The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
BRITISH AND RUSSIAN
COMMERCE ORDERS MODIFIED
Russia Removed Embargo on Exports
TO U. 8. and England VIII Relieve
Hardships on v. Q. ships.

Washington. Final acceptance Oy
Russia OF the agreement for moaitSihs
the Russian embargo against exports
to the United States was communal
Gated to the state department Mon
day. Under the agreement all goods
consng to the United States from
Russia will be consigned to the sec
rotary of commerce and Will be dis
tributed to the importers only when
the secretary and Russian embassy
at Washington have been satisfied
that tho goods will not be re-ekported
to enemies Of Russia.
Assurances that Great Britain Will
relax the enforcement Of her order In
council SO as to permit shipments
from neutral ports Of German and
Austrian goods contracted for by
Americans prior to the effective date
of the order was given the state de-
partment foreign trade advisors Mon
day by Sir Ceoii-spring Rice, the Brit
ish ambassador.
The ambassador explained that ar
rangements would be made for accept
ing proof of cotton contracts at the
embassy ats-Washington instead OF re-
curing It's production in London. De-
tails of the plan will be given later
in q memorandum from the London
foreign office. Officials are hopeful
that 1t will make possible the release
OF millions of dollars worth Of Ameri'
,an-owned goods Of German or Aus
trian origin accumulated at neutral
European ports, particularly Rotter-
dam.
Before June Is the British authori-
ties declined to enter into informal
negotiations with the trade advisers
in any case. The British note dealing
with the detention Of the American
steamer Neches, however, sent on
July 81, set forth that In cases where
hardship may be inflicted on citizens
of neutral countries" the British gov
eminent would examine the facts in a
spirit of consideration for the inter
ests of neutrals."
The ambassador called at the state
department personally to explain the
extent OF the British concessions,
which are especially intended to meet
the growing complaint of American
importers that their Christmas trade
is threatened by failure to obtain
goods made n Germany and Austria
for which they had contracted.
Generally speaking, 1t is the inten-
ton OF the Briti2h government to per
nit the passage through the blockade
lines of goods for which the Ameri-
cans have entered into contract with
German and Auctrian firms. Hereto,
fore 1t has been required that the
money shall have actually been paid
| for the goods. Now it will be suf.
ficient to show that they were regu,
larly contracted for and that the
American importer is really the per.
son responsible for them and title
rests with him
The entire responsibility for the
holding up Of dye stuffs of German
manufacture intended for America is
placed by the British authorities upon
the German government. To set it.
self straight in this matter, a British
embassy official issued the following
statement:
"On April Is formal notice was is.
sued by the British government that
they would allow vessels carrying the
shipments of dye stuffs which were
paid for by delivery in Germany OF
certain cotton cargoes to pass with
out interference, provided the vessels
sailed under neutral flag; that the
shipments we're made from Rotterdam
and the dye stuffs consigned to the
secretary of commerce for distribu
ton directly to the textile industries
This offer, which was refused by
Germany still holds good"