Show I WILL tWILL RESTRICT COTTON TRADE I y British British Official Says It May MayBe MayBe Maya Be D Decided a to Add Corn Commodity Commod Commod- mod mod- ity to Contraband List London Aug 13 Lord 13 Lord Robert Cecil parliamentary under secretary for tor for foreign forn or- or eign affairs In Jn the course courso of a a. formal IntervieW today defining tho the British h governments government's attitude In tho the complicated cotton situation made this statement state state- statement ment mont The allies must by nil all lawful means prevent cotton reaching their enemies It t mn may be considered necessary to make cotton otton contraband Lord Cecil Ceeil studiously refrained refrain cd from nn any hint that tho the commodity would be removed from tram the free treo list at any sp spec spec- l- l fled ted led date or that the government govern ent had evolved any solution to meet the do- do mands of ot American cotton growers and neutral consumers Ho He stated explicitly however that if It cotton were ere made con- con England would con consider lder tho act legal and Internationally Justified In any case whether cotton Is contraband contraband con- con or not h ha he paid said tho the allies must permit neutral trading In this product American growers must be bo given their market t In neutral countries coun- coun tries even If the they aro Bre adjacent to Germany Oer- Oer man many nany and tho the Industries of those countries must have the cotton re required ro- ro for Cor their own needs We Ve ar are arc Interested only In keeping cotton from Germany German All AIl Americans must be bo fully ull aware of oC tho the complicated and gigantic character character character char char- acter of oC an any scheme of this sort and ho tho stud study of It will be required before being put Into operation I 1 hope America will not be b Impatient but butwill butwill will rest assured that the governments of oC the tho allies will give hl every cry consideration lon tion to the legitimate Interests of oC all aU neutrals t |