Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-02
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ENTERED By BR|I0N{
INFORMS WASH.
INGToN OF NoN-INrERFER.
ENcE WITH TRADE.
FIGURES PRESENTED TO
REFUTE y. S. CHARGES
Calls Attention to Fact That Trade of
United States With Countries Of
North Europe Has Increased. While
British Trade Has Fallen off-Makes
Answer to Circulate Reports.

Answer to Circulate Reports.
Washington, Oct. Great Britain's
answer to reports widely circulated in
this country that she has been inter-
fering with legitimate trade of the
United States with neutral European
nations for the benefit of her own eX-
porters is given in a note handed to
Ambassador Page at London by Sir
Edward Grey, the foreign minister,
and made public here by the state de-
partment. Data and figures are quoted
at length to prove that where British
exports and re-exports 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 ex-
ports compared with decreases IN
those from the united kingdom.
The note, which is in response to
the British ambassadors report of
reference at the state department to
the unfavorable impression created
here by reports of increases in British
trade with northern European coun-
also that statements concerning Great
Britain's policy have been inspired by
German agents.
Present Figures Dispute Claims.
Aug 10 is the date of the document.
which vas transmitted by mail instead
of by cable. II follows with certain
statistical tables omitted:
Il have the honor to refer to the
-,,1,
enough to communicate on the Sd of
June last in which you informed me
of the desire of the United states con-
sui general in London to be furnished
with figures showing the amount of
raw cocoa and preparations of cocoa
exported from Great Britain to Hol-
land, Denmark. Sweden. Norway ana
Italv during the four months ending
April 90 1915 as compared with the
same perioI in 1914 and 191S,t Your
excellency will remember that l had
the honor to communicate to you
tabular statement of these figures on
the 10th ultimo.
His majesty.s ambassador at Wash
ireton reported on the 22d of July that
the acting councillor Of the state de-
partment he'd referred In converse
ton to the unfavorable impression
created at Washington by reports as
to the Increase in British exports to
noTthe,., EIuropean neutral ports since
the outhreak Of thu war received from
Consul General Skinner these reports
having heer figures showing Increases
in the British exports of some COM
modities to those countries. am
therefore communicating to Sir c.
oh N9
the exports of the united kingdom
me-a ::i comparison With those cf the
United states during the first five
months Of this year in order that this
Impression may he removed as soon as
nossible: but as ! hear that state
ments. no doubt inspired BY German
agents. are being circulated in Amer
lea TO the effect that his majesty's
government are trying to stop the le-
Ultimate trade Of the United States
with neutral countries in order to CAP
ture the trade for the British empire.
and are therefore allowing goods TO be
exported from the united kingdom
which they have not allowed to he i'm
ported into the same countries from
the United States. think it well to
inform your excellency Immediately Of
the true state of the case, and with
this view to invite attention to the
following data and figures:
Re-exports Of Cotton.
THE increased 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 III 1914. AMOUNTED 10 5e3.a95
cantals of 100 pounds. The United
States exported to the four countries
mentioned during this period in 1915
as much as 3353.63S centals. as com
pared with 2n4.1I7 centals during Jan
nary 10 May 1914, an increase Of 3
l43,4GI centals. Or six times the IN
crease in the export of cotton from
the united kingdom.
"The above figures for the united
kingdom are taken from the official
customs returns: those from the Unit
ed States have been carefully compiled
by the war trade department. from the
manifests of those vessels which ac-
tually arrived with cargo from the
United States In Scandinavian and
Dutch ports during the five months.
February to June. 1915, as compared
with fivetWelfths of the total recorded
| from the United States to those coun-
! tries in the year ended June 30, 1914.
! 1t has been necessary to adopt this
method as the Monthly Summary of
] Foreign Commerce. issued by. the
| United States government, gives very
few details with regard to American
| trade with those countries. 1t is evil
dent that some shipm rents must have
taken place from the United States tc
| Scandinavia and the Netherlands
which could not come within the scope
| Of even the most circumstantial com
pilation of statistics drawn up from
! the manifests of examined ships alone
and I would therefore lay particular
stress upon the fact that the figures
| thus obtained by the war trade de.
| partment are necessarily understate.
| ments Of the amounts actually shipped
/ But even from the figures thus OBJ
| tanned it is impossible to show con-
clusively how much greater the in
creases in the Anne rican exports tt
Scandinavian countries and the Meth
erlands have been than those of Great
Britain during the first five months o.
| this year. not only in the case Of cot
| ton but in that OF almost every othel
important commodity.
Says Trade Has Increased.
everything in the statistics have
! quoted tends to show that the mer-
camille community of the United
States has made profits proportionate
y, aa!.aI .a or greater han thase q