EVENING LEDGER- PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 191G.
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DYES ON DEUTSCHLAND
MAY HAMPER TRADE
, HERE INSTEAD OF AID
Qnestion of Helpfulness of
U-Boat's Cargo Debated
by Dyers and
Dealers
QUANTITY NEGLIGIBLE
Tho effect of tho Importation of dyealuffs
brought to this country by tho German sub
marine merchantman Doutschland Is lowed
In a contradictory light by dyers and deal
ers In this city. Some of tho former bellow
that the receipt of German dyci means a
foltcf from tho present Intolerable situation
In the Industry, whllo dealers hold a con
trary view.
"If tho report Is true," paid V?. II. Bailey,
superintendent of the Hilton Dyeing- and
Finishing Company, 2112 Jasper street,
"that tho submarine his 1000 tons of dye
stuffs en board, it should mako n big dif
ference In tho dye situation, especially as
It Is probablo that other similar boats aro
on their way with additional dyeatuffs.
"Of course, It will be no relief," ho con
tinued, "If tho present high prices aro nskod
Xor this dye material. Thero la a. price limit
and In dyes tho limit has been reached and
passed for, many colors.
"If tho consignees aro willing to charge
reasonable prices for tho dyes, even 1000
tons will help, but if prices nro to bo kept
up tho oxporlment will bo o, failure"
Joseph 11. Fostor, of Joseph II. Foster
Sons, 2 Clearfield Btrcct, also ono of tho
largest dyeing plants In tho city, said 1000
tons of dyostuffa would not bo a drop In
the bucket and would not make tho slightest
difference In tho dyo situation. Ho said
a lino of Buch boats as tho Deutschland
bringing cargoes would mako a. big differ
ence. Ho Bald it would tnko 16,000 tons of
dycstulTa to affect tho market, and expressed
tho opinion that from Information ho had
direct from friends In Germany tho quantity
of dyes avallablo thero was ory small.
Tho nnlllna dyes brought to this country
from Germany by tho nubmarlno Doutsch
land nro likely to harm rathor than benoflt
tho dyo situation, Harry Drown, head of
tho Kallo Color and Chemical Company,
Ino., said today. This firm, at 31 Letltla
street, is ono of tho largest in tho city
handling dyestuffs.
"In all probability tho Doutschland
brought over no moro than 600 tons of
dyes," ho said. "Dyestuffs aro very badly
noedod hero, and this Is such a small
quantity as to bo of almost negllglblo value.
Distribute this through tho big Industrial
centres and no ono will got enough of It
to do much good, Even If this vera dis
tributed through only a taw big cities, such
as New York, Boston and Philadelphia,
Philadelphia manufacturers might only get
about 20 tons.
"Tho markot, which, as Is common know
ledge, has sufforcd by tho scarcity of dye
stuffs slnco tho beginning of tho war, will
bo hurt because tho manufacturers are
likely to refuso to buy In the belief that
other undersea boats will bring moro dyo
to this country. Thero Is no likelihood, de
oplto this remarkable performance, of bring
ing any great quantity of dyes to tho United
States."
E. Halbnch, manager of tho Badlscho
Company, another largo dyo firm, of 111
Arch street, said that Philadelphia manu
facturers wero certain to got somo of tho
dyestuffs, but not very much.
A. II. S, Soltz, manager of tho Holler &
llorz Company, dyes, 114 Markot street,
expressed admiration for tho resourceful
ness of tho Germans and safd that It would
bo of great advantago to American manu
facturers if a regular transatlantic subma
rine Bcrvlco could bo established.
DEUTSCHLAND REFUSES
PASSENGERS BACK HOME
Agents Decline to Permit Eve
ning Ledger Representative to
Make Return Trip on U-Boat
The submarlno Deutschlnnd will carry no
passengers on its return voyago to Ger
many. Thero is room for naught else than
the valuable cargo booked,
Word to thla effect reached tho Evenino
liBDaEn today from tho Amorlcan agents,
A. Schumacher & Co., of Baltimore Tho
Evening Ledoer had asked tho permission
of the shipping agents to allow a representa
tive of tho paper to tako tho trip so that
tho readers could got first-hand Impressions
of tho dangers and sleepless nights. Jam
full of thrill, as tho gigantlo U-boat sped
eastward, now sinking to avoid tho war
ships of the enemy and now cutting the
surface when tho horizon was clear.
It was with deep regret that tho telegram
from the'shlpping men was received, as fol
lows: Submarlno Deutschland will carry no
passengers on return voyage. Regret
cannot book your representative.
A. SCHUMACHER & CO.
. Captain Koenlg's log will have to furnish
the thrills.
Darby Youth Made Gun Captain i
Word has been received in Darby of tho
promotion of Frank J. Lockner, a Bon of
Democratla County Committeeman John
M. Lockner, to gun captain on the U, S. S.
Fanning, "now at Boston.
