New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
Blacklisted Firms Want
Government to Retaliate
by Closing Ports.
BRITAIN IS SCORED
IN RESOLUTIONS
Committee Will Lay Evidence or
Discrimination Before WASH
ington Government.

Maurice B. Blumenthal, representing
some of the firms, individuals and cor
porations recently blacklisted by Eng
land. will to-day ask President wilson
TO close American ports to all English
ships and refuse to permit Americans
TO transact business with British SUD-
iects until such time as the blacklist is
withdraw.
That is the main point in a long reso-
luton adopted by committee OF 'he
Association to Resist British DONNA
ton of American Trade. as the placK-
listed-who have united to fight the
ban-have called their organization.
This name was agreed upon yesterday
AT a meeting of a committee appointed
by Leopold Zimmerman, OF Llmmer
mann & Forshay, chairman OF last FIJI
days meeting of protest. =, A..
This committee, meeting in Mr.: Lim-
mermann's office, organized with MI;
: .amermann as chairman; EDWARD
Steqeman. ir.. of Bresch e. Rothsten-
stein. treasurer, and Maurice b. Blu
menthal and Daniel W. Blumenthai,
counsel. The other members OIL the
committee at the meeting were ): a;
Kahl. commission merchant, OF %
Beaver Street; B. G. Wagner, OF the
American Transatlantic Company,
steamship agents, of II Battery Pisce'
John Simon, of John Simon & BRO,
steamship owners and exporters, OF 10
William Street, and DR.. Ferdinand Son,
neborn. of L. Sonneborn Sons, Oils ana
chemicals. 262 Pearl Street. q,
After the meeting IL was announced
that the organization was 10 De maue
permanent and that as necessity arose
The committee would be enlarged. At
this meeting il was stated that mass
of evidence had been gathered show
inc various acts of discrimination
AGAINST persons on the blacklist not
ONLY by British firms, but by firms nav
ing connections with British houses
5It was reported" said statement
given out in the Blumenthal ohees'
"that the boycott has been EXTENDED SO
that many American firms have refused
IN deal with the blacklisted flrms Tor
fear Of being themselves olackIlsleu II
they did. A mass of complaints and
grievances was placed in the hands OF
Messrs. Blumenthal, who Will classlly
them preparatory to their SUBMISSION
10 government officials later IN the
week" :.
Mr.. Blumenthal would report, 1T was
stated. to a meeting of the entire as
sociation next week. Meantime, copies
of the resolutions, which he took TO
Washington with him last night, VIII
he sent to every member OF Congress
ond the Governors of the states.
In a long preamble TO the resolutions
tho committee reviews the placing oil
,he blacklist. recites that the evidence
unon which the blacklist is based was
obtained by illegal search OF mails, and
asserts Great Britain should be mace
10 understand that in pursuance OF tne
patriotic duty of all American citlzens
the American people must have an I'M
mediate reputation and permanent
withdrawal of the autocratic, inequlta,
ble and unlawful action referred 70.
The committee declares:
"In the light Of international law
and comfy and in recognition OF the
duty of our government TO protect lts
citizens. il is manifest that the trace
shins Of Great Britain cannot be &C
corded the hospitality of our ports and
the right 10 negotiate commercial al
fairs with any American citizen or hrm
on these shores or elsewhere SO lone
as Great Britain shall refuse any other
American citizen domiciled and engaged
in business on these shores the un'
qualified right TO enter upon and fully
enjoy like privileges.
Therefore be it resolved, That We
believe it TO be the duty Of the United
States government forthwith 10 cause
the government If Great Britain TO re
call the proclamstions and edicts re
ferred to and forthwith to remove th'
said restrictions upon American citi
zens; and be 1t
Further resolved, That, having ful
faith and confidence in the ability
patriotism and loyalty TO duty Of th'
President of the United States, W.
cause the matter to be called forthwith
officially TO his attention, with the re
quest that our government proceed a
once to bring about recall OF the SAT-
proclamations and edicts and the re
lief of all American citizens from tn
effect thereof; and be II
Further resolved, That this commit