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Show oo COPPER REFINERS PROTEST TO BRYAN Perth Amboy, N. J., Nov. 10 The board of trade of this city, which is the leading copper refining center of o tiie United States, bas protes'ed to ( Secretary ot State liryan against the action of the British government in seizing ships laden with copper consigned con-signed from American ports to neutral foreign countries. The local trade board contends that Great Britain is noi warranted in interfering with the transaction of business between neutral neu-tral conni rlefl Q The board also has entered another J protest against the action of Great Britain in placing unwrought copper on the list of absolute contraband goods Copies of these protests have c-b( c-b( ;i sent to commercial organizations throughout the coun'.ry with a re-- i quest that they send similar protests to the secretary of state, Perth Amboy and the entire Stats of Nov.- Jersey are vitally interested in the copper situation, as nearly 7" per cent or about fiuO.ooo.oOO pounds I of the copper produced in the United I States Is smelted and refined in New I Jersey. About 55 per cent of this copper is i j ported under normal conditions, sfa .nid an) Interference with the expor-lation expor-lation of this metal has a disastrous " fieri on the Industries of the state. nje s a result of the European war, i the New Jersey smelters and refiner-les refiner-les are working only about 50 per of cenl capacity and if their evport I business is interfered with further thej may be compelled to close dow:i ntirel . |