The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-22
JOHN Bull WANTS
COTTON C0NTRABAMD
with New Crop Coming On, America
.sz WIN Want More Markets for ITS
So Crops.
Will FACE SERIOUS ISSUE
z Right of Allies 20 Blockade Germany
.a Unquestioncd. Eeven Though sud-
marines May Alter Character OF
4. blockade Maintained.

Washington. July 2l.--The growing
= ~. agitation in England in favor OF p'ac
Ing cotton on the British coniraOahu
list is attracting considerable atteh :
fion here In spite OF the fact thae
British Government last fatL dP-
! k~f4Srisred it's intention not TO make col
Hx.3 sroH conirahand. and the faCt thst IL
ia "a known 10 be stiIl unwilling 10 take
this action, ID Is believed to ne "ithln
the range Of possibility that II Will
feel compelled TO yield 70 the StFonN
I pressure being brought Ia bear upon
1T at home.
ssss Al the same time that this sE1ia-
Ss8 ron is heinz fomented in England
~. fhe washington administration is also
49, perceiv4re that q soon viii hav" 10
4%sas face a revived campaign about cotton
~ In this country. II Is, therefore more
: 81 than likely that within the next rev
- weeks the cotton question VII ne
very much OF an issue Tor the fits'-
dent and his advisers.
The cotton question * being ca'iea
tn anew nv men representing Soulh
~rn Interests who are pointing aut that
while the world cotton maFAet ""'
ii side OF Germany and Austria. is no"
80. erStocked 10 the extent OF nearly .
3 aon. 600 bales there is already in sight
u - another large crop IN this country
DIE The desire of the cotton Interests is
of course. for the United states Gov
erument to secure access TO the ter
man ana Austrian mar Hffo' "''t~'N' -.
is declared. woHld just about take up
the surplus from last years crop
Gist of situation.
There is no prospect OF this being
accomplished, according 10 state
r1enfs made 10 responsible quarters
In fact the administration Is nov tFs ~
$3.50 attempting to secure direct access 70
I these markets. as If does not feel that
zss<F ii has any ground on which to MAKE
such an attempt. The right Of the
IN = british to blockade Germany and Aus
.s1 tria lis conceded. and that this gov
ernment has even conceded that
7. *1s4 Blockade may possibly be legal even
eT*~-syf not maintained under precisely the
Same conditions that were helo
sMss .reuuisite before the advent OF sun
-. marines as important elements ia
- maritime warfare All that the Unit
a. States is now contendinE for in the
-rntton issue is the right of Americans
n shin cotton TO neutral countries
a wsthout interference. 1t has refused
To recognize the right of the BritiSh
4ufhorities TO seize cargoes Oh ~
-fnn consigned TO neutrals on me
u ~ra,,ra that they were ultimately
@dAssined for Germany or Austria
That the British are paying TOT COZ
ton thus seized does not after the
nosit,on of the United states on the
al principle involved
should Great Britain declare cot
4on contra band and should the
United states accept such a declara,
81 ton as to cotton. the situation Woula
"a he much less satisfactory from the
# noint of view OF both the cotton snip
M ners and the State Department.
Al Would Be Extremely Unsatisfactory
~ - Cotton suspected OF ultimate desIn-
II alton to Germany could then be seIzeo
M ana confscated without compehsa
hi -Aion. on the ground that it was con
.Irahand Of war destin"e for the use
~ the enemy The ppers "oulo
Al thus lose their property, as no"
IL Enough unable to make deliveries a.
M abe points desired In many cases, they
III are being compensated for their snip
# ments when taken by the BRITISH.
W The position Of the state Depart
u znent would be less advantageous foi
81 II doubtful where II could object u
the seizure Of cotton designed f"'
ehipment through neutral countries.
III The position Of the United states
M In regard 10 cotton Is a matter OF
some dispute. il Ia held by Europe
that the United states declared cot,
ton contraband of war in the CIV
-War. Many Americans contend now
gver thai the cotton was not mace
contra band Of war but was subject l.
couffscation since, to reach the he ,
--ras IL must have been run through
-s4sA Federal blockade and, therefore
subiect TO seizure