Show Us so TO CONTINUE ON PEACEFUL WILL NOT ADOPT retaliatory MEASURES AGAINST GREAT BRITAN not note on an contraband now in course of preparation but it will not go forward until Lu altania ind inci dent ie Is closed Was washington hInSton tte the united states will continue to try by the recognized methods of at diplomatic usage to obtain relief irom the injuries her shipping interests are BOW now suffering by reason of great disregard of at inter national law jt it will not adopt retaliatory measures to cocrel great britain to grant gt thia this relief thia this Is the attitude of the state department part ment t as obtained authoritatively oa monday it correctly expresses the course of procedure to be followed in the interchange of notes regarding great blockade of germany and of neutral countries the note on contraband now in to course of preparation by the state de apartment part ment will not go forward to great britain it Is understood until the Lud tania incident bar been closed A group of texas c ton growers have had a bona fide offer with satisfactory financial backing for a shipload of approximately bales of cotton to be delivered in germany at 27 cents per pound representatives of these growers have approached pro ached the state department for ad vice they insist tho the shipment willbe will be made de and they want to know what they ther may expect tho the state depart meat la Is of the opinion that tho cotton will never reach Is destination shrewd guessers in the state department ment forecast its seizure by a french or russian warship by allowing one of her allies to do this great britain could escape becoming involved |