Arizona republican., 1916-07-24
BLACKLIST ONLY TO PROHIBIT / BRITISH CITIZENS SUPPORTING / FIRMS WHO ASSIST THE ENEMY

lies. But is it suggested that this blunder has been committed? Look at the list. Who are included? Is There one among them who has not shown in unmistakable measure that his sympathy, and more still, his active help are given. not to our French allies and ourselves but to our enemies.
 Tt is indeed only those who have shown unmistakably that they are enemies, or acting for enemies, who are included. So We need not fear that the support of our French allies will be prejudiced in those quarters.
 Tt is suggested that publicity in the London Gazette was insufficient. The press of the United tSates has given all the publicity needed in the United States and in every other country We find, in fact, that the
 local press always reproduces lists so there needs be no fear of hard
 ship arising from want of knowledge of the names included in the list. q see it is said in the city that opinion is not unanimous. That may well be so for the city is put to in- convenience in having to change the course of it's business and naturally unless the city knows the facts upon which the decision including any par ticular firms in the statutory list is based. it may some times seem like the inconvenience and not the justice CT necessity.
 "All the facts were carefully weighed before the decision was ar rived at and I have no doubt there 1 is not name on the list which is not there on evidence which Nly | justified it's inclusion"
 The reception in tho United States
 Cf the publication of the statutory ! blacklist of American firms has caus- 1 cd considerable misgivings here in | fina: cial circles which fear what they ] term eXtra-legll reprisals. Some 1 firms in the city which have been
 doing their American business through firms on the prohibited list and now arc compelled to make other arrange
 ments. have already received hints that they may have some trouble in i obtaining substitutes. as their former | correspondents are said tO have | threatened to boycott any other Amer 1 ican firm taking over the business l Some weeks ago. according 10 re- ports prevailing here, certain neutr1. ! traders formed an international union ! for mutual action against various l economic measures or the Delllgerents l likely to affect their trading inter i ests The smaller neutral nations
 which have heen on the blacklist foI scme time are said to have peer
 awaiting lead from lhe United l States. which they considered as not l inclined to become active as long a. | it's traders suffered only from the ] operations of a vaSulely defined sub rosa blacklist. With America includ-
 ed in the blacklist however. it is ex- i pected in the circle affected that the 1 International Traders organization
 new will develop actively not only ir
 seeking governmental redress but il 1 commercial reprials.
 Sweden. which is the only neutra thus far to adopt any official regrisal. against the economic measures oi belligerents, is reported especially ac-
 tive in support of the League o
 Neutral traders.
 Notwithstanding it's commercial
 size the United States has one of tn.
 smallest groups on the blacklist. Tn,
 large aslatic list contains the name.
 cf Q considerable number of IaDanes, firms while other firms of allied na lions appear on various European South American and North Amer
 can lists