New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1915, Page 10

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England Makes Public Memoran- dum Regarding Our Export Trade Washington, Dec. 20.—Further ar- guments and statistics in support of Great Britain’s denial of statements that her merchants are profiting by British war restrictions upon com- merce at the expense of American trade have been submitted to the State Department by the British Em- bassy in a memorandum, which was made public yesterday with a letter of transmittal to Secretary Lansing from Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the Am- bassador. The memorandum, which is sup- plementary to a note on the same sub- ject handed Ambascador Page last summer by the London Foreign office, reiterates the assertion that increases in British trade with neutral coun- tries have been infinitesimal compared { with the growth of similar American jtrade. It draws particular attention | to figures showing that the increase in exports from the port of New York to the Scandinavian countries during the first thirteen months of the war exactly balanced the falling off of New York’s exports to Germany. A report of the Secretary of the Treasury is quoted to prove that the war’ has improved rather than in- jured American commerce. Text of Letter. The Ambassador’s letter follows:— “Dear Mr. Secretary:— ‘‘Statements have been widely cir- culated in this country to the effect that the trade of the United States has greatly suffered owing to the're- strictive measures taken by the Allies against German commerce and more especlally that British merchant and shippers are profiting greatly by the war measures of the British govern- ment to the. detriment of American trade. “As these statements seem to he largely based upon a report emanat- ing from an officer of your depart- ment who had not had access to the official statistics of the United States government, I think it may be useful, in the interest of a fair and just ap- preciation of the facts (which I am sure is your object) if I inclose a memorandom on the subject of these assertions which' is supplementary to that already communicated to you by my government. Recalls Civil War. ‘:It is not to be expected that the United States should be wholly un- touched by such a world calamity as the present war, and in the case = of the American Civil war it will be in your recollection that the im- mediate effect on France and Eng- land was an unparalleled industrial crisis which resulted in untold suf- fering to the working classes of thoss countries, hundreds of thousands being rendered absolutely destitute. It is satisfactory to note from the re- cently published report of the Secre- tary of the Treasury, that wholly apart from ‘war orders, the industrial situation in this country is on a firm, steady and healthy basls. “With regard to the specific accu- sation against my government that while American trade with neutrai countries has been diminished, Brit- en’s Heavy Gray Wool Coat Sweaters, - $2.00 value. $1. 49 S179¢ flen’s Natural Wool Underwear, tra Heavy Wool Nap Blankets, in gray 'and white, $2.50 value. $l 98 a Large Fine Comfortables, made of fine white Cotton.filled with the $1 98 en’s and Women’s Coat Sweat- ers, $5.00 value. SPECIAL AT Boys' and Girls' Coat Sweaters and Caps /At SPECIAL LOW PRICES. way of Gloves, Umbrellas, Neckwear, Hand- | kerchiefs, Shirt Waists, Silk Skirts, Silk | Waisting, Fine Linens, Furs, Coats, Suits, | Bath Robes, Pictures, Jewelry, Kimonos, ' line of Infants’ Goods and Men’s Wear. You will find our prices lower than the value. SPECIAL AT fine material and SPECIAL AT $3.98 Our Assortment of Xmas Gifts in the Hosiery, Leather Bags, Art Novelties, Silk Fine. Muslin Underwear, and a complete : lowest and quality always fhe best. Y ish merchants have profited by the war measures to increase their ex- port trade, I beg to recommend to your notice the figures given in the accompanying report, based on the omcl_nl returns of American trade published by your government. You will see that while British trade which has suffered greatly in its general volume has increased to a slight extent in certain branches, American trade has increased to a vastly great- er extent. “It may be opposite to that British trade does notDOlc‘:;tmp(:a‘tl; with American trade in the neutral countries of Europe, as the products of America, sent to those countries are of a wholly different nature from those exported from Great Britain. Case of Cotton. “In some cases, which are explain- ed in detail in the memorandum there has been an increase of the exports from England but the amount invol- ved has been infinitesimal as com- pared with the volume of American trade in the same articles, and the increase of the exports from Eng- land is explained by accidental causes which involved no loss to the Amer- ican exporter. I need only mention the case of cotton. The export.from England of American cotton increas- ed during the first seven months of the year by 114,000 bales, largely owing to cotton which was purchas- ed by the British government in con- sequence of misapprehension as to the ownership and released to the Swedish - consignees. In the same months the total exports from Amer- ica increased by 2,300,000 bales. “I trust that it will not be found amiss that I ask your consideration of the enclosed memorandum which is not communicated in a controver- sial spirit, but merely in order to cor- rect an impression which appears to have arisen from an imperfect appre- ciation of the facts. Any Specific Instance. “I need only add in conclusion that if there comes to the knowledge of your department any specific instance in which the Britfsh government has made use of their restrictive trade measures for the purpose of unfairly discriminating between British and American trade, you will bring the facts to the knowledge of my govern- ment in order that they may cause an enquiry and remedy such injustice. “T am, dear Mr. Secretary, “Yours sincerely, “CECIL SPRING-RICE.” Memorandum in Part, The memorandum, in . part, lows: “The altention of His Britannic Ma- jesty's embassy has been drawn to @ fol- pays for a classified adv. in the Herald. You o a word each day g getivesults. - That's what ' you want report by the United 'States consul- ‘general in London'onithe subject of British trade In July, which was pub- | conditions and of the measures neces- | ernment t lished in commerce report No. 203 of August 30th and the substance of which was widely reproduced in the press. “In the course of this report, Skinner states as follows: “‘It continues to be the case that may classes of goods, the exportation of which from the United States to neutral countries is attended with great difficulties and hazards, are go- ing forward freely from Great Brit- ain to the same countries, and in some | cases in /largely incrcased quantities.’ Explanation Desirable. “The idea that British trade is tak- ing advantage of the conditions arls-l ing out of the military situation in or- | der to establish itself in neutral mar- kets at the expense of American trade is one that has already been submit- ted by the United States, consul-gener- al in London in a previous report, and Sir Edward Grey, in a note to Mr. Pdge dated August 13th last, en- deavored to show that the idea was founded upon a mis-apprehension of the facts. The sentence quoted above | however and the publicity given it in the American press and to the figures adduced to support it, render a fur- ther explanation desirable. “While British export trade has un- dergone a uniform decrease in prac- tically all articles, the published fig- ures of the United States department | of commerce show that the export trade of the United States, in spite of lack of shipping, the complete dislo- | cation of normal conditions of com- merce and the measures taken by the allied powers to restrict the trade of their enemies, and quite apart from the export of actual munitions of war, has increased to a phenomenal extent and this not only in supplying the re- quirements of certain of the belliger- ent nations but in general trade with the very countries from whose mar- kets it has been claimed that Great . Pritain was' endeavoring to exclude ‘American products. On the other hand British trade has probably suf- fered more from the embargoes on exports imposed owing to the neces- sities of war by the British govern- ment than has United States trade | from the measures in restriction of | neutral trade with the enemies of Mr. Great Britain. American Industry Benefited. “Apart from this unprecedented volume of exports, American industry which before the outbreak of the war had been suffering for over a Yyear from general and widespread depres- sion, has during the period of hostili- ties realized another benefit; the re- duction in exports from the belliger- ent countries has supplied the oppor- tunity for American industry to re- place Furopean products in the markets of South and Central Ameri- ca, the far cast and even in neutral European countries, so that the prac- tical cessation of direct trade with Germany, Austria-Hungary, Belglum and'Turkey is more than compensated by the opening up of new markets. The secretary of the treasury in his report for the vear ending June 30, | 1915, which has just been published says: ‘What extraordinary results have been achieved in the brief per- iod since December 1914’ During the | vear there has been a steady, healthy. | forward movement in every line of activity, until now prosperity has been firmly established throughout the country.’” From all points of view therefore it appears that the Euro- pean war has proved rather benefi- cial than otherwise to American trade and industry, while any suggestion that Great Britain is attempting to use the military situation for the purpose of hampering American trade is utterly refuted by the actual facts and figures. X X X X Decrease in Exports. “Among the British products all articles show a decrease in the total quantity exported with the few unim- portant exceptions of malt, rice, lard, cocoanut oil and palm ofl. x x X “Any increase in British exports of | cotton and woolen goods to these (Scandinav:an) countries and to the allies of Great Britain is largely due to the fact that the French and Bel- gian textile industry districts are in German occupation while the cutput of the German industry itself is con- siderably curtailed by the lack of I bor for other than war industries; these countries have therefore in- creased their imports from the near- est available source which is the United Kingdom.” Then, tables are given showing that exports from New York to Norway, Sweden and Denmark during the first thirteen months of the war increased $84,226,966 over the same period a year before, while exports to. Germany decreased $34,918,081. In this connec- tion a commerce report of the United States Is quoted as saying that cus- toms returns of the Scandinavian countries all show a smaller volume of imports from America since the war began. The memorandum con- tinues: . Suflicient Evidence. “Now if the customs returns of Nor- way, Sweden and Denmark shows that imports from the United States have decreased since the war, while the official returns of the United States department of commerce show on the other hand that they have enormously increased, it seems legitimate, in the absence of any other explanation, to assume that the United States figures represent the amount of goods shipped from the United States to the Scandi- navian countries and that the customs figures of the Scandinavian countries represent that proportion of the goods exported from the United States which, on arrival in the Scandinavian countries, were reshipped largely to Germany. The fact that the increase in shipments from New York to Nor- way, Sweden and Denmark during the first thirteen months of the war exactly balances the decrease in ship- ments to Germany during the same period is extremely significant. “The figures quoted above from the official reports of the department of commerce conclusively prove that the export trade of the United States has not suffered from the inevitable re-* strictions on neutral commerce deriv- ing from the state of war, and that there is no vestige of foundation for the measures necessitated that Great Britain has taken advantage of war THE SAVINGS BANK OF NEW BRITAIN Surplus - $330,985 178 Main Street Established 1862 Assets $8,000,675 The attention of the public is ca]led to this MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK— A BANK OF AND FOR THE DEPOSITORS Deposits of one dollar or more may:be made weekly, or monthly, or at such times as the depositor may choose, without, however, the requirement of any reg- ularity, and such rate of INTEREST, which at this bank never has been less than 49, as allowed by law, WILL BE PAID ON THESE DEPOSITS every January and July, beginning with the first of each month. 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DEPOSIT IN THE BANK PICTURED ABOVE ! ' * sitated by military considerations, in order to increase British exports to neutral countries at the expense of American trade.” GERMANY HITS PLOTS STARTED IN AMERICA Desies Blame for Dlegal Acts| Offensive to United States | New York, Dec. 20.—The ‘News York Times” has received the follow- ing authorized statement by wireless from Berlin: “The German government naturally has never knowingly accepted the support of any person, group of per-} sons, society or organization seeking | to promote the cause of Germany in | the United States by illegal acts, by counsgels of violence, by contravention ; of law, or by any means whatever that could offend the American people in the pride of their own authority. ‘Wwill Make Suitable Response. «1f it should be alleged that im- proper acts have been committed by representatives of the German gov- hey could be easily dealtl with. To any complaints upon proof as may be submitted by the American government suitable response will be Gy madh “As is well known, the means of communication between Germany and the United States are very unsatis- factory. It is practically impossible for the German government to keep itself in touch with American senti- ment; it has often to depend upon the foreign press for information concern- ing American affairs. Great Stroke for Enemies, “Apparently the enemies of Ger. many have succeeded in creating the impression that the German govern- ment is in some way, morally or otherwise, responsible for what Mr, Wilson has characterized as anti- American activities, comprehending attacks upon property and violations of the rules which the American gov- ernment has seen fit to impose upon the course of neutral trade. “This the German government ab- solutely denies. It cannot specifically repudiate acts committed by individ- uals over whom it has no control, and of whose movements and intentions it is neither officially nor unofficially in- formed. It can only say, and does most emphatically declare to Ger- mans abroad to German-American citizens of the United States, to the American people, all alike, that who- ever is guilty of conduct tending to associate the German cause with lawlessness of thought, sugestion, or deed agaimst life, property and order in the United States is in fact an en- emy of that very cause, and a source of embarrassment to the German gov- ernment, notwithstanding anything he or they may believe to the contrafy.” BELIEVE ATTACK ON SALONIiLI INEVITABLE Highest Greek Military Authorities | Not Worrled Over Austro- . German Threat, Saloniki, Dec, 19, 6 p. m,, via Paris Dec. 20, 9:40 a. m.—The highest. Greek military authorities declare it to be their belief that an Austro-Ger- man attack on Saloniki is inevitable. The Greek general staff will quit Sa- loniki tomorrow. The last remaining Greek troops, save one infantry fegi-] ment, have been transferred to Ko- zani. The entente allies have ordered evacuation of several villages around Saloniki by civilians for military rea) sons. The parliamentary elections toda passed quietly. A mere handful o voters were out, making the extra, ordinary precautions against demon strations appear needless, The n papers supporting M. Venizelos, t! former premier, whose adherents ab staitied from taking part in the ele¢ tions, comn.ent bitterly on the em ty triumph of the government,