

THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August 1, 1915 



the laws and regulations governing 

 the i - marks in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, I 



ador, Guatemala, Il.nnlur.i~. 

 Mexi Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Salvador, Santo 



Announcement is made that 



to furnish information in answei to 



■ mli laws, ami attention is called 



point of th< ownership 



the Latin American countries and the 



1 State-. The importam jistration i- greater in the 



n the latter, in view of tlie possibilities 



istration under the trade-mark laws in effect in 



Latin Aim ntries wh< ration is usually granted 



without investigation of the m use and "mi effected is 



final against all later . omers 



A TENTATIVE LIST OF SOFT RUBBER DRUGGISTS' 

 SUNDRIES. 



THE importers i drug sundries and rubber g Is have had 

 reason on manj occasions to protest against decisions made 

 by the New Vork appraisers. Drug sundries are assessed at 

 IS per rent, dntj while rubber goods carry 10 per cent. It is 

 n quite important that the distinction between drug sun- 

 dries and rubber goods be made as definite as possible. As a 

 - ti. m to the Classification Committee of the United States 

 Customs, the Drug Sundries Division of the Rubber Club of 

 America has prepared the following list of soft rubber druggists' 

 sundries which has been approved by 17 manufacturers of this 

 lass ■ if gi « ids 



SOFI RUBBER DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES. 



Air Beds Dam (Dental) 



Air Pillows & Mattresses Diapers 



Applicators Dilators 



Aprons i S Sanitary) Empyema Tubes 



Atomizer Bulb Sets Ether Bags 



Babv Pacifiers Face Masks 



Bag's ( Breeder. Gonorrhea, Finger Cots 



Ear. Throat. Mastoid. Intra- Fittings for Nursing Bottles 



Gastric. Face. Gas. Sterile Funnels (Soft Rubber) 



.-.mi,'. Ice. Pulitzer, Gloves (Autopsy. Household, 

 Sponge, Blood-Press Obstetrical, Surgeons', Vet- 

 , j.- i erinary, etc. i 

 Bandages Gum (Bandages) 