Show U so DEMANDS BRITISH ACTION U 3 8 MESSAGE PROTESTS ATTI TUDE OF ENGLAND IN EX TWO CONSULS reply from london flatly denying request that charge charges be withdrawn stirs secretary hughe hughes washington the united states has prepared a sharp note to britain denouncing the attitude the latter government in ex Pellin two american consuls from new castle england it was learned fri day the note signed by secretary state hughes takes no trouble to conceal the displeasure of the amer lean government at the stand taken by great britain in connection with her action some months ago la in can celing the or tion of the united states consul consuls at newcastle it Is understood that secretary of state hughes shortly will publish the american note making plain the extreme annoyance and displeasure of this government the newcastle incident has caused an unusual amount of fricton between the two goern governments ments the present sharp note results from a reply recently received from great britain flatly refusing a re quest by the united states that the british government withdraw the charge charges against the american con an investigation by this gov bad had found these charges baseless the charges were that the amer lean ican representatives in question consul fred C slater and vice consul kussell russell it brooks had used their official positions to coerce british subjects coming to the unit ed states to sail on american ship ping board vessels |