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Show DACIA SUBJECT OF CONTROVERSY Britain Objects to Use of Transferred German Ship In Cotton Trade j Washington, Jan. 14. The statq department is trying to arrange with tho British government for tho linmo dlato dispatch of tho steamship Da-da Da-da from Port Arthur, Texas to Rotterdam Rot-terdam with a cargo of cotton on tho basis of a temporary voyage .Tlio question of tho right of transfer of bolllgorcnt owned ships to American registry will bo wnlvod if tho Dacln Is privileged to make this one voyage voy-age free from seizure. Tho arrangement wns proposed to Ambassador SprlngRIce today by So llcltor Johnson of tho state department, depart-ment, who said that contracts of American cotton growers for delivery of the Dacla's cargo to German linns at Bremon within n limited tlmo would bo lost unless tho ship wero lowed .to proceed at once. i As tlio British government had objected ob-jected to tho transfer of tho Dacln's registry and to her sailing between Texas ports for Bremon, the state department de-partment sought to leave for futurq adjustment the larger question ot tho locality of the transfer by changing tho destination of the ship from lire men to Rotterdam, whence tho cotton cot-ton may be transferred by rail or .'liters to Bremen. I Sir Cecil Sprlng-Rlce has transmitted transmit-ted the proposal to his government and today was awaiting a response. Counsol for the owner of the Dacln filed with the British ambassador tho certified checks for $lC5,00i), with which payment for tho vessel was mado, and submitted evidence that the German master and crew hud been superseded by Americans. Acknowledges British Note In a noto dellvo'cd today by Am bassudor Page nt London, Secretary Bryan acknowledged receipt of tho preliminary reply or tho British government gov-ernment to tho American note protesting pro-testing against tho treatment of neu-tial neu-tial commerce by tho British fleet. Ho expressed appreciation ot the triendly spirit In which the commuijl cation had been received, and noted, with satisfaction that tlio principles ot international law sot forth' by tho United States had been accoped. Further comment, Mr. Bryan said, would bo premature at this tlmo In view of tho Intention ot tho British government to reply luer In detail. |