New-York tribune., 1916-07-19

London. Why. we have suppIeo 'oiS
OF silver for the British government,
and all Of our transactions aproan
have been done through London houses
There has been no business WIN yer
many. 1t is true we sold some ger
man bonds, but we are dealers IN Sc
curitios. and as such have handed ,he
Anglo-French bonds, the french loan
Of victory and we will buy the ne"
French bonds for you.
"Frankly, | do not know exactly VIVA,
the thing means. For example. does IL
mean that |. born in New York, and an
American citizen IL there ever be one
would be refused permission TO lahd IN
England from an American ship IN tne
event that | should decide 10 90 over
and protest in person against my III
clusion in such a list|
As :-ade up. the blacklist lncluaes
all Of the partners in the iirms that
are under the ban. In the case OF cor
porations all Of the officers are also in
cluded. In most of the cases, tne
firms named are in the main made up
of men Of German origin, wnhe IN
the cases Of the corporations most oil
the officers have Germanlc names
Code Use Defended.
Oscar l.. Gubelman, of the banking
firm Of Knauth. Nachod & kuhne, OF
100 Broadway, was indignant when IN
formed that his firm was on the list.
ave are considering means OF taking
the matter up with the State Depart
ment in a day or two," he said, las we
feel that we have been unfairly dis
criminated against. The British gov
ernment has done its best TO hamper
..,r business relations with Germany'
Ne have information that many OF our
cables were interfered with.
at was necessary in the transactions
of money matters TO use sllghty
yelled code which has, in many cases.
been held up. Lately, therefore, we
have taken to using the direct wireless
to Germany. But even this has not
been satisfactory, as England is able TO
pick up messages and gather lnforma-
tion as TO the amount Of business we
have been doing with Germany and her
allies"
Interfere with Firm.
Philip Bauer, of Bauer q Co, oo
Broad Street, said the British had con
sistently interfered with his concern
relations with the Dutch East Indies by
refusing TO pass cable messages sent 10
agents abroad. "a
Charles Hardy, metal importer. oo
Church Street, said the only reason ne
could think of for the presence OF MS
name on the list was that he had been
cabling money to relatives IN Germany.
"When | was unable to get the money
through the cables" he said, 81 used
the wireless, and will continue TO do so.
| do practically no business with Ger
man firms"
The international Hide and Skin
Company. SO Frankfort Street, could ac-
count in no way for the action OF Great
Britain against them. II was said that
their importing business has been done
with Germany as with other countries.
Chemical Company Complains.
At the Office of the Goldschmidt
Chemical Company, l2O Broadway, 1t
was said that the concern was an
American one, dealing with all nations,
and that their business had been ham,
pered.
Speaking for Leopold Perutz. a for
warding agent at II Battery Place, j.
Suss characterized the blacklist as a
"trick." Mr.. Perutz is the representa-
tive of Schenker & Co., which claims
to stand as high in Germany as J. p.
Morgan & Co. do in this country.
Schenker e. Co. have ffty-hve branches
throughout the world Mr.. Perutz was
sent here shortly before the war to es-
tablish an agency.
"He has forwarded no goods TO Ger
many and Austria for the reason that
he could get no ships 10 take goods TO
these countries" said Mr.. Suss. The
business has been exclusively with the
Allied nations and with South Ameri
can republics.
Calls Ban Business Trick.
"I think the blacklist is trick of
British competitors, who see an op-
pcrtunity 70 dispose of the eompeti-
iion of concerns in this country. There
is no reason why Schenker & Co.
should be blacklisted.
"Schenker & Co. had an office in
London until its manager, a young
man of Austrian parentage, was killed
fighting for the British forces in
Flanders"
In the blacklist appears the name of
the Superior Export Company, Inc,
which has been engaged in shipping
merchandise and machinery 10 Europe.
Dwight L. Dilworth, former president
and now counsel Of the concern. said:
Every member of the company is an
American citizen. The majority are born
Americans. There is no reason, as far
as | can see, for including this con-
cern in the British governments black
list.
Il know its business has been entire
ly legitimate. There have been no ir-
regularities."
Can't Understand Action.
o. c. Kanzow, head Of O. c. Kanzow
& Co., bankers, of IL Broadway, was at
loss to understand why his firm
should be blackisted.
81 know Of no reason why We should
be included" he said. Merchants who
deal with the firm also were surprised.
Herman Butzow, member Of the
firm, also was listed, and could not
understand why. Both Kanzow and
Butzow are citizens OF the United
States, their friends say.
Frank H. Hirschland. a naturalized
American, said the fact that he is Of
German birth led the British govern
ment to include him. On the blacklist
Hirschland is mentioned as a member
of the firm Of the Goldschmidt Thermlt
Company. lie has been out of this
concern two years. he asserted.
THE Goldschmidt Thermit Company
is now exclusively American" he said.
"The German interests were bought out
by Americans early in the war think
the British government made ludi-
crous mistake. This concern has had
no relations with companies in Ger
many or Austria and has had very little
business with England since the war"