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Show SETTLEMENT 0FC0IT11D DISPUTE NEAR British Government Receives Re-ceives American Note Concerning Interruption Interrup-tion of Commerce. NO EXCITEMENT IN EITHER COUNTRY United States May Certify Legitimate Cargoes and Thereby Make Them Immune. WASHINGTON, Doc. 30. While tho American note- to Great Vritain concerning concern-ing interruption? of tho commerce of this country continued today to ahport official Washington, there was manifest a tone of confidence that the numerous dif lleultica which had arisen in tho last five months cveutualK would be amicably ami-cably adjusted. Already the duteusion had turned to measures which tho Uoited States eoulj properly tttko in eo-operntiOH with Great Lritiliu to reduce re-duce to a minimum the necessity for extended search on the hiu se.is. It became known that agent? of tho treasury treas-ury department, netiutr in eo-oporation with the state department, already in one ease had inspected aarco of cotton, cot-ton, which in-'peetion had satisfied the British ombasvy and fn-'ililated tho pro-irress pro-irress of the shipment to its destination. destina-tion. Tho belief was held in official quarters quar-ters that a mutual understanding miht be reached whereby legitimate eBrgoes could he certifle.il before iheir departure from t'jis country, nnd thereby made immune im-mune from detention. Couched in Friendly Terms. Hi'h officials of the Washinc'cn Rov- eniment were somewhat surprised that tli? Amcican note has been regarded ns "brusque" in some London quarters. They said the British cabinet, which has it under consideration, after a single rc-Bdin of the document must be convinced con-vinced that the United States had st.oken in the most friendly spirit, tlioueh none tr.e lss earnestly and cm-pha'Kallv. cm-pha'Kallv. on points of which it considers con-siders ittelf thoroughly justified under th laws 0; nations. There is nothing of a peremptory character in the note. Dor is it phrased in tone of irritation, hut those who are familiar with its eonte.uts say it is a mitter of fact aud frank statement of tho difficulties experienced by American shippers, and the failure of tho Britisu government to meet tho various protests j which have been made. Thirty Ships Detained. In all, it became known today, thirty Ymrrican ships and cargoes, their value totaling millions, have been detained. Tho American note points out specifically, specifi-cally, howeter. that reimbursements for previous damages alone cannot cure tho situation, as the activity of the British fleet has restrained many exporters, whose business has become stagnant for fear of the numerous technicalities and risks involved in shipments. 1 With respect to cotton shipments, the J eae of one or two illegitimate cargoes,' it is recognized, has caused the British government to suspect all shipments. The United States government has no evidence that there has been contraband concealed in cotton cargoes, but England Eng-land has mada two specific complaints of it. Warning to Shippers. Although not vouching for or confirming con-firming tho charges, the American government gov-ernment ha6 thought it advisable, nevertheless, never-theless, to issue a warning that one fraudulent shipment must produce embarrassment em-barrassment to cargoes generally. Secretary Brvan, discussing toe note with callers today, declined to give any details. He described it as a general statement summarizing tno vincricaii position in several specific cases. Those neutral ' diplomats who called to ask about tho note were not given a copy of it, but wero informed that tho first newspaper report of it was accurate. They were told that tho state, department depart-ment probably would not deliver the te.vt. of the communication to fpreigti governments generally, ns it still regarded re-garded tho note ns confidential, the American government itself having not authorized its publication in part or in whole. Points in Note. The general points on which the note complains and which have been the basis of several specific, protests hitherto are substantially as follows: 1. American cargoes have been searched on tho high seas a belligerent right that is not denied but. the ships also have ben diverted to ports for further fur-ther examination, a circumstance hold not justified under international law, unless full proof of hostile destination is presented at the time. Serious I033, especiailv to perishable goods, has resulted re-sulted from such delays in a ship's voyage, voy-age, f, Great Britain has regarded absolute abso-lute and conditional contraband as in the same class. The general understand-iing understand-iing in international law has been that I I (Continued, on Page Three.) 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