Bisbee daily review., 1914-11-08
BISBEE CLUB PROTESTS ON
 ENGLISH ACT
Warren District Commercial Club Sends Message to SeCre-
 tary Bryan in Name of Citi- ZenS of BiSbee and the State
Message Objects to Placing Of Copper on Contraband Lists When Shipments Consigned to Neutral European Countries

Throughout the country the copper industriesand communities which ex ist because of copper mining and re lining are stirred by the action of Great Britain in detaining vessels bearing copper consigned from this a neutral country. to other neutral countries and the putting of un wrought copper on the list of abso lute contraband goods, As a result teiegrams are being sent from various sections of the country to Secretary of State Bryan protesting and urging action on his part.
 Yesterday morning the following telegram was received by the Com. mercial Club from Perth Amboy, N J where are located some Of the largest and most important copper refineries of the country and to which is con signed much of the copper tbat is produced in this district.
 'Warren District Commercial
 Club. Bisbee.
 Please wire secretary of state Bryan protest against action of Great Britain detaining vessels bearing cop per from United States to neutral for. eign countries and putting unwrought copper on list of absolute contraband goods.
 "The business interests of your state demand that you hold that Great Britain is .unwarranted in interefer ing with commerce between neutral countries
 We have taken this action
 Perth Amboy N. J Board of Trade Upon receipt of the telegram Secre tary Gray prepared a telegram to Sec retary of State Bryan along the lines requested submitted both the tele gram received and the proposed tele gram to President Bowen of the clut and to a majority of the director. whom he could easily reach and last night the following message wa. sent.
 William J Bryan, Secretary O.
 State, Washington,
 This club on behalf of it's members and the residents of the greatests cop per producing district of Arizona. th, greatest copper state, desires to en ter a vehement protest against th, action of Great Britain in detaininl vessels bearing copper from this couI try to other neutral nations and il putting upwrought copper on the ab solute contraband list of goods ant products. Such proceedings, we in sist, are absolutely unwarranted an, are jeopardizing and threatening t paTalyze the most important bushes interest of this section and state ant to throw thousands out of employ ment We urge you to take ever possible action to relieve the situa ton
 Warren District Commercial Club.
 In the forenoon the Douglas Chan ber of Commerce telephoned to tn office of the Commercial club here ( learn what action had been or woul be taken in the matter and were ir formed and a copy of the propose message read. That organization to take similar action.
 While locally it is unknown wha diplomatic action Secretary Brya can and will take relative to coppe seizures and the listing of it as a col traband the situation is considere a very serious one for the copper il dustry An insistent demand for col per for commercial purposes is settin i'm in various parts of Europe It true that copper is used in the man faeture of many munitions of war bl there are many more uses in peaC for which 1t is required and whic should take it from the absolute co traband list and prevent interferenC of its shipment between nations thi have declared their neutrality to tl various beligerents.
 It may be considered certain, is tl opinion here. that whatever course pursued. care will be taken 10 avo any steps that might tend in any wa to raise the question of this countri' friendliness and absolute neutrali and that under an circumstances, ar no matter the cost to any particull industry. no effort will be spared keep out of the European embrogli