The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-12
BERESFORD, BITTER,
ATTACKS ASQUI7H
Calls the Government lncpt-
Crowd Wants Cotton Made
COntraband.
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LONDONERS CRY TREASON
Speriai CJJie Despntch 10 I'm :

Speciai CJbie Despdtch To tut -.
LONDON Aug. IA large mr,.in,
with many fashionable women 100 ,L.
audience at Queens Hall to.n.rr g..
Enthusiastically resolved 10 ,all upYu IN.
government to make cotton coujitulnd
At the last minute II parigrtpu 81.
added to the resolution asking 'I,i, r.
rights OF neutrals In genera, anI The
Interests OF the cotton industry ho prnp.
erly safeguarded.
Under the Craftsmanship of Sr r..trre.
Wright NIAGARA. president OF the EngN.,
Federation Of Master Cotton : u.er.
Associations. the gathering uuI,ln .a.
solved Itself into a meeting tor boo ,..
~. Government for not dc,i,irs ,,f.
ton contraband at the outset of the ,,r
II was charged that this Weakness has
been especially shown In favor to ia
United states.
Sir George Makelll said that When
the country was fighting for its ~. I'D,
duty was not TO think of the Interest. o,
foreigners. but of It's own safety. IA.
declared that when il was y question ,,
the interests OF aliens against thu-. -
Great Britain 1t was incoucri. 49,, rl,t
the Government should hesitate foi
mon ent.
Brrcsf0rd Attacks Go,crnmrnt.
Sir George Makgill cNpr,s,rI m.
opinion that what the American .u''e,
planters objected to was tho SUSPECTS, ~
not Knowing what action Great B..'tir
might take. lie said that They ,ruu,u
know where they stand ana Nh,.e Gte,
Britain stands. lie declared That t..
British people were tired OF waiting to
seA what the Government lul'yt re-
cnnrflna xt,ftnn Vts tu Inc AMI THAT fYg
United States vas tired ~ wei Tn.
Government. he decla red. ought Co. udt,
, NJ Its mind.
Lord Charles Bercsford vas MOI bic
TO be present. but he sent u lrt',r WIu,.
contained "a remarkable paragraph lr
said hat on April II he wru'e 10 Pre-
mier Asquith respecting NatIuNf mat
ters connected will the war, showing
how inefiiciency and want Of orgaulzd
ton and forethought were. caus IA the
loss of AN invaluable number Of lives
III the warning and adVic. t'iie"'i
In my letter had been acted uu,' no
l.usitania would not have been '"-t Do,
said. adding, Il have it IN my pove' to
prove this statement when Tie lIul,.
time arrives"
Lord Beresford asked IN this l'''D af
| what value the coalition G;ovorrIu rt Vs
to the people az long a. it ,uutnH."d 90
| procrastinate IN the manner Uf Tie PFC
ceding Government.
I'VE are not governed" he said IT'S
country IL crying out and asking 20 te
4 told what to do. 1t is impstiert'f wai;-
ing orders that are not given u Sex
OF platitudes and speeches and waits
action. not words.
why not buy up the whole American
crop" continued Lord Beres'ord. ard
sell II afterward Eve at It loss What
woul such an action I've compared %
the sacrifices We are sustaining da'''
We already ave wasted far more money
than such a proposal would entail
says Britain Blocked Ru,sin.
The most enthusiastic appllus. n!
the evening greeted Sir william Rom.
say. The great scientist told hs story
Of cotton from a scientific viewpoint
much like a teacher explaining .r .r-
pie words II daily lesson. He c~t.u.i.i
hat AT the opening Of the W. ''
many had only II reserve cotton -a-
ply Of 25O.00O tons. which, "a, 'tte
of consumption being Loco tons % t,
would have been exhausted 100 Mtr.h
had . England stopped the titn-p"rta'
ton OF cotton.
The enthusiasm of the aUl.C, 4.
reached it's highest point when u -
ing Sir william Ramsay declared 300 te
most emphatic terms as he brought ks
fist down on a table that by p.c'
Britain's failure to stop tho iupor',-
ton of cotton into Germany the ,o.H.
try had contributed TO the defeat Of
the Russian armies.
Cries OF ~'treachery' rang through
the hall at this declaration. u'e-
called what about Grey ?'
Referring to the German ron', Ion
that a substitute for cotton ht1 been
found Sir William Ramsay said '.I' %
was impossible To find "A good subs NE
Other substances such as wood ''H
and straw can be used. h" sud hu
none Of these possesses the nur.I-'
power of cotton.
II the Germans were compelled % u~'
wood fibre their range would be- redo 't.
unless a larger charge We're us't. t'd
this would necessitate the "n'u-."e .
the barrels Of every u AMI r.r' On
the other hand, he explained. ''
Germans were TO he Cou',ut'I 50 " .'-'
vigorous propulsion. keeping 'H,. 81
barrels as they are, II wouII ho TO-
sary to alter all gun and 'i'' sis p
Toward the end of the meet. .'
fault finding with the GoN"Nu'.' .
affected AT least one person % '
extent that he called ont from '.' $50
lery "Oh, let the Goverun"u' g'