New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-23
BRITISH EXPLAIN
EFFORTS TO AID
NEUTRAL TRADE
Memorandum to Wash
ington Anticipates De-
mandS of Americans.

London, June pa memorandum
explanatory Of efforts being made by
the British government to mitigate
hardships euffered by neutral traders
on account of the Orders in Council
and other war measures was delivered
by the Foreign Office to- day to Ambas-
sador Page for transmission TO Wash
ington.
1t is not a reply to the American con-
traband note, and appears to antlci-
pate action by the United States IN
response to the demands of American
importers. A summary is given of the
measures adopted by Great Britain for
the purpose Of enforcing with as httle
friction as possible her policy Of shut
ting off Germany from the rest OF the
world.
Methods whereby neutrals may trade
without coming into conflict with these
regulations are set forth by the For
eign Office. The text of the note Will
not be published here until it is gwen
out in Washington.
Washington, June 22.-The memo
randum of the British Foreign Office
summarizing measures adopted to al
leviate difficulties to neutral traders
under the Order in Council will not, 1t
is understood, affect the sending OF the
note 10 Great Britain, now in prepara-
ton. This communication is to re-
iterate The American protest against
the illegality of the principles IN the
Order in Council.
While the measures which are under
stood to be outlined in the British
memorandum are aimed TO correct
troubles experienced by Americans IN
their trade with neutral countries, the
United States insisted in the note Oh
March 3O-its last communication on
the subject-that England had no right
under international law to stop nom
contraband goods of American ships
passing to and from Germany through
neutral countries, a blockade being
held as effective only against bel
ligerent coast itself.
The time for the dispatch of the new
note to Great Britain has not been
decided, and the British memorandum
probably will be taken into consldera-
tion before it is finally prepared for
transmission.
Nearly $50 New York importers met
at the Hotel Biltmore yesterday TO con-
slider methods of maintaining the rights
of neutral traders. A permanent or
ganization, of which several importers
associations are members, was formed,
and resolutions protesting against any
war embargo on shipments from neu-
tral countries were adopted.
Ii is the third such resolution to be
framed by American importers, and, in
d revised form, will be sent to Presi-
dent Wilson within week or ten days.
Il is TO be recast to make il clear that
the protest applies TO Germany as well
as to Great Britain.
Officers of the new organization were
chosen as follows: p. J. Cunningham,
of Dezell & Helwig, president; Carl w.
Stern. of NJ. J. Corbett G. Co., vice
PRESIDENT; Theodore Bach, of Shows
United States Express. secretary, and
A. c. Kaufman, OF the Kaufman &
Strauss Company, treasurer. Among
the members are the Importers Asso-
citation of America, the National I'm
porters' Association and the American
Association of Commerce and Trade in
Berlin. Other similar associations
throughout the country will be invited
TO join.
II is understood that the resolution
adopted yesterday demands that
American owned goods from Austria
and Germany be allowed to leave neu-
tral ports. -,
The trademark made in Germany"
il was said, had been abolished, and in
its stead appeared a neutral inscrip-
tion. placed on the wares in the Dutch,
Swiss or Scandinavian factory where
the finished article was assembled from
parts that had been constructed in
Germany and shipped 20 the neutral
factory.
According to one importer, the Ger
man trademark was removed because
German manufacturers realized that,
whatever the outcome Of the war might
be. there would be prejudice in many
countries for years against German
made goods.