Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-11-09
TRADE BOARD COMM TIEE C0NEERS
WITH j, s, SENATOR HUGHES ON
SEIZURE Of COPPER BY BRITISH
Meet Tomorrow With Congress-
man SCu|Iy---Take Up Pro-
test in Western Cities---
Lynch to Tour Two States.

Following the action taken by
the Perth Amboy Board Of Trade
In protesting to Secretary Of State
Bryan against the seizure of Amerl-
can ships bearing copper consigned to
neutral ports and the placing of un-
wrought copper ON the list Of con-
traband goods, other commercial or
ganizations throughout the United
States on the suggestion OF the local
board have sent protests to the
State Department In an endeavor to
protect the copper interests of the
nation.
Secretary Hugh Lynch received
the following telegram this morning
from the Copper City Commercial
Club of Houghton, Michigan:
Eve have filed protest with
Secretary Bryan as you requested.
Thanks for the suggestion" The
Commercial Club of Helena, Mon
tana, has also wired the local Board
of Trade stating that they have
taken similar action.
Committee Visits Hughes.
A committee consisting of o. w.
Ramsay, A. c. Clark and Albert Leon
went today to Paterson, where they
Will confer with United States Sen
ator William Hughes in an effort to
enlist his aid in the matter. Owing
to Senator MARITIME being in Boston
II will be impossible to meet with
him, but tomorrow morning Cong
ressman Thomas j. Scully will be in
Perth Amboy and will meet the COM
mittee at the Packer House,
Secretary Hugh Lynch left this
morning for cities in New York and
New Jersey, where he will confer
with the heads of leading COMMERCIAL
organizations endeavoring to make
the movement a concerted one
against the attitude Of Great Britain,
believing that if the present course is
pursued it may result in the closing
of smelters and copper mines
throughout the country and throw
possibly 100000 men out of work
through the curtailment of expor-
tation. Perth Amboy is vitally inter-
ested In the situation since this city
is recognized as one of the world 8
leading copper smelling and refining
ceners.
please wire Secretary of State
Bryan protest against action OF Great
Britain OBTAINING vessels bearing
copper from United States to neutral
countries and putting unWrought
copper on list of absolute contra
band goods Business interests of
your state demand that you hold
that Great Britain is unwarranted in
interfering with commerce between
neutral countries. We have taken
this action" This was the telegram
sent Friday night to over thirty OF
the commercial clubs at points all
over the United States by the local
board of trade.
The British government maintains
that the only alternative left is to
stop the trade of copper with Ger
many through Italy, believing that
the evidence that this is being done is
convincing Some of the copper con-
signed to Italy, the British declare,
has actually been found in cases
marked for Danzig, while other
shipments are made on orders
through German houses in Amster
dam and Rotterdam. Some of these
houses the English believe to be
connected with the Krupps, manu-
facturers of big guns. In defense of
their action the British claim that
with a few possible exceptions the
American exporters do not suffer,
since thier government, not wishing
TO be unreasonable, is prepared to
arrange for the purchase of copper 1t
has detained. This statement, how
ever does not appease the American
exporters who claim that the British
upon seizure OF copper cargoes
tie them up indefinitely in the prize
court or buy the metal up at low
price, thus causing steamship owners
to refuse further shipments to neu-
tral ports.
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