The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-04
BRITISH EMBASSY POINTS our WAY FOR SHIPPERS TO GUARD
 AGAINST DELAY.
ND IMMUNITY FROM SEARCH
Duplicate Manifests Given to British Consuls Would Materially Assist Vessels With Cargoes For Neutral Ports Reach Destination.

Washington, May 2.-The British embassy issued a statement tonight for the information of American ship ping interests, designed to facilitate 1 trade of the United States with neu- tral countries by pointing out a way to guard against interference by al- lied ships with cargoes not under the ban of Great Britain's blockade order in council.
 The statement has been sent to all British counsuls in the United States, 10 whom shippers are advised to give notice of the character of cargoes so that the British government may be advised before ships reach European waters.
 The United States aoes no, lecog nize the right of the allies to inter fere with legitimate commerce be. tween neutrals or with non-contra- band goods even when ultimately destined to Germany or Austria, and has set forth it's position in lengthy diplomatic exchanges on the subject. In order, however, to prevent as far as possible unnecessary delays and detentions the foreign trade advisers l of the state department have been holding informal conferences with British embassy officials in the inter- est of shippers and to aid those who desire to conform 10 the requirements of the order in council they have printed the re-eXport embargo list of the various countries contiguous 70 the European beligerents
 The statement in part follows: "The British embassy has received numerous applications from shippers of American products for information and advice to facilitate the quicker examination and passage of consign- ments of goods to neutral destinations for neutral consumption.
 1 "The British embassy can give no assurance as to the immunity from visit and search or detention of any particular shipments; but with re- gard to consignments of non-eontra- band articles as well as of articles of conditional coutraband, they are au- thorzed to state Chat where arequate 1 information is furnished by consign- ors 10 show tha. the goods shipped are neutral property and are 10 be used exclusively for consumption in neutral countries or by the allies this will be taken into consideration by | the authorities charged with the exc cutiou of the order in council This will also apply to shipments of cer- l tain descriptions of goods listed as absolute contraband Such goods are, however, usually subject to closer scrutiny and control and in some | cases special arrangements.
 Tt would greatly facilitate and eX- sels bound to neutral ports which call at or are bound to their ports for eX- l animation or their papers, if ship ping houses or their agents would give heir consular officers a duplicate | of the final manifest of the vessel immediately on its departure for Ep- rope in order that if possible it may
 be transmitted to the British au- thorities in London in tiTe for it to be received and considered before the vessel arrives.
 '9To further accelerate proceedings
 manifests and bills of lading should
 disclose the exact nature of the goods,
 and wherever it is possible the name
 and full business addresses of the ultimate consignee as well as the name and address of the consignor
 Shippers should avoid the use of generic descriptions such as hard
 ware. dry salteries, machinery, etc,
 which are capable of being employed
 to conceal the real identity of goods classed as contraband.
 "In the case of lubricating oils, it
 should always be stated wAether the
 oil is Vegetable or mineral. The pre-
 else nature of animal or vegetable fats ahd oils should also be indicated; the t9rm lard alone, for instance, IS
 not Adequate without some closer
 defaition because the lists of prohib- iteR exports of certain neutral coun- i udfs differentiate between various | phl sarations and compounds of each fl 'll arrangements which may be
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