The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-20

Great Britain Enters
Denial u. S. Charges
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are 81 wholly different nature from
those exported from Great Britain.
"In some cases, which are explained
IN detail in the memorandum there
has been an increase Of the exports
from England but the amount in
volved has been infinitesimal as COM
pared with the volume Of American
trade IN the same articles, and the in
crease Of the exports from England
is explained by accidental causes
which involved no loss to the Ameri-
can exporter. l need only mention
the case Of cotton. The export from
England Of American cotton increased
during the first seven months Of the
years by 1l4,000 bales, largely owing
to cotton which was purchased by the
British government in consequence Of
misrepresentation ~ to the ownership
and released to the Swedish. con-
siguees. In the same months the total
exports from America increased by
1900, 900 bales.
II trust that It viii not be found
aniss that / ask your consideration
Of the enclosed memorandum which
Is not communicated in controversial
spirit, but merely In order to correct
an impression which appears to have
arisen from an imperfect appreciation
Of the facts.
II need only add IN conclusion that
II there comes to the knowledge Of
your department any specific instance
in which the British government has
made use of their restrictive trade
measures for the purpose Of unfairly
discriminating between British and
American trade, you will bring the
facts TO the knowledge of my govern
ment in order that they may cause
m enquiry and remedy such injustice.
ri am, dear Mr.. Secretary,
yours sincerely,
oGS1A k5I MIN WINNIE.
THE BRITISH DENIAL.
The memorandum, in part, follows:
1.-THE attention Of His Britannia
Majesty's Embassy has been drawn
to a report by the United States con-
sul-general in London on the subject
of British trade in July, which was
published in Commerce Report No.
20s Of August s0th, and the SUBJ
stance of which was widely repro
duced in the press.
"In the course of this report Mr..
Skinner states as follows:
tit continues to be the case that
many classes of goods the expectation
Of which from the United States to
neutral countries is attended with
great difficulties and hazards, are
going forward freely from Great
Britain to the same countries, and in
some cases in largely increased
quantities.
1.-THE idea that British trade is tax
ing advantage of the conditions aris-
ing out of the. military situation in
order to establishe itself in neutral
markets at the expense of American
trade is one that has already been
submitted by the United States con-
sul-general in London in a previous
report, and Sir Edward Grey, in a
note to Mr.. Page dated August 18th
last, endeavored to show that the
idea was founded upon a misappre-
hension of the facts. The sentence
quoted above, however, and the pub
LEFTY given it in the American press
and to the figures adduced to support
It, render further explanation de-
sirable.
"While British export trade has UNI
dergone uniform decrease in prac-
tically all articles, the published
| figures of the United States Depart
ment Of Commerce show that the
export trade of the United States, in
spite Of lack of shipping, the COM
plete dislocation of normal conditions
of commerce and the measures taken
by the allied powers to restrict the
trade of their enemies, and quite
apart from the export of actual mu-
nitions of war, has increased to q
phenomenal extent, and this, not only
in supplying the requirements of Ger.
tain of the belligereht nations but In
general trade with the very countries
from whose markets it has beer
claimed that Great Britain was en-.
deavoring to exclude American
| products. On the other hand British
trade has probably suffered more
from the embargoes on exports i'm.
posed owing to the necessities of wa,