Evening star., 1923-03-03
Statement Given Out.
NOT FULLY INFORMED.
Lord Curzon Says He Was Not
Apprised of Probe.
nv the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 3.-The text Of the
note sent by Lord Curzon, British
foreign secretary, to George Harvey
the American ambassador. regarding
the Newcastle consulate, is as fol-
lows:
"Excellency:
II nave the honor TO acknowledge
the receipt of your eNcellencys s note
of February IS respecting the cancel
laticu of the exequaturs and recog-
milton Of the late United states con-
sular officials at Newcastle.
Claims Information Lacking.
with regard to paragraph three.
venture to observe that your excel
lency is under misapprehension in
stating that his majesty'S govern
ment has been fully Informed OF the
thorough investigation mace by the
officers of the United States govern
meut Such is not the case. a mem
Der of my department was informed
verbally last October that such ar
investigation had been held and the
statement was made in your excel
lency's note. No. 446, OF November 3
that two separate inquiries into the
facts were instituted by the United
States government
His matestys government were,
however, not informed Of the pro-
ceedings in these inquiries nor
shown the evidence submitted, al
though his majesty's government had
furnished their evidence to the
United States government in my note
to your eXcellency August ..
LAS regards the accuracy of the
parallel with the cancellation of the
exequaturs of certain British consuls
ture 10 refer your excellency to a
quotation by the legal adviser to the
President on that occasion from the
com mercial convention OF July 8,
1915, article whereof provides: In
case of illegal or improper conduct
toward the laws or government OF a
country to which he is sent, such
consul may either be punished ac-
cording to law. If the laws will reach
the case, or be sent hack. the Offend
ed government assigning to the 9TH
er the reasons for same Reference
was made to Mr.. Cusfing's advice to
the President in my note above men
toned.
81 have the honor to be, with the
highest consideration. your exoel-
lency's obedient servant,
"CURzoN OF KEDLEsToN."
shippers to Cr1e Action.
The sale of the lease Of the Arneri-
can consulate at Newcastle has Gre
oeSA a. 0CSCA dIllVI3 lIlo puSl-
ness men there to force the issue
with the government at London and
demand action from the foreign Of
flee. instead Of merely resting on the
hope that the situation would work
itself out in time.
1t is learned that extraordinary
pressure Is soon to be brought to bear
by T. q. Adams, member Of parlia-
ment from Newcastle, who himself
is prominent shipper and one of
the heaviest losers through the di-
version Of all consular affairs to Hull
1t is understood Mr.. Adams will
urge the government at least to COM
ply with the United States govern
ment's request to submit the full evil
dence in support of the charges orig
inslly made agains the consular OFF,
cials 1t is understood the United
States government does not consider
the documents 80 far submitted to
be evidence, since the only support
to the charges consisted of unsigned
affidavits.
AS a result of the closing of the
consulate the bunker coal bushes.
there has materially declined; the
exports have dropped, and there have
been large losses in the sale of steam
ship tickets