The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-04
DEVELOPMENTS
IN SHIPPING
SITUATION
BUT NO HINT HAS BEEN GIVEN
WHICH WOULD INDICATE THE
TENOR OF GREAT sRlTAiN'S RE.
PLY.

Great Britain VIII make TO the A1nerl
can note of protest concerning inter
ference with American trade, there
were several developments in the gen
eral shipping situation.
The United States asked Great Brit
ain for information as to how the lat
ters statement made early in No
vember, that naval stores, including
rosin, camphor and turpentine, would
be regarded as non-cOntra band, will
be reconciled In actual practice with
the notification from the British for
eign office of IA week ago saying these
products now are absolute contraband
information is sought as to how car
goes now en- route are to be affected
and whether resinous products are in.
cluded in the classification.
Italy Must Seek U. S. Copper.
The Italian ambassador informed
the state department that, while sta
tistics would make it appear that ex-
traordinary amounts of copper ship
ped from the United States to Italy
might be for un-neutral purposes, the
fact of the matter was that as Ger
many needed her own copper, Italy
could no longer import from the coun-
tries Immediately to the north of her.
but must seek the metal in the Amer.
lean markets
Much qualification was manifested
at the state department because of
the release by Great Britain of the
American oil tank steamers Tiflis and
Narragansett, and the freighter Geo
r. Hawley which had been held at
Falmouth since Nov. 30-The case of
the Brindila. originally detained at
Halifax, and rearrested on her return
journey from Egypt and taken to a
French port, is looked upon as likely
to produce complications.
Should the question of change OF
registry be raised. precedent may be
set, Tor while Great Britain has recog-
nized the transfers when of bona
fde nature, the attitude of France has
never been explicitly declared.
The communication which the state
department sent concerning naval
stores, is said to be the first protest
on specific articles listed by Great
Britain as absolute contraband. In the
American note Of protest it was stated
that while the United States objected
to some OF the classifications made,
the discussion of them would be re-
served until another time.
Southern Consrcssmen Informed.
The protest concerning naval stores
was communicated today to the gov
ernors and senator's of several south
ern states Rosin and turpentine had
been intended for ballast with cotton
cargoes and the British government is
on record as stating that cargoes so
made up would not be regarded as
contraband The state department had
no sooner sent notification to this eff
feet to shippers than the British For
eign office published its new list.
To prevent recurrence of the
charges that American shippers con
ceal copper and contraband articles in
cotton and other non-contraband car
goes. the following formal notice sup
Elementary to President Wilson S
warning of last week was issued to-
day by Secretary Redfeld of the de-
partment of commerce.
Manifests Need be Complete.
The attention of shippers of goods
to neutral countries is called to the
Importance of having manifests com
plete and accurate. II is essential al
so to avoid mixing contraband goods
in cargoes otherwise not contraband.
II is alleged that some American
manifests have omitted certain con
traband goods, also that efforts have
been made TO conceal contraband ar
ticles or to alter their appearance so
that they will be allowed to pass.
"A single case of the kind is suf-
ticient to embarrass all American
commerce to neutral countries by
throwing doubt on the correctness of
our manifests and on the neutral ma
ture of our cargoes, thus possibly in
volving delay through examining car
goes that otherwise would be avoid
ed"