Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-11-10
TAKE PROTEST ON.
COPPER SEIZURE.
TO WASHINGTON.
Senator Hughes and Congress
man Scully Confer With
State Department Officials
on Trade Boards Protest.

Following a conference with repre-
sentatives of the local Board of Trade
United States Senator William
Hughes and Congressman Thomas j.
Scuily are today in Washington, d.
c., where they will confer with Off
cials of the state department in an
effort to relieve the situation caused
by the declaration of unwrought cop
per as contraband of war and the
seizure of American vessels bearing
this. metal to neutral countries by
Great Britain.
Messrs. o. w. Ramsay, A. G.
Clark and Albert Leon went to Pat
erson yesterday and held confer
ence with Senator Hughes. Realiz-
ing that New Jersey is vitally inter-
ested In the situation, the senator
agreed to render all possible assist
ance in having the normal exporta-
tion facilities to neutral countries re-
stored at once, and communication
by wire was established with Con-
gressman Scully from Senator
Hughes. The third district represen-
tatiye was to have conferred with the
local committee at the Packer house
ference and agreed to leave last
night for the national capital, where
he Will be joined today by Senator
Hughes. They will go to the state
department, where they will proba-
bly, meet Assistant Secretary Lam
sing and Cone johnson.
A telegram was received this
morning by Secretary Hugh Lynch
from the Billings, (Mont.) Cham Der
of Commerce, stating that they had
acted on the suggestion of the local
board OF trade and had wired a pro-
test to Secretary of State Bryan
against the unwarranted action
taken by England. Mr.. Lynch call
ed at the offices of the New York
i City Merchants Association yester-
day and was assured that s. C. Mead
secretary of that organization. will
go to Washington either today or to
morrow and lodge q formal protest
VT department.. The
Paterson Chamber OF Commerce viii
take up the matter ut 8 meeting O.
the trustees today and the Passai'
Board of Trade will review the mat
ter Thursday.
Copper was not dealt in at the
New York Metal Exchange yester-
day. 1t was stated that the Difficult
I ties which have arisen over ship.
| ments of the metal to neutral coun
tries had Influenced prices adverse
! ly and it was thought best to leave
| the market alone until the situation
grows clearer
1t Is maintained that England II
not warranted in the seizure of cop
per consigned from the United State
to neutral countries, inasmuch as tn,
| metal shipped from this country ha!
| been a large percentage wire bal
copper such as is used extensiyel,
| In industrial arts, and not the lingo
| bar copper that proves useful to war
ring countries. There is great de
mand for unwrought copper now b,
! neutral countries OF Europe, mas
much as other sources OF supply hav,
| been cut off.
Copper producers met yesterday II
| New York and discussed plans foI
protesting at Washington against thu
seizure by England of copper shipped
| IN neutral vessels to neutral coun
tries. 1t is claimed that Britain hal
now seized $1,500,000 worth Of meta
! consigned to neutral countries
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British
ambassador, announced yesterda.
that orders had been given the Brit
| ish feet not to interfere with car
goes when consigned to a specific
person or c< npany in Norway, Swe
den and Denmark. Secretary Bryan
states that he hopes to have the sam'
arrangement applied soon to Italy
Switzerland and other neutral coun
tries.