Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-11-12
BOARD Of TRADE
PROTEST BRINGS
EARLY RESULTS
Modifies Ruling on
Copper and Will Not Inter
fere With Nominal Supply
Going to Neutral Countries.

AS the result Of vehement protest
of the large copper companies and
of the commercial organizations of
the United States, instigated by the
Perth Amboy Board of Trade,
against the seizure of copper by
Great Britain and the declaration
OF the unwrought metal as contra
band of war, England has modified
its ruling on copper and will not in
terfere with normal supply of
metal going to neutral countries
providing that adequate guarantees
are given that the copper will not
be trans-shipped to Germany or Aus
tria.
Senator William Hughes, of New
Jersey, acting on the request of the
Perth Amboy Board of Trade,
through a committee consisting of
o. w. Ramsay, A. C. Clark and AL
bert Leon, laid before the state de-
partment at Washington yesterday a
protest from commercial organiza-
tions and copper companies Of the
state against the attitude maintained
by Great Britain on the shipment Of
copper to neutral countries The
petition sets forth that the restric-
tions now being placed on commerce
by England will eventually result in
serious injury to the copper industry
of the United States.
This further modification of the
British governments attitude was
forwarded to the state department
yesterday by the British embassy. 1t
was stated England agreed that "a
supply of copper sufficient for nor
NAL consumption in neutral coun-
tries will not be interfered with,
provided that adequate guarantees
are given that the copper will not
be trans-shipped to enemy coun-
tries" 1t has been learned that the
Italian government has given Great
| Britain assurance that copper con-
signed to Italian firms will not be
permitted to leave for Germany, but
did not agree to stop copper in tran
| sit or consigned Ito order"
The stipulation of the British gov
ernment that copper consigned to
Germany or Austria or ito order" "
| would be suspect, does not appear to
satisfy the copper men, who contend
that the United States Is free tc
make shipments to another neutral
country and that England is not JUS.
| tilted in stopping shipments to italy
on the ground that the copper will
| be re-shipped to Germany or Austria
but that England should take re-
course with Italy If such is found to
be the case.
In speaking of the situation this
morning, President Wolfson, of the
Raritan Copper Company, stated that
he believed the Perth Amboy Board
Of Trade, as well as other CONNER
cial organizations, had now done
practically all that is possible to re-
lieve the situation, and that as a re-
suit of their efforts he believed the
state department is now moving In
the right direction toward clarity
ing the condition. He stated that
the new modification of Great Bri-
tain does not wholly remedy the con-
! dition, but that he believes an ad-
justment satisfactory to the copper
interests of the United States will be
shortly reached. Mr.. Wolfson has
been informed that the state depart
ment had instructed Walter Hines
Page, the American ambassador of
London, to request the British gov
ernment to release all American cop
per now being held by them through
| seizure.