Show EMBARGO 1 IS URGED BY DYERS J Propose to Cut Off Certain I if Supplies From England to toI tol L f l t I Force Modification of Her of Restrictions Upon Commerce t AMERICAN INDUSTRIES f. f J DECLARED IN JEOPARDY 1 j jI It I 1 i 1 Hundreds of Factories It Is 2 Said Soon Will Have to toI I Suspend Operations Throw- Throw f 1 ing Men Out of Work 3 i ID I DYESTUFFS RUNNING LOW LOWID t Jp PHILADELPHIA April 2 10 ican lean manufacturers were urged to tot t take immediate concerted action to tf obtain a modification of Great Brit Brit- Rin's rules governing oversea O corn corn- to neutral countries by raan 5 A. A member of or C Congress ress ng-ress from York and md a a. widely known e manufacturer in an address at a con con- 1 of here tolla today Unless the British government I changes its policy Mr l Metz retz declared hundreds of factories throughout the 0 1 United States will havo to suspend r operations and about men will T. T hc lc thrown out of employ employment i t The state department is doing doinE all II j Jt H can to copo cope with tho the situation said 1 Representative e Metz but It is compelled com corn to respect International law lav manufacturers of ot this country will e to take taka tho the matter out of ot the of the state department and handle han han- dle It themselves by declaring an lD industrial industrIal indus- indus trial war on en n England They will have o haver P r to tell England that unless sho she sho assumes as- as jj a more reasonable attitude altitude sho she bo be deprived c of cotton ammunition and other things thinS's sho has been r American sources In great quan- quan 4 titles 1 i Dependent Upon Germany rAf t Mr Ir said that American manufacturers manu are aro absolutely dependent upon Germany German for certain raw materials ma ma- tennis but In order to get set them they ther t I must find a way to ship to Germany German I J tho the cotton and other things thinS's of which t Td C she sho is badly In need The Germans rl- rl he added have ha gotten olten tired cf ef sending sending- l us dyestuffs dyestuff an and 1 other materials without with with- tS I out getting g an anything in return J i If Jr American manufacturers declared I an hn n embargo o on En England land said the speaker thc they would soon put an end endL L' L to present conditions and would mighty might tf near end the war You sa say that would o oit be In violation of international law aw u Perhaps it would but it 18 is high timer time time- 1 r that wo we kick a n few low holes In tl nal law lf 4 State Department Concerned D. D F F. Waters of oC this city read a letter let let- ett et- et t ter from President Wilson lIson In which U i the President said the tho state department LI appreciates the situation and Is doing r. r nil It can to relieve it 16 I Tho The meeting was under the auspices l lof tho the board o of directors and advisory advisor board board of the National Association of n n and Underwear Manufacturers j Pursuant to a a. rest resolution adopted Ch E E. of or Reading Pa pre presIdent pres- pres Jj Ident of or tho the association Con Congressman 11 It Metz and D D. F. F Waters president of or tho the 1 1 Master taster Dyers Dyers' association were ero apI ap- ap I a l committee to pl place at once before the tho state department at t Wash Wash- I ton the tho acute crisis in the dyestuff Industry at present confronting this country and urge in the strongest est I herms that such steps be bc token taken as shall relieve tho situation L i It was said by several speakers at atthe G the conference that the supply o of dye dyo- 9 tuffs stuffs now In the tho United States would w last Ja t only about two months os |