Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-02
HOPE DECISION
OF LIVERPOOL
RECONSIDERED

kECUNNlUEKEU
Hope that the Liverpool Cotton
Association, which recently gave no
tice of its intention to withdraw
from the international agreement
slgned last year establishing uni
versal cotton standards, will recon
slider its decision when it discovers
that it is mistaken in the belief
that the United States department
of agriculture has changed the stan.
dards agreed on, is expressed in a
statement given out by representa-
tives of the American cotton trade
who met with the department of
agriculture recently to consider
the situation. No change in the
universal standards has been made.
says the statement, the text of
which is as follows:
A number of representatives OF
the American cotton trade met with
the department of agriculture to-
day to review and consider the re-
cent happenings with regard to Uni
versal Standards for American cot
ton, particularly with regard to the
fact that Liverpool had given no
tive to withdraw alter August /,
1925 from her agreement to ope-
rate under the Universal Stan
dards. Liverpool had indicated at
the time of her withdrawal that
she might cancel her notice to with
draw, in case satisfactory supple
mentary agreement could be reach
ed. A supplementary agreement
was presented by the department of
agriculture to the European Cotton
Association at a meeting in London
on July 81.
Liverpool Refuses
While Liverpool alone of the eX
changes represented, refused to ac-
eept the supplementary agreement
proposed, the cotton associations of
Manchester, Bremen, Rotterdam,
Harve and Barcelona have accepted.
1t is believed by the representatives
of the cotton trade present today
that the members of the Liverpool
Cotton Association are very high
class, fair-minded and honorable
men and that if they thoroughly
understood the whole situation,
they would be disposed to accept
the supplementary agreement and
recall their notice TO withdraw. 1t
would appear that their giving no.
tice TO withdraw and their refusal
to accept the agreement is based up
on the belief that the department
Of agriculture deliberately changed
the universal standards, whereas no
change has been made in the uni
versai standards.
Z The supplementary agreement re-
ferred to in the foregoing state
ment provides, among other things,
that parties to the agreement shall
be represented at meetings for the
purpose of establishing and main
tanning confidence lin the lnteg-
rity, compatibility and uniformity
of copies of the original. universal
standards used by the, department
and the cotton associations. 1t is
noted that the physical appearance
of the original samples of cotton
the universal standards
may change in storage, IN spite OF
the greatest care. and under the
most favorable storage conditions
Such a change, which made it nee
essary to replace one box OF sam !
pies, was. the cause of the misun-
derstanding between Liverpool ana
the department of agriculture.
Representatives to Meet
So that such misunderstanding
may not again arise, the supplement
tary agreement calls for a meeting
Of representative of tae parties 10
Il to be held at Washington every
year on the first Monday in March
These meetings would be held sole
" to examine and approve 40 sets
IF copies of the original universal
standards and such additional sets
as might hereafter be required. In
examining and approving these
copies, the experts would be eX
,eeted to take into account the ten
ieney of the samples TO change IN
appearance. They would not be au-
.horized to depart from the original
standards in any way.
After examination and certiflea-
ion Of the samples, two sets would
be drawn by lot. These two sets
.hs department of agriculture would
seal, set aside, and preserve IN stor-
lge unopened until the next annual
meeting. The first set drawn would
De recognized as the official repre-.
sentative of the original universal
standards. The second set would be
stored separately from the first set
md would be substituted for the
first set if that set should be dam
lged or destroyed.
OF the remaining sets of samples
here would be drawn by iot for
zach association two sets. One ad-
litional set would 60 TO each asso-
station having board of cotton ex-
,miners constituted as provided IN
he principal agreement. These sets
you'd be furnished gratis. Assoeia
ions would have the privilege OF
,uying an additional number Of sets
IN ur;ttau annlieatiou. Agsocia-