Bisbee daily review., 1914-11-15
COPPER SEIZURES MAY RESULT SOON
 IN GREAT DAMAGE
Official of American Smeltinu and Refining Company Ex- plains Significance of Actions
 of Fleets of Warning Nations.

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 An official of the American Smelt
 ing < Refinine Co.,, states that accord
 ing Co cable advices received fv, i steamers which recently sailed from
 New York for Italy have been seized
 on orders from the British govern
 ment by British warships at Gibraltar
 as follows:
 Steamship Kreenland of the Amer
 ican Line, carrying the American flag
 and the following steamers Of Italian
 lines carrying the Italian flag: Steamship Regina d'ltalia; Steamship
 San Giovanni; Steamship Ducs d'Gen. . ova; Steamship Ascot.
 He calls attention to the fact that while most of the copper on these
 ships has been refined and is ready for the manufacturer some of it is
 unrefined and impure, being known
 as 'bessemerized copper which is
 use in Italy in large quantities in
 the manufacture of sulphate of cop per, or what is commonly known in this country as blue vitriol. This cop per goes direct to the manufacturer Of the sulphate of copper. who proceeds in eliminating the impurities and the
 silver and gold from the copper. which in the form of crystal becomes sulphate of copper This sulphate of copper is then dissolved and associ- ated with arsenic becomes what is known as Bordeaux mixture" and in fluid form is applied to grape vines to killing this insect and if not ap- piled at various times during the sea son the grapes will be ruined. Vast quantities of this mixture are used in the southern countries Of Europe. and probably more in Italy than any where else.
 The official continues: "If this cop per is withheld from Italy and the manufacture of sulphate of copper thereby comes to a halt, it will be in the vineyards there The German army in it's operations in France seems to have had orders to protect the vineyards The propagation of grapes is recognized as one of the great industries in all southern Euro . pean countries and vast numbers Of !. peasants depend on the yield Of their for a living How can such copper prejudice England's war op. eration? What reason can they give and stand for in seizing such metal . simply because it is called copper l
 Now let's see how Englands in- terests are affected: The board Of trade returns for the months Of Janu- ary to August show exports of sul- phate of copper from England averae- Ing for the eight months of each year in excess of 4O,OO0,OOO pounds of cop per. This 'bessemerized copper is be- Ing bought almost wholly by the Eng fish manufacturers and it would ap- pear therefore that the act of the British government in holding up .hese ships is to boost their home in- lustry at the expense of the Italians. What then will be the attitude Of the. Italian government?
 Now lets see how the interests Of he great mining companies in this country are affected The British government not only blocks them ab- 5olutely from the Italian market but after having seized their copper they open negotiations to buy it and inu- mate that they are prepared to pay or it a price that will net the shipper bout 01-2 cents per pound, which s less than the average cost Of pro iucing copper at the present time.
 "The American people have been educated to believe that restraint Of rade is unlawful, and under certain criminal Is this not clear case Of restraint Of trade by ! foreign government against this great American industry? Urgent rep .esentations have been made to the at Washington and it 'emains to be seen what action will )e taken"