The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-09

ports. over ZUU,OUU Od!eS OF U-lS COT
ton destined for northern Europe were
sold by Great Britain in England dur
ing April and May.
Drop From 4S5,O37 to $4,000 In Month,
The table of exportacion as kept by
the department of commerce Classics
France, Germany, Italy, Russia in Eu.
rope, Spain and the United Kingdom
separately. The figures then show for
the balance of Europe as "Other Eu-
rope" They show. tat in February
we exported to "Other Europe" and
Germany received $4,000 bales. In
April We exported to Germany no cot
ton and 10 "Other Europe" only 45,300
bales, thus showing the tremendous
shrinkage of expectations of cotton to
the neutral ports of northern Europe,
caused by the illegal blockade. But
for the blockade, Germany, Austria
and northern Europe would have pur-
chased before August 1st, 100000
additional bales of last years crop.
Three Million Bale Market Cut OFF For
This Years Crop.
Before these seizures by Great Brit
ain, the price of cotton was steadily
rising. After Great Britain cut off our
German, Austrian and northern Euro
pean market, the price of cotton fell
in England a cent and a half a pound.
Great Britain stopped the rise and
caused the fall in the price of cotton
during the past two months.
If the present illegal blockade by
Great Britain Of neutral ports of north
ern Europe is permitted to remain Of
force, not only will we lose the market
now for part of last years crop, but a
market will be cut off for 100000
bales of this years crop.
On March Both the state department
of our government wrote Great Britain
protesting against the notice from
Great Britain protesting against the
notice from Great Britain of March
LIST, and the order in council was a
declaration of purpose by Great Britain
to intercept all vessels destined to or
from ire ports of northern Europe
carrying goods of presumed enemy
destination or origin. That is to say,
this order in council of March 18th
announced the purpose of Great Brit
ain to close the neutral ports of
northern Europe to the commerce of
the United States, even though the
cargoes consisted of non-contraband
goods, when Great Britain suspected
that the cargoes might be destined to
German or Austrian use, or that the
cargoes were of German or Austrian
origin.
Cannot Blockade Neutral Port.
There is no rule of international
law more fully established tnan tha5.
belligerent can not blockade a neutral
port, and neutraIs have the right to
sip to neutral ports non-contraband
goods even though the ultimate desti-
nation of these goods is to citizens
of one of the belligerents.
Our government, through the state
department, wrote Great Britain on
March 30th protesting against the no
tice of March 1st and tie order in
council of March 18th. In this letter
of March 30th it was declared that
innocent ships may be freely trans
ported to and from the United States
through neutral countries to bellig-
erent territory wit: out being subject to
British blockade, much less to, deten-
ton and confscation" Again this
same letter declares that sucn inter
ference by Great Britain is distinct
invasion of the sovereign rights of the
nation whose trade and commerce is
interfered with
England's Only Answer Was Continued
Seizures.
The only answer Great Britain has
given to this letter has been the con-
tninued seizure of vessels loaded with
cotton and other non-contraband
goods destined to neutral ports. These
seizures have continued to such an
extent that shipments Of cotton into
tr-is territory have been abandoned.
Great Britain has destroyed the mar
ket, and has deferred cotton merchants
and shippers from even seeking fur
ther to enter the market.
"A cotton shipper was in Washington
a few days ago with an order from
Sweden for 10000 bales of cotton. He
had proof that the cotton would he
consumed by Swedish mills. He
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