Show DYESTUFF SHORTAGE MAY AFFECT PERSONS NEW NE' E YORK April 10 The The seriousness serious serious- ness fleas of t the j shortage in Is la explained cx- cx II by Herman A. A Meta Metr when he ho announced that unless relief Is obtained by b American manufacturer within the Die next thirty days at least three hundred thousand person are likely to be thrown out of employment It Is lt no longer a II ma matter Her to be le treat treated d lightly ho lie said Mid and American manufacturers who ho have depended Jed on for their supply of havn o only recently awakened awakened awakened awak awak- ened to the thc Importance Im of ot the situation Through the diligence of Mr Ir Metz retz who hl has placed the situation squarely b before fore the manufacturers a committee c cI I tea wasi appointed Friday In Philadelphia compo composed d of himself D. D F F. Waters and Charles Charle f K E. I Lippi The Tho situation will hi hs called to tho the attention of the Iho state department b by the committee anti and th tin hits strongest efforts will be made to obtain tel relief Ic f. f Several eral dealers In hae ha e an announced announced announced an- an that they cannot see aee how th the supply Is 18 to last more than three week weel weeks while others pre are rc confident th that t there are enough h dye materials In III American warehouses to last two months Whatever Whatever What What- ever er ma may be he the extent of oC the supply nil all agree that thit the tho future holds out lit little lit lit- tl tit tle hope for relief Realizing for the first time the worldwide world worM wide Importance of an Industry lr on which she practically holds R R. monopoly O Germany lies has taken steps step to place an absolute embargo on shipments of all de It was reported yesterday Y and any n efforts that might ml ht be made mado by b the I state department to have hu consignments sent to the United 1 States Stales will undoubtedly edly fall to Lear hear fruit It I Is asserted British manufacturer dependent on Germany for their aniline colors are Me the shortage more mare acutely than American manufacturers It Is 1 said as nB asmore I more than a million dollars' dollars orth orth of or Ulf tue product was received In h he United States Slates during February an as compared with not more mor than titan a n hundred thousand thou dollars dollars' worth In Great Britain When Great Britain placed an embargo embar- embar go KO on all cotton shipments to Germany German It wa was intimated that Germany German might allow dyestuffs to be exported If sr the restrictions were lifted on cotton American Amer Amer- ican leall and British manufacturers were quick to Jake oke the tho hint and a request t was made that cotton be allowed to reach Germany Germa but the admiralty was obdurate and the aniline shipments soon c ceased altogether r |