Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-01
u. S. WILL HELP :.
| TO IMPORT GOODS
Congressman Metz to Inform
Government What Ameri-
can Industries Need. =

From Star Correspondent.
| WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Oct
More than one hundred mannfacfne-
ers and heads Of big concerns. whose
business has been hit by the war. met.
IN conference in the PAM American
building late yesterday afternoonf
with Secretary of State Bryan and.
secretary OF Commerce Redneld to dis
cuss the problem how to procure ma.
terlals from abroad so that their va.
fious concerns might continue doing
business. There were heads Of H.
concerns from all parts of the United
states, from Denver to New York
among them were a dozen men from
New Jersey interested in the silk
and other industries. The latter are
III plight because of the shortage Of,
dyes and dye stuffs. Paterson and
Fassalc county were to the fore with
large delegation, including William
X. Lewis, Frank Moss, b. LAMA
George Cole, Walter Hudson. John
Hudson, John Walton, jr., Edward
Bodemar, c. DeGrada, DIR. Webelan1
and Mr.. Copperthwaite, of the Weik-a
man Silk Dye Company Senator
hughes, Congressman Drukker, Hart
and Eagan accompanied the New Jer-
sey delegation. -
Secretary Redfield presided and
secretary of State Bryan made az
Drief address to the manufacturers,
In which he impressed upon them the
| fact that the department of state and
the department of commerce stood
ready to do everything in their power
to help American manufacturers and.
Workmen in the present crisis. uee
declared that all the machinery of
the government at home and abroad
we're at the command Of the CONNER
cia1 and Industrial interests of the
country. But, he insisted IL results
of a satisfactory character were 60
be looked for the men who desired
certain things from abroad must put
their demands in a concrete form.
business Men Must Be Specific
He declared that 1t would be nee
essary to specifically state how much
of a certain commodity would be re-
quired, when it would be needed andn
where it was to be obtained. Then.
through the United States ambassa-
doris in Germany and Great Britain
and through TIE United States coIf
sus, consular agents and commerclahs
agents abroad. the demands of the
American manufacturers could be-
met, he said. He explained that he
states ambassador in Germany sonte
arrangement could be made with thee
German government to permit the ex-
portation of such chemicals anaa
other materials which were not corr
traband of war, and any other artisz
Giles or materials which would not be-
violation of the neutrality laws
These goods could be shipped from
Germany to Rotterdam and IRONS
that point brought to the uniteus
States in American vessels, and h6a
felt confident that IL the provisions
of the international laws were oDrl1
served such vessels would be able I'd
make the passage to this countrS4s
without interference on the part Ole
the belligerents.
The question of how soon an Amer-ss
lean vessel could be started for 1ne
other side to bring back the mueh<ks
desired cargoes brought from heple
sentative Herman Metz, who is in the
Wholesale chemical business, that me-
stood ready to send an AmericaRs
shin across in twenty-four hours.
solicitor Cone Johnson, of the De-
partment of state. explained in de-
tail how certain chemicals ana olhsrs
articles much desired might be pro-
cured through the co-operalon o.
the consular and commercial agents
broad, but laid emphasis on care to
be observed in the character of the
cargoes to be carried in American
ships going from this country to
bring back the much-coveted mate
rial for the continuance OF American
prosperity. For example, he called
attention to the fact that the English
government had placed a ban on the
shipment of copper to neutral ports.
because copper enters so widely IN
armament
Ask About Beet Sugar Seed.
From the Far West and South
came Inquiries about the prospect OF,
obtaining beet sugar seed from
Holland, an unconfirmed re
port having gone forth that
the Dutch government had re-
Gently placed a ban on the exporta7
ton of that seed. This detail, the
solicitor of the state department.
promised to find an answer to by
telegraph at the earliest moment a
representative of the big mining in
terests of Colorado and Mexico was
anxious to know about getting sup
ply of cyaniue, saying that II more
of it was not on hand soon the mines
OF Colorado and Mexico would naVe
TO shut down.
The representative OF the glass con
Germs in and about Pittsburgh want
ed to know about getting supply OF
potash from Germany to permit them
to continue business. This brougl14 :
out a side discussion on the big pot y
ash deposits in the United States thai :
were left in idleness, while millions
of American dollars were sent to the
monopoly that controlled that mate
rial in Germany.
The result of the conference was the
appointment of Representative Her
man Metz as chairman of commit
tee to attend to the details Of making
known to the department of state
and commerce what materials the
various trades required at once from
Germany and Austria. The commits
tee was composed Of two men from
each group of industries.