Show GREAT BRITAIN TO PAY FOR CARGOES HElD UP Foreign Office Issues Memorandum Memorandum Memo Memo- to Correct Alleged Mis Misunderstanding London May Ia 20 In O.-In In an effort to correct correct cor car what the government believes to tobe tobe be bc a misunderstanding of Great Grent Britain's Britain's Brit Brit- ains ain's attitude toward American ships and American cargoes In other neutral bottoms detained under the order in council tho the foreign of office ice has Issued an explanatory memorandum This explanation Is supplemented by bya a statement that all cotton cargoes which the government agreed to purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase under the cotton n agreement have been bou bought ht by tho the government and that actual details concerning the payment payment pay pay- ment only await proof of oC ownership o and papers showing showing- the actual contract contract contract con con- tract price It IB is explained that as ae most of ot these papers must come from the United States there will still bo be some unavoidable delays before beCore the owners of ot the cotton get got their their money Regarding meat cargoes the memorandum memorandum memorandum mem mem- sa says s 's The ne negotiations for tor an nn amicable s settlement have unfortunately come cometo come toa to toa a stand standstill owing to the exorbitant terms Insisted upon by tho the representative tive tivo of ot the American packers This stage having been reached his majest majesty majesty maj maj- est esty s government o have decided to go so goon soon goor on or with the tho prize court proceedings In these thes cases and It Is not expected that thata a decision will wilt be bo much longer de dela do- do 1 la ayed It may ho hn r l mt th Vi statement concludes ud that ii t Vr repeated eat d complaint as to Injury suffered gen generally generally gener gener- rally r- r ally b by American trade trado In consequence of oC Interference duo due to British naval navil measures measures derives little substance from published American trade trado returns A table of oC figures taken from these re returns returns re- re tur turns I and showing the amount of oC re recent recent re- re cent American trade with German Germany and amid with t neutral countries supplying German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many Jg is annexed hereto It tends to disprove an any contention that that American trade with neutral countries has recently suffered It will be bo seen that whereas American exports to Germany Ger Ger- many and A Austria u In February 1 1911 1 Ci fell feli by as with th the tue same month In 1014 American e ex exports ports port to Scandinavia la Holland and Italy roso moso h hy the enormous figure of or 51 61 51 Ills His majesty's government consider that that the abnormal Increase In supplies Imported by neutral countries as shown In these statistics alone alono Justifies their assumption as to time thc ultimate destina destina- tion of or many items In car cargoes consigned con con- 81 signed ned to one ont or the time other of or tho the countries coun coun- tries In In question In tho the vessel which h the they havo haio detained but the they would call a attention to the fact that it is h only when whon hen tho they have believed 1 themselves to be bc In possession of ot conclusive evidence of or the enemy destination n of a It cargo carso that the they have hU seized such a car cargo o and and that American Interests as for In- In In Instance stance in th the case cage of or cotton havo re received re- re I especially sympathetic consideration consider atlon aLJon I Inquiry creel Washington May 20 Time 20 The Issuance tOda today by br the thc British foreign office of or an explanation of ot detentions of or Amer Anmer- ican cargoes canoes was waR received recel with much Int Interest In official quarters but hut without without without with with- out comment While the memorandum explains some sonic of the time points taken up In a n noto under preparation to he bo sent to Great u t It is eLS WAS said said sald b by some officials that the United States State had not yet ct obtained a a. satisfactory explanation of or its original Inquiry with respect to England's rl right ht to tt halt haIt any n cargoes of or including cotton consigned consigned consigned con con- signed to neutral ports which cannot be blockaded under International law |