The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-02
BRITISH SAY
MEDDL|NG IS
NOT INTENDED
Answer Charges of Interior
ing With American
Commerce.
NOTES HANDED TO
AMBASSADOR PAGE
Charges German Agents
Have Put False Reports
in Circulation.
NOTES HANDED TO
AMBASSADOR PAGE
81 AssocIATEn PRESS.

w dSHIHSIOny OcL. 1s-GfeaL Bf1C-
aims answer to reports widely circu-
lated in this country that she has been
interfering with legitimate trade of
the United States with neutral Eu-
ropean nations for the benefit of her
own exporters is given in a note hand
ed to Ambassador Page at London BY
Sir Edward Grey, the foreign minis
ter, and made public here tonight by
the state department. Data and
figures are quoted at length to prove
that where British exports and re-ex-
ports have increased the growth of
similar trade from the United States
has been many times as large, while
in many cases there have been vast
increases of American exports COM
pared with decreases in those from
the United Kingdom.
The note, which is in response to
the British ambassadors report of q
reference at the state department to
the unfavorable impression created
here by reports of increases in Brit
ish trade with northern European
couatl-ies since -y.sr lbsxaz,. az.
gests also that statements concerning
Great Britain's policy have been IN
spired by German. agents.
August Is is the date of the docu-
ment, which was transmitted by mail
instead of by cable. It follows, with
certain statistical tables omitted:
Il have the honor to refer to the
memorandum which you were good
enough to communicate on the thirC
of June last, in which you informed
me of the desire of the United State:
consul-general in London to be fur.
nished with figures showing the
amount of raw cocoa and preparation:
of cocoa exported from Great Britain
to Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Nor
way and Italy during the four months
ending April 80, 1915, as compared
with the Same period in 1914 AM
1913. Your excellency will remembel
that | had the honor to communicat.
to you tabular statement of thes,
figures Oh the 18th uTtimo..
UNFAVORABLE IMPRESSION.
"His majesty's ambassador a
Washington reported on the 22nd o
July that the acting councillor of tn
state department had referred in con
versation to the unfavSrable impres
sion created at Washington by re
ports as to the increase in British ex
ports to northern European neutra
ports since the outbreak of war re
ceived from Mr.. Consul-C General Skin
ner, these reports having give
figures showing increases in the Brit
ish exports of some commodities t
those countries. | am therefore com
municating to Sir C. Spring Rice sta
tistics showing what the exports O
the. United Kingdom were in com
parison with those Of the Unite
States during the first five months Q
this year, in order that this impress
sion may be removed as soon as pos
sible; but as I hear that statement
no doubt inspired by German agent
are being circulated in America :
the effect that his maJesty's govern
ment are trying to stop 20 the legit
mate trade of the United States wit
neutral countries in order to captuI
the trade for the British empire, an
are therefore allowing goods to /
exported from the United Kingdol
which they have not allowed to be in
ported into the same countries frol
the United States, I think it well I
inform your excellency Immediately
the true state of the case, and wit
: this view to invite attention to Il
, following data and figures:
'FThe increased re-export of cottc
from the United Kingdom to Norwa
Sweden, Denmark and the Nethe
lands during the months of January
!, May, 1915, as, compared with the san
period in 1914, amounted to sos, g!
centals of 100 pounds. The Unite
States exported to the four countri
: mentioned during this period in 10,
!. as much as 3,353. 63S centals, as cor
pared with 204, Ut centals during ia
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