Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-21
Germany FaVOrs
 the United States
TO SHIP 15,ooo TONS OF DYE
 sTUFFs HERE
NOTE SENT TO LANSING
Must Have Assurance That Dyes Will be Consumed by American Manu- lecturers and Not Re-exported-AI- so Assurance of Safe Arrival.

Washington, April 20.-The German government has agreed to permit ex- portation to the United States of 15,- 900 tons of dyestuffs, lack of which has seriously affected American tex tile manufacturers Notification to delivered today by Count Won Bern storff, the German ambassador, to Sec retary Lansing.
 Germany Makes "a Single Exception"
 The communication explains that while Germany refused at first to per- init eSportation of dyestuffs unless they be exchanged for American goods. now excluded from Germany by the British blockade, after careful consid- eration of the situation it has been seen that this blockade has resulted in serious embarrassment to those American industries which are in need of dvestuffs' and the imperial German government now is prepared to make "a single exception in permitting ex- portation in this instance.
 Purely American Consumption. It is required only that the dyes shall be consumed by American man. ufacturers and not re-exported tO 1 Great Britain or her allies.
 It is expected that the state depart ment immediately will make represen- 1 tationS to Great Britain to insure the | safe arrival of dyestuffs in this coun- ] try. \ translation of the text of to- days communication addressed by i Ambassador Von Bernstorff to Secre- l tary Lansing follows:
 Note Sent to Lansing.
 Tn pursuance of conferences with | the state department, ] have submit ! ted to my government the question oi i the export of 15.000 tons of dyestuffs ! from Germany to meet the urgent i needs of American manufacturers as l laid before you by their representa- l tiveS. AS you are aware, the so-Callef blockade which the countries at wal with Germany have instituted, has re. i suited in a complete cessation of com. meTcial intercourse between the Unit ed States and Germany, whereby non ! ContTaband goods and conditional con traband goods, destined for the civil ian population. can no longer be i'm
 ported into icrLIany; and merchan disc of German origin, even thouEl ! shipped from neutral ports and ovne, by citizens of the United States. Ina
 been forcibly removed from neutra
 ships. Tn conseGuence thereof tn German government has had adhcr
 to the principle that the export O German goods could be permitted orl, in exchange for American goods.
 Limited to 15,oo0 Tons.
 "The German government has seen
 however. with keen regret, after l careful consideration of the situation
 that this blockade has resulted in SC riGus c:nbarra ssmcnt to those Amari | can industries which are in need O dvestuffs and, without prejudice to it | inSistcnCe as to the UnjustifiGble char aCter of the blockade, the Gcrml'
 government declares itself prepared { make a single exception. strictly linn tied to the shipment of 15.OO0 tons q ! dyestuffs referred to. the export c which has been sought by America
 interests for almost a year.
 Must Have Assurance of Safe Arriva
 Such shipments must. of cours , be made under guarantee which wi satisfactorily assure the safe arriv; of the dyestuffs in the United State for consumption by the manuQfactuI 5 CTS and under adequate provisiO , against their re-eXport to countries . . war with Germany.
 T am empowered and authorized
 operate with the state department