Evening star., 1915-05-26
COURT SOON
TO TAKE UP CASES
Ambassador Page Assured of
Relief to Owners of De-
tanned Meat Cargoes.

lTdiS, pul Heiu III BRUSH ports. "Ouiu
proceed without delay June {. Sir Ed
ward Grey requested that counsel for
the packers be present. Alfred Urion.
their general counsel. is prepa ring to
sail Saturday.
Secretary Bryan in making public
the announcement today said it was
the result of negotiations here be-
tween Mr.. trion and arthur Meeker
of Armour & Co. and British embassy
officials
Other Cargoes Considered.
Conferences continued here today
about twentyseven other cargoes. Mr.
Urion said he was hopeful that a com
plete understanding would be reached
1t is said an arrangement will be
made for payment for the detained car
goes and that the packers will agree tc
make specific consignments of future
shipments to neutral nations, so as tG
avoid suspicion that they might be
destined for Germany.
Prompt Hearing Now Indicated.
Ambassador Sir Cecil Spring Rice
had indicated that his government
would arrange to have tried prompt
iy the cases of four detained ships
laden with meat which. according to
Alfred B. Urion. general counsel for
the packers. had been pending in the
prize court since December.
The packers had requested the State
Department to take up their case Of
ficially with the British government.
but withdrew their request pending
further conferences with Ambassador
SPRING Rice and Sir Richard Crawford.
commercial representative of the Brit
ish embassy.
I'VE expect to make a statement OF
the situation later today" said Alfred
r. Crion. general counsel for the pack
ers. We have had conference with
the British ambassador and hope to
clear the atmos phere surrounding these
matters in the near future. Pending
further negotiations. how ever. we wish
to withhold any general statement
Confer at State Department.
Mr. Urion and Arthur Meeker. presi-
dent of the Armour Company. with
representatives of other Chicago pack
ing firms. conferred for several hours
with Chandler Anderson. special coun-
selor. and Cone Johnson. solicitor of
the State Department. Mr.. Urion re
ported that his efforts in London COW
ering period of many months TO OBJ
tain settlement on the cargoes de-
tained before the issuance Of the Brit
ish order in council had proved fruit
less. and he asked that the State De-
partment take the matter up officially
with the British government. The
cases OF four ships detained by Great
Britain with cargoes valued at ap-
proximately three million dollars. he
said. had been pending in the prize
court since December.
The packers also desired the depart
ment to urge release of more than a
score of ships laden with meat products
consigned to neutrals which have been
detained since the order in council was
issued.
State Position to Ambassador.
On leaving the State Department
Messrs. Urion and Meeker called on the
British ambassador and stated their
position. particularly regarding the
continued postponements of cases now
in the courts. These cases relate TO the
steamers Alfred Nobel, George Born
sen. the Fridland and Kim. The Brit
ish ambassador indicated that his gov
ernment would arrange to have the
cases come TO trial without further de-
lay. They are now set for June :.
There was no suggestion made to the
State Department by representatives
Of the packers of an embargo against
Great Britain" said Secretary Bryan, in
commenting upon the packers visit
There have been repeated delays in
getting cases to trial in the prize
court. counsel for the British govern
ment pleading unpreparedness.