Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-22

-, enemy destination should be al
ln,ved to proceed His majestys gov
eminent were moreover given to uh-
derstand that the provisions OF tne
arrangements were ncceptaple To wv
United states government.
"The plan referred to is the one
which was entered into between the
cotton shippers OF this country, anu
the British embassy, portion %
which is quoted In the statement oi
The British foreign Office.
without discussing at this tme
tho statement that IL was never SUE
gested that vessels or carsoes WIN
an enemy destination should be az
lowed to proceed. the foreign traue
advisers. who Informally and unoi-
ncially represented the cotton snip
pers i'm the negotiations when led up
ia the so-called cotton arrangements
state that II was distinctly unuer-
stood between Sir Cecil Arthur
sprIng- Rice. the British ambassador
nj washington and Robert f. Rose
the foreign trade adviser conductlhs
this discussion on behalf OF the
American Gotten exporters, that noth-
inc done by the foreign trade advls-
ers should be regarded as Official
and that everything done was 20 pe
considered as informal and unotficlal
and in no way binding the Lnlteo
states government 10 any arrange
nient reached, or be construed as q
recognition of the order-in-councll 10
be issued or the declaration of March
which had been issued.
"This statement was made 10 the
British ambassador on March >, Wheh
tho first conference in the matter was
held. was repeated at each CONFER
ence and each time the absolute as
suranee from the British ambassador
was received that in acting Tor inc
cotton shippers in any way. the lor-
eign trade advisers were to be re-
garded as not representing the
United states government in any
manner ,.r
THE American embassy AT London
cabled to the state department TO-DAY
that II had on record covering the
entire period since war began the
nomes Of thirty-three ships CARRYING
corgoes of American cotton Whlch
have been detained by Great britain
or these ships the cargoes of cght
are before the prize court ana Ten
have been released with their ear,
goes, three Of them being permitted
10 go forward before the publication
Of the British er-in-council
"The British government, the en-
bassy says, has agreed to purchase
all or a part Of the cargoes of thlr-
teen ships detained. In several cases
part of the cargo was put into prize
court and part the government states
it will purchase.
The statement Of the British ann
bassador follows
THE terms Of the arrangement
quoted in the British statement ana
telegraphed, were arrived at IN Lon
don between personal representa-
tive of the American cotton interests
in London and British officials IN
London. The references to the Brit
ish ambassador In paragraph four II
therefore Aan error
"The arrangement in question
formed the subject Of conversation
between the ambassador and repre-
sontatives of the cotton interests IN
this country. There never was any
question of formal and official I'M
Outstanding between the United
states and the British embassy"
Notwithstanding the misunder-
STANDINGS ana conflicting statements
with reference to the arrangements
between the cotton interests and the
British government the memoran-
dunn issued by the British foreign
office attracted much attention. IT
was generally regarded as having
been put out to anticipate com
plant by the United states on various
detentions Of American cargoes. IT
did not officials noted refer to the
legal principles under which the
American cargoes are being detained
and purchased by the provisions or
the order-in-council 1t is this against
which the American government is
preparing to protest further.