The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-08-30
PLANTERS PLAN
TO RAISE KICK
Against British Embar-
90 On Tobacco.
DELEGAT|0NM OF MEN SENT
To Washington To Join In Pro.
test-Latest Ruling Blow
To Exporters.
CHANGED POLICY UNEXPECTED

Washington, Aug. ga confer
ence of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mary
land and Virginia tobacco growers
and exporters will be held in this
city on Monday to protest against
the British embargo against further
shipments of tobacco to Germany
and Austria after August 81.
Representatives of the dark tobac-
co. growers of the following Ken
lucky counties are expected here
tomorrow evening for the confer
ence: Christian. Hopkins, Hender-
son, McCracken, Graves, Fulton, Cal
loway. Todd and Logan. They will
keep with the delegates from Rob-
ertscn and Montgomery counties s.,
Tennessee. in presenting their griev-
ances to the conference.
Representatives of this industry
will confer with Senators and Rep
resentatives from their States in the
hope that means may be devised for
the extent that at least all shipments
now contracted for may proceed to
their destination. Otherwise enor-
nous losses will be sustained by the
American exporters.
Several months ago Great Britain
lifted the embargo against ship
ments of American tobacco to the
Central Powers on the ground that
this product could in no sense be re-
garded as contraband. 1t could not
be used to strengthen the military
power of either country or to subsist
the civilian population of either.
A few weeks ago England sudden
ly changed her policy, announcing
that only such shipments as were in
transit or such shipments as had
actually been contracted for, might
be delivered. This was a blow at
the American tobacco interests, but
the full effect of it was not felt until
the British Government later s{lll
announced that all existing contracts
must be filled by August 81, for to-
bacco that had been bought and
paid for on or before August 4. The
tobacco people say that it is physi-
cally impossible to carry out their
contracts by that time because OF
the limited shipping facilities.
The conference on Monday viii
probably result in laying the situa~
ton before the State Department
with the urgent request that strong
representations be made to Great
Britain. The department co-operat-
ed effectively in original negotia-
tons, as did Sir Cecil Spring-Rice,
the, British Ambassador.
Leave For Conference.
Hopkinsville, Ky. Aug. 26.-R.
4. Cooper, W. I. Fowler, George
Gary. James AMcKenzie. Edgar Me
fherson and S. A. Powell left to-day
for Washington to represent the to-
bacco growers of Christian in a con-
ference Monday on the new British
order In council blacklisting the
shipment OF American tobacco to
Germany and Austria. II is estimat-
ed that 100000 pounds of dark
tobacco is sold annually to the Cen
trail Powers.
COMMITTEES Appointed.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 26.-At a
meeting of the Clarkville Chamber
of Commerce held this morning at
the First National Bank at t0I
o'clock, committee, composed of
r. S. Rudolph, II. ID. Pettus, Austin
Peay, A. b. Killbrew. John j. Con-
roy and Thomas Edwards, was ap-
pointed to 20 AT once to Washing
tion to ascertain II some steps could
not be taken to relieve the condi-
lions in the Black Patch caused by
England's placing an embargo on
shipments of tobacco to Germany
and Austria.
Through the efforts of Congress
man Joseph w. Byrns a conference
has been arranged with Secretary OF
State Lansing for Monday morning
at 10 O'Clock. At that time the
GAINESVILLE committee will cali to his
attention the conditions that will be
brought about among more than 49,
900 tobacco growers In the Clarks-
vile district that win be affected by