steamer
have been released and handed over TO
the American claimants.
Official circles here are not optimistic
that the British replies will end the
shipping controversy, but it is felt that
the negotiations will not come TO an
impasse, as the government has ex-
pressed It's willingness to submit the
differences between It and the United
States to arbitration if an agreement Is
found to be impossible.
In an article addressed to America,
"The Morning Post" says:
I've have been compelled as an IN
cident of war, in that struggle for ma
tional existence which we are now wag-
ing, TO interfere with the commerce of
America, in common with that of all
neutrals, so as to prevent our enemy
from obtaining from neutrals those
articles necessary to the prosecution
OF the war
Duty Imposed on England.
"This duty has been peculiarly i'm
posed on England because of her
predominant naval strength. We
should have betrayed our allies, we
should have been guilty of treachery
to them, had we not exerted our full
power against Germany. In performing
our duty we brought &C tain financial
losses to America, and it is only
natural that Americans should feel
irritated, that they at times even
question the justice of our actions.
yet we must ask them not to look
at the matter entirely through their
own eyes, even from the standpoint Of
their own material interests, but toll
erently, generously, Just to understand
our position"
THE Post" refers to the blockade
against the South during the American
Civil War, which brought disaster TO
the English cotton industry, and the
failure of England to declare cotton
contraband in the present war. which
the writer terms a mistaken kindness"
out of consideration to the United
States and its people.
Surely the United States will not
add to our burdens" continues the
article, cor weigh humanity against
money. Nor have We that fear. Amer
leans have given too many proofs of
their idealisms and have so repeatedly