Bisbee daily review., 1915-10-03
ENGLAND TELLS
OF COMMERCE
CONDITIONS
British Authorities Deny That
Commerce Of United States Is
Being Hindered in the Least
BY That Country.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct o.
Great Britain's answer to reports cir
culated in this country that she has
been interfering with legitimate trade
of the United states with neutral
European nations, is given i'm note
handed TO Ambassador Page in Lon
don by Sir Edward Grey the foreign
minister and made public here to-
night by the state department
The note, which is in response to
the British ambassadors report of a
reference at the state department to
the unfavorable impression created
here by reports OF increases in Brit
ish trade with northern European
countries since the war began, sug-
gests that statements concerning
Great Britains policy have been in
spired by German agents.
August 13 is the date Of the docu-
ment, which was transmitted by mail
instead of by cable. 1t follows with
certain statistical tables omitted
u have the honor to refer to the
memorandum which you were good
enough to communicate on June last
in which you inform me Of the desire
of the United States consul l-general in
London to be furnished with figures
showing the amount ofraw cocoa and
! preparations of cocoa exported from
Great Britain to Holland. Denmark,
Sweden, Norway and Italy during the
/ four months ending April 30, 1915, as
compared with the same period in
1914 and 1913 Your eXcellency will
remember that had the honor to
communicate to you tabulated state
Iments of these figures on the 10th ult.
His majesty's ambassador at
Washington reported on the 22nd of
July that the acting councillor of the
state department had referred i'm con
lversations to the unfayorable impress
sion created at Washington by re,
ports as to the increase in British eN-
ports to northern European neutral
ports since the outbreak of war re-
ceived from MI Consul-General Skin.
ner, these reports having given fig
lures showing increases i'm the British
exports of some commodities to these
countries. ! am therefore commune
eating to Sir c. Spring-Rice statis-
tics showing that the exports Of the
, United Kingdom were in comparison
with those of the United States dur
inc the first five months of isis year
in order that this impression may be
removed as soon as possible; but as
II hear that statements no doubt in.
spired by German agents are being
circulated i'm America to the effect
that his maiesty's government is try
ing to stopethe legitimate trade of the
United States with neutral countries
in order to capture the trade for the
British empire, and are therefore al
lowing goods to be exported from the
United Kingdom which they have not
allowed to be imported into the same
countries from the United States,
think it we'll to inform your eXcellen
cy Immediately of the true state OF
the case and with this view to invite
attention to the following data and
Figures
/ THE increase re-eXport of cotton
from the United Kingdom TO Norway
Sweden. Denmark and the Neither
lands during the months of January
TO May, 1915, as compared with the
same period in 1914 amounted to SOB.
995 centrals of 100 pounds The
United States exported to the foul
countries mentioned during the perioC
in 1915 as much as 3,358.63S centrals
as compared with 2O4177 centrals dur
ing January to May 1914, an increase
Of 3149461 centrals, OF six times the
increase in the export of cotton from
the United Kingdom.
4 THE above figures for the United
Kingdom are taken from the officia
custom returns Those from IN,
United states have been carefully
complied by the war trade depart
lment from the manifests of those YES
sells which actually arrived with car
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