COTTON

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9095, 14 July 1915, Page 7

COTTON

STOPPING GERMAN SUPPLIES By Telegraph—Frees Association— Copyright (Received July 13, 11 p.m-j LONDON, July 13. In the House of Commons, on a motion for adjournment. Sir Henry Dalziel raised the question of cotton reaching Germany through neutrals. He said the Board of Trade admitted that cotton was still going to Germany. Thirty million pounds would purchase the whole of the American supply that went to Austro-Gennany. Lord Robert Cecil, in reply, said that the Government was fully alive ro tho importance of the subject, which raised difficult financial questions. They bad to consider not only Germany, but the great neutrals, like America and Scandinavia, and to safeguard their interests. Tho Government had hitherto acted on a certain lilan. and believed it to be reasonably and substantially effective. If, on further inquiry, they found cotton going to Germany, no' regard for Ministerial consistency would, prevent the carrying out of a further plan to secure a stoppage. The suggestion to buy up the American export, crop involved a tremendous financial undertaking. If cotton were made contraband, they would still he faced with the difficulty of its going through neutrals. ,