The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10
BRITAIN BACKS DOWN
TO u. S. ON THREE POINTS
Won't Commander Hooking and Genesee, Nor Seize
Other American Ships-Allows Dyestuffs
Through-To Rush Seizure Cases.

WARRINGTON. Dec. Sin three differ
snt directions Great Britain to-day ave
evidence Of q desire to placate the Amer
lean Government by ioosening her re-
strictions against American commerce..
Ambassador Page at London and the
British Embassy in Washington In
formed the state Department OF a CON-
plete backdown by Great Britain in face
Of the vigorous American protest against
the action OF the British Admiralty
courts In Communicating the American
steamers Hocking and Genesee.
The British Ambassador informed
Counsellor Polk that Great Britain has
decided to permit German made dye
stufYs for which there Is a crying de-
mand in this country to come through
the British lines to the United states.
Ambassador sprinG-Rice also informed
the State Department that Great Brit
ain has under consideration the estab-
lishment Of a court which will deal In
summary fashion with all the cases now
pending in the prize courts regarding
American ships and cargoes seized In
the war zone and American owned goods
Of German manufacture held up In Hol-
land.
While the willingness to permit the
export OF dyestuffs marks a con-
cession on the part of the British
Government. Department officials ad-
mitted tonight that American i'm
porters need not hope to receive
consignments of the much needed COM
nudity until Germany herself agrees
to let dyestuffs be shipped. At present
Germany is insisting that the United
States in return for the dyestuffs should
compel Great Britain to permit the de-
livery in Germany OF American cotton
or foodstuffs. This Great Britain fiatly
has refused to do. contending that she
l-ruight As we'll let Germany a v Amer
lean munitions as material for gun
cotton and tina much OF the success OF
her blockade depends on her ability to
shut of foodstuys.
Realizing the hopelessness OF trying 10
get either of these concessions, the Amer
lean Government recently persuaded
| England to let American tobacco enter
| Germany by way of Holland. and has
tried to persuade Germany on the
strength OF this to let her dyestuHs come
to this country. Thus far no material
Roadway has been made.
Cable From Page.
| Information OF the surrender made by
the British Government to the protest
against the Communicating OF the
steamers Hooking and Genessee VI the
American Transatlantic Steamship Com
pany reached the state Department In
a cable despatch from Ambassador Page
at London Later In the day Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, the British Ambassador,
| visited the state Department and In a
conference with Secretary Lansing con.
nrmed Pages report.
Complstely reversing the decision OF
the admiralty courts at Halifax and st.
Lucia, British West Indies. where the
two ships we're respectively held, the
British Government set aside the order
OF reuuisition and directed that no at
tempt be made 10 take over the steamers
pending definite decision by the British
courts as TO whether or not the ships
are lawful prizes.
A third vessel of the same line which
had been seized. probably the Kankakee
has been released under bond and ths
British Government has assured the
United States that II will seize no more
vessels OF the American Transatlantic
Steamship line pending the outcome OF