Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-07-20 | Page 5 | Who Sold Nickel to the Germans

oo WHO SOLD NICKEL TO THE GERMANS Ottawa, Ont., July in. The question as to who supplied the nickel which will be such a valuable part of the submarine Dcutschland's cargo on hor return to German', became of added interest here today win be tho announcement an-nouncement that an official statement will be issued In a few days and Canadian Ca-nadian governments in respect to the sale of the metnl. Officials challenge the statements of George P. Graham, former minister of railways In the Laurier cabinet, that Canadian nickel sold to Ameri-can Ameri-can firms on condition that it shall not reach England's enemies, can be obtained without difficulty In the open market In the United States. It Is claimed that the United States produces 24.0,000 tons of nickel annually an-nually and that all Canadian nickel exported to tho United States has "been accounted for by the purchasor of virtually all of It. No change of policy is foreshadowed. oo