The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-22
Meat shippers Angry.

Meat shippers Angry.
The feeling which obtains among the
great American importers Is accurately
represented in Mr.. Meagher's speech,
quoted by Consul Schwegel. Mr.. Meag-
her Is one OF tho principal ex-
porters of the United States. for he
Is a partner In the Chicago firm OF Ar
mour q Co.. who. with the firm of Swift,
control the market In the whole West
ern Hemisphere. Mr.. Meagher. whom I
recently met on his yacht and whose
acquaintance I had already made In
Chicago. Is absolutely furious in regard
to EnRland's arbitrary acts. No fewer
han t~hlrty-one ships. with meat and
bacon shipments from his firm to Sweden
with a value OF Sl9. 900. 900. have been
detained In British ports for months
under suspicion OF being ultimately in
tended for Germany. The negotiations
have been long drawn out, because Mr..
Meagher and his companion will not ac-
cept "A lame compromise. but insist on
full compensation or release of the con-
slgnments In which the bacon nay stu
remain sound.
The same informant further gave
me to understand that he had
not yet played his last trump
''''N'is Abt ltluSdl W tthpoi
meat to England in any circum-
stances. tHe, that Is to say the
above named two slaughtering houses,
controlled the Argentine market) At
present they are paralyzed here also
by the action OF the British Admiralty.
for the latter have Communicated
most OF the English freight ships in
tended to transport q from Ar
gentina. If England stood face TO face
with the danger Of not being able
to get any meat from the United
states or Argentina she would soon
give in.
What will Immediately result here
from England's making cotton contra
band IL is hard to say. The anger
. OF those interested In cotton will he
enormously Increased on the other
hand the fear of threatened conhsca-
ton may make the leaders of the
cotton trust so yielding that they may.
against their better judgment. agree
TO the sale OF the create part at pres
ent simply en- bio TO England, who
would be IN a position in future u
control the whole cotton market and
on peace being declared TO force on
the whole world fantastic prices Tor
this essential raw material.
Document II. \ letter from Capt. Won
Papen to his wife da,od New York.
August 20. in which the German mill
tary attache says
We are in great need ~ being
'hucked up" as they say here. since
Sunday a new storm has been raging
against us. Because Of what. I'm
sending you a few cuttings from news
papers that will amuse you Tn
fortunately they stole a fat portfolio
from our good Albert in the elevated.
The English secret service or course.
InfortuH ately there we're some very
important things from my report.
among them such ~ buying mp liquid
chlorine aud about the Bridgeport
Prolectiie Company. n well rs docu.
ments regarding the buying up Of
phsnnl and the acquisition of Wright's
aeroplane patent. But things Ike that
must occur. | send you Albcrts reply
for YOU TO see how We protect our
selves. We composed IN. document
to-day.
II seems quite likely that we shall
meet again soon. The sinking Of the
Adrlatlc Iay well he the last straw.
Hope In u interest that the danger
will blow over. How splendid on the
eastern 'front.' always say Ia these
idiotic Yankees they better hold their
tongues. It's better 10 look at all this
heroism fun OF admiration. My
friends in the army are quite different
In this way
Document l2. Letter from cant. yor
Papen 10 the Ministry ar War AZ Berlin
dated August %. reports the theft o
Or Alhorts papers 10 tho elevated ant
the consequences Of their publication
Il also deals with tho il-idgcport PROT
cctile Company. with the purchase o
phcuol from the Edison company. on!y
TO be used for medical purposes. aut
with the negotiations for The acquisition
Of Wright patents.
"Few ImpnrtinI' In New York,
Document IS. \ letter from Ambas.
sadpr bumJa To- Baron Won Burian
Austro-TIuuEaritn NJ Mister of Foreign
Affairs. on the suhjec; 81 tine disclo
sures Of the score; activities of the Ger
man Embassy ana irns.mrat Albert
reporting the theft OF papers from Dr
Albert and their subsequent publication
IA the World. The letter concludes
There are, however. very few i'm
partial people in New YORK. The tor
peiping Of the Arabic. should she have
been sunk without warning or should
any American passengers have lost
their lives, viii have "a more unfa-
vorable effect as regards Germany ON
public opinion In the United states
b a al the newspaper revelations.
Document II. \ letter from Cant. Won
Iaprn 10 the Ministry of War at BerlI,
in which the writer states tina he learn
that the Netherlands and Norwegian
Governments ar" buying val materials
and asking to be informed II there d
any objection to the sale OF war ma
t"rial by Germany 70 the sad countries
Tho letter concludes
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