The Weber Club, Ogden Publicity Bureau, to the Secretary of State
[Telegram]
If copper is made absolute contraband of war, the prosperity and welfare of Utah are seriously impaired. It will result in such restriction of shipment as to force the majority of mines in the state to discontinue operations. Eighty-five thousand five hundred persons in Utah are directly affected; in fact the entire population will be distressed. In order to prevent widespread disaster to the people of Utah, may we urge you to use your best offices to take such steps as may be necessary and proper as to permit the producers of copper to ship same in neutral ships to neutral ports?