Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1914, Supplement, The World War

File No. 841.731/123

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Italy (Page)

Department of State,
Washington, December 15, 1914.

[Telegram]

116. Members New Orleans Cotton Exchange complain non-delivery commercial cable messages sent correspondents in Italy. Messages via French cable traced by cable company to point where delivered to Italian lines. Thereafter trace lost.

Investigate. If Italian censors detain such messages, represent Foreign Office great injury done neutral commerce thereby, expressing hope Italian Government will arrange to allow all commercial messages of neutral nature from United States to pass over its lines.

Bryan