Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-21
EXPLAINS ITS ATTITUDE
TOWARDS AMERICAN SHIPS
Great Britain Issues Memorandum in
Effort to Correct Prevailing
Misunderstanding.
SOME UNAVOIDABLE DELAYS
Cotton CargOcs Which Government
Offered to Purchase Already
Bought, and Payment Only Awaits
Actual Proof of Ownership.


70 be a misunderstanding of Great
Britain's attitude toward American
ships and American cargocs In other
neutral bottoms described under the
order In council. the Foreign ONCE has
issued an explanatory memorandum.
This explanation is supplemented by
a statement that cotton carGoes which
mo government agreed to purchase
Under tho cotton agreement have all
oeen bought by tn" government. and
mat actual details concerning tho pay
ihent only await proof of ownership
and papers showing the actual contract
price. II Ia explained that as most OF
these papers must come from tho United
states, there will still he some unavoid-
able delays before the owners Of the
'oa.oh get Their moncE
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,
~ 1911
~" 'EhMANh
second The suspicious conduct OF
inc vessel IN cndcaYoring TO avoid His
majesty patrols. and the known con-
neeu'ns Of the consignce OF her cargo.
hay" tended TO confirm other evidence
"hich has come TO the knowledge OF
H's Majesty's government that the food
stuffs were In reality destined for Ger
many IT was accord!nGly decided ;ha,
ihe cargo must be placed in Tia prize
court and the vessel Is NJ present dis
charging at Portshcad. England. on tho
completion OF which operation she will
ne released
his Malesty's government feels sat
'Sh'u 'hat In the circumstances OF this
case "hdHe interference with American
'H'eres's cannot with reason be imputed
20 lhe'n'
mira. Inc number of neutral vcs-
sells carrying American carGoes and al
t"chty-three carry cargocs of Amcri-
can cotton. me Unified states govern
mont are aware that since the enforce
f!eh' Oh the blockade measures an
ho"hceo IN the supplement 10 the Lon
ION ,, n"Iet.' Oh inc I-th OF March last.
nave acted
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ration win rorr.,..,t,
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Tn. arrca,ror, ,,roro,
tracted for hefora March
allowed fraa ,r,r,i, o. ,,
contract uric. II s,on,.d ra,.i,,
sh!p sailed b.for. March ., =, 49,,
1.-nuod ''
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for neutral da.,irn,tn,
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ron as conc,din, al ~, 49,, ,.
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Nraicstv's povornn.n, unro a.,...
given TO understand I'M, ~. ,ro,.tsi,'
OF the ARRANGEMENTS uoro a,,al,S
10 the United States coy.rnrr,
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rish n statement sboy,,,. ,;o,
what csrroes or nort,ors 90 ,rloa
Wis Maiestv's rovernna,, 49, 80,
with under the above arr,,ro,,ar, 49,,
as regards those which ,bc,. ho,.a a.
cided TO purchase nj tho co,tr,c, nr;,o
coxS,DUu,,,
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~"Hp
"iNth' cohsioerable portion of
COTTON mas "re"dF heen sold. and ar