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FEAT OF DEUTSCHLAND
PREPAREDNESS PLEA,
SAYS JOHN F. LEWIS
Shows Isolation of This Country
Doesn't Afford Protection,
Asserts International
Law Expert
GALLS HER MERCHANTMAN
Tho feat of tho German submarlno
Doutschland In bringing n cargo of mer
chandise to this country from Germany will
bo a strong argument for national prepared
noss by this country, according to John
Fredorlck Lewis, recognized authority on
International questions. "Tho oaso with
which this Bupcr-submarlno mado tho 4000
mllo trip Is taken to demonstrato conclu
slcly that our Isolation no longor affords
us Such protection that preparedness Is not
ossenttal," ho said.
Sir. Lewis. In discussing tho achievement
of tho submarlno today, anticipated tho rul
ing of tho Stoto Department that tho craft
Is a mcrohant essel ahd not a warship. ,
'Tho transatlantic- passago of tho Gorman
submarine," Mr. Lowls said, "Is a wonderful
argumont for preparedness, and the oaBe
with which sho npparontty made tho trip
will bo a strong argument on tho side of
thoso who oro urging tho UnUed States
Government to make ltsolf ready for any
contingency.
"Whether n vessel Is n merchant Bhlp or
n. warship Is not determined by her size
or shape, nor Is It determined entirely by
tho fact that Bho Is armed or unarmed. The
matter is largely one of intention indicated
by hor papers, hor stores, hor cargo, her
omccro and crow.
"Tho Gorman submarine will bo claimed,
I prosumo, to bo a merchant vessel by the
Gormnn Govornmont, because she Is loaded
with a cargo of merchandise- to bo sold In
this country, and I presume tho German
Government will contend that sho is virtu
ally unarmed or that tho two 8-lnoh guns
oho is Bald to carry aro Intended to be used
for dofonsive purposes. If sho la fitted or
Buppltod with torpedo tubes and torpedoes,
nnd If sho carries a Bupply of munitions of
war. Intended for offensive rather than
moro dofcnslvo use, tho fact that sho la
registered nnd cleared as a merohant vessol
would probably not. In tho opinion of the
United Btates Government, prevent her from
being classed as n vessel of war. But If,
unnrt thn nthtr lintirl. film has been duly rcg-
tertd and cleared as n. merchantman, and!
Is loaded with merchandise to bo sola, ner
mfuBton will probably bo held to be by the
Government as ono of peace.
"Submarines nro not very dissimilar In
shape to the whalebacks, which were and
still oro engaged In Lake trafflo ond which
have crossed tho Atlantic"
UNDERSEA FREIGHTER
SOON MAY DOCK HERE
Next Submersible May Put Into
Philadelphia to Evade
Warships
Philadelphia shipping men would not be
surprlsod to See a Gorman underBea mer
chantman enter this port In the nenr future.
In fact, there was a rumor that one of tho
firms which handled German shipping
would receive two of those craft early In
Septombor. This rumor could not bo veri
fied. Thero was another rumor that a Gor
man Bubmorslblo already was bound for
America and would come Into Philadelphia,
ovadlng the allied cruisers which aro main
taining a watch off the Virginia Capes.
Whllo all of tho shipping Interests in
thlo city acknowledged that this was one
of the greatest marlno feats of modern
times, It was the general bollef that the
submarine would not prove a commercial
Bitccess In tlmo of poace. It was admitted,
however, that a U-boat might mako big
profits during tho war by bringing dyestuffs
and medicines from Germany and taking
homo the American products which Ger
many most needs.
Thero was unrestrained Joy aboard the
German Bteamshlpa Rhaetla nnd Prlnz Os
kar, of the Hamburg-Amerloan Lino, which
ajo anchored at this port Officers and
crew alike hailed tho submarine as a god
send to Germany, nnd believed that it
would break the food blockade.
Maritime men said that Philadelphia was
as avallablo to those vessels as any other
port on the Atlantto coast George P.
Sproule, secretary of tho Commissioners of
Navigation, said!
"In my opinion, no greater obstacles
would havo to bo overcome to reach Phila
delphia than any port on this ooost Per
haps tho Dolawaro Capes ara less fre-
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quented by warships of the Allies than
either Sandy Hook or the Virginia Capes,
nnd this may reduce tho risk of reaching
Philadelphia.
"I cannot Imagine that a submarine, such
as the Deutschland, wilt ever figure to any
extent as a commercial Venture, because
there would be a limit to the weight It
would be nble to enrry. For Instance, tho
bulk of the cargoes brwght to our port
from Europe, tho West Indies and South
America are dead weight, such as Iron ore,
sugar and nitrate. In time of peaco It
would not pay to send a Vessel across the
Atlantto unless It could carry from 6000
to ?000 tons. Besides, what Is to be galnod
by building vessels of the submarine type
for peaceful commercial purposes?
"I believe thero will be no revolution of
merchant ship construction along such
lines."
Captain Mnas, of the German steamship
Prlnz Oskar, which has been held here
since August i, 1914, was delighted at
the feat He said It was another victory
for German seamanship and Inventive
genius. He decrletf the attempts of Simon
Lake to libel the boat because of patent
Infringement, nnd said thw outcry was
meant to steal the glory from Germany.
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