The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-08-24
CLAIMS NEUTRl|9
RE-ExP0RT COTTON
British Foreign Oil
Statement Supp0r
On Contrab5e
(By the Associate

(By the Associate
London, Aug. 90
the declaration Of cot
band the foreign offlra
statement which purpor..
that raw cotton and cott..
ports into Holland and
during May, June and
1874 tons, as compared
NAL average OF 25.&o2 f.,.
latter. however. it is ~t..
but 1851 tons We're f,-.
These figures show
ment continues. THAI
months importation of eat...
been substantially Srcat.r
times of peaCe. and it i~
ton from this that auar.
other measures that hay.
Germany has not since NJ
any considerable SuppIN
through those countries
1T is not anticipated t..
to the declaration Of cettt.
trab@nd there will be ANY
ference in the imp0rtatt.r
into the countries c,n..~e
there is no reason to SuIt4-,. tr..I
American or Egyptian .<....
cotton will in the future s..
advantageous position THAN t.a
been in the last three mnvtr-
Declaring cotton coufrat4r o.-
and speculation as To- Nh4t tl. .t
states Will do concernIue t..
of the Arabic, form tine r.r
Of editorials here this morrn
Although the British lv,~~ U.- j,
no means unanimous In aat4.#r-
that cotton De made t-Outr4H.r. .u
that the government has t4N.r tt..
plunge its decision meets #r.
with the universal aprrult. t .
newspapers which hitherto 0 r.-
Trained from urGing the ~t.r w..~-
newspapers take th, EI.u .t4t
the government with the sl-- Ir-
nation at its disposal Md~ #l tet-
ter position to judGe th, H.f.r
method of dealing with th. e~,tor
Some comment shows tfa- .1~I3-
cradle political feeling has ..trr.i
into the matter. The Mulrln- POST
claims Ina it has only be-. -rt The
coalition government eut-t.l n'o
power that the order I'M Cu..t-H mas
been administered in such Z marI,t -
to prevent Germany rerrlE.ns ct#tpp
through neutral ports.
The Post expresses the desire 4,
know why wOven cotton fair. AMI
| textiles also were not declared COM
traband, since it says the claim mas
been made that Germany can employ
them in h manufacture of tE'
SiVeS.
l The Daily Chronicle in~terpret- thA
| governments declaration IL meal mat
while the government Viii dreHue -
! enter into any vast project tor natinT
up the American cotton CROP + WEI -
! prepared to make such pur'1~tS -
l may seem advisable to S4rt.f r.
; market and secure a r~eaSoraI. e."
of prices for the American gt.>.t
The Chronicle comments l"HIn
. on the sinking Of the Arahls @al'
that it realizes President MIS- .1s'
has not been made easier 'N WE rN
. tablished fact that America ..]'i'
were drowned. The meSSa-' -'''
America do no anticipate T
United States will make W. 80
newspaper says. but We MAY 1'
mited to doubt whether anNth..-
) of war will compel II resp "
Germany.
"American Intervention on .' -o
of the allies wOuld be 4 N'
, factor. not, perhaps, from ih"
} military point Of view but i1
of finance and supply, HI NJ
siderably hasten the ma ri
a the mere rupture Of dlplanla
=. lions. unless accompanied
stantial support to German
. nentS would aus no NerI
Inconvenience to the ~Offendih-
: and is not the kind q af4l
. which it has hitherto show
inclination to defer.
The Times regards the
OF cotton as contraband
greatest satisfaction.