THE AMERICAN NOTE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3993, 28 July 1915, Page 5

THE AMERICAN NOTE.

END OF EQUIVOCATION STAGE. . RELIEF FELT !N UNITED STATES, RUPTURE HOT EXPECTED. GERMAN PRESS SOLEMNLY THREATENING. “WORLD MUST DEAR THE CONSEQUENCES.” ('Limes and Sydney Sun Services;.) (Received .July 27. 7.d0 p.m.) LONDON. July 27. Washington reports that President Wilson’s unequivocal Note of warning to Germany lias stirred a wave of enthusiasm in tin- United .States. Relief i ox messed that the doors have boon shut to a!! further argument about the main issue. There is no talk of war or a rupture of diplomatic relations. It is hoped and believed in many quarters that Germany will in future refrain from imperilling American lives and property. The “I rankfurter Xoimng” says: If Herr W ilson persists in not yielding in bis dogmatic views the world will have to boar tin- consequences.” Dr von Rothman Hollweg first published extracts from the American Note accompanied hy a semi-official statement, insisting on the correctness and politeness of t’ Note. The manoeuvre. however, failed. '(’fie complete text produced an explosion of ant i-American sentiment. The newspapers and public are almost uiianimo is sit javoring .Admiral von Jirpitz’s. policy of ruthless submarine warfare. The- Chicago “Stoats Zc-itung.” a (e.-rimi meri.'-an onzan, declares that C.-rmnnv can never submit to tile Idle <U the I. lilt'd States’ Note and hi!!, mm-h as it will be sorry for it. find im other course than hv breaking iLplomatic relations. We well know ‘Pet with .such a stop she fulfils not only th»- wish of this Government, but ;i!s> that of England, and that it will create a very painful situation for f ierman-Ame! ir-anst The • Berliner 'LageUatt’’ wants - America not to embark on enterprises wheieior site may sorrow.

CONTROL OF METAL MARKETS. HOW GERMANY TOOK THE HELM. iNTE RESTING DISCLOSURES BY FEDERAL ATT OR N EY-CENERAL. strong condemnation or MERTOX.tr. (Received July 27. 5 p.m.) MELBOURNE. July 27. -Mr Hughes (Attorney-General) in a further st-uiemeut- on the rnc-tals qiu - tien. quotes extracts from a lett • written by -Mortons. London, in Ma, 1910, to the Met Ml Geseilschah. Frankfort (Maine), .suggesting a conventton or an arrangement “whereby we will be in r. pOsttiuii to regulate and control the market and hide cur operations from dealers and brokers and gradually make them afraid to inter! ere." .Mr Hughes adds that- the methods suggested were approved and from then Berman control of the British metal market was complete. Tins Lead Convention worked together. He- quotes cablegrams from February 2 to -March II last covering offers by a British firm of excellent standin.'" and in a big way of business to 1 the Broken Hill Proprietary Company to purchase its lead. The firm's agent- offered terms similar to -Merton s. at- the same time suggesting certain alternative proposals. The firm's final cable to its Australian agent asked "Do the dire.tors nippose British consumers prefer dealing with a nest of German Jewsr The whole trade would welcome, dealing with us. but- the suggestions are impossible.' : The firm added: "We guarantee to produce evidence that the consumers of -50,000 tons prefer us to Merton's ’’ .Mr Hughes adds: "No business resulted. vet the Broken Hill Proprietary would have the public believe the company was eager to deal with British buyers.” He goes on to say that, a-s a- result of persistent- pressure by the Federal Government, the Broken Hill Proprietary were induced to give three months’ notice, expiring on June 30 last, of their Withdrawal from the Lead Convention, thus terminating the contract with Mertons. Coming to the Broken Hill Associated Smelters Company s otter of Saturday fast- to soil lead to t-tie British Government, oi which the Federal Government approved, Mr Hughes says: "This is''not- enough. It is just as patriotic to supply genuine British manufacturers of munitions as to supply the War Office. . He describes the efforts to snow that Mortons' is an English firm and the agent of the AVer Office and the Admiralty as ta 'tics whereby it is Hoped to confuse the mind of the public. He save Mortons' unscrupulous methods r.ave driven out- all rivals, and the Government had only Hodsoii s choice to buv through Mertons. He concludes as follows: "It is essential that •ill the metallic products of Australia and 'elsewhere should pass through British channels. AMule Mertons influence lasts German control is assured. AVe must destroy it- and those i supporting it.

BRITISH WAR PENSIONS BILL. OPPOSITION IN HOUSE OF LORDS. OBJECTION TO RUSHING IMPORIANT MEASURES THROUGH. (Received Julv 27. 3.20 pun A LONDON, July 2,. The House of Lords yesterday dis cussed the Naval and Military War Pensions Bill, to which strong pbjec tion was taken on the ground ot tie Government rushing through so important a measure. The main opposition centres round the proposal which creates a new statutory body with many rev officials to‘administer pensions. fiord Crewe pointed out the urgency of the measure, and said that unless the machinery was provided supplementary disablement benefits couldn t ' H Lord'Bdfmir of Burleighsaid the provisions to meet difficulties were singularly inadequate. A comple separation should he made between permanent pensions and separation allowances. He moved an adjourn ment- until after the recess. Lord Lansdowne pleaded that the House should not bring the machinery to a standstill. He said he believed the policy was universally approved bv the country. . 1 Lord Middleton, who is a member of the Departmental Retrenchment Committee, said the committee did not desire to reject the earnest!v desired to recast the Billme adjournment was carnet..