The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-28
PROTEST NOTE
 IS DESPATCHED
 BY MESSENGER
England to Get 10000 Word Note on Trade Inter
 ference.

Washington, Oct. 28-America' $ long considered protest against Brit fsh interfero nee with commerce be- tween the United States and Europe has been dispatched to London by special messenger, and will be pre- sented by Ambassador Page at the British Foreign Office next week. It became known today that the note, which comprises about 10000 words and covers exhaustively the ar gument of the American Government on all phases of interference with neu- tral trade, was approved by the Pres ident last Saturday and started on it's way to London on Sunday. lAlexan- der w. Kirk, Third Secretary of the American Embassy at Berlin, who had returned to Washington carrying documents from Ambassador Gerard, was entrusted with the mission on his return journey to Berlin.
 Until today the fact that the, com munication had been sent was kept secret, instructions having been given to officials that no announcement of any kind was to be made about it. That it contains a repetition of argu- ments made in the note of March 30, which recorded the Washington Gov ernment's first protest against the Or der in Council, or so-calIed blockade, is admitted, but no intimat1on was given by officials today as to what measures were proposed in the event that there was no modification of British practices.
 Not only does the cornmunfca ton cover the various notes and memor- anda sent by the British Government since March 30, but it also acknowl- edges and discusses the long notes that came from Great Britain in Jan uary in response to the first protests by the United States against interfer- enGe with neutral trade
 It was the fnOte now on it's way which ex-Secretary Bryan advocated sending at the same time that the sec ond Lusitania note was dispatched to Berlin last June. President Wilson declined to send it that time because of the possibility that the United States might be placed in the position of bargaining for it's attitude toward Great Britain. With the clearing up of the Arabic case, it was announced at the state department that the note to Great Britain would go forward. After three weeks of consid deration at the White House it finally was dis patched.
 As prepared originally at the State stood to be vigorous in tone and re- plete with objections to Great Bri- tainss policy. No intimation as to whether the document had been mod flied was available tonight.
 President Wilson is to review the complaint of the Chicago beef pack CTS agaionst the British government for seizure of meat shipments and re- fusa1 to settle on terms asked by the packers.
 The President will have a conference today with Alfred R. Urion. represent ing the packers, who has been. in Lon don II months seeking to. obtain set clement.
 It is the belief of the representative of the packers here that the President will authorize the sending to England within a week of sharp note dealing specifically with the packers cases. MT. Urton, with Henry >Veedor and Charles J. Faulkner, Jr., attorneys, had 8 series of conferences yesterday with Secretary Lansing, Frank L.Po1lx, counselor of the State Department; Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British am bassador. and Sir Richard Crawford, thme British embassy's commercial attache, but there was nothing tangi- bIe agreed on to clear the situation for the packers. All information as to results of this work during the last two days was refused by Mr.<Urion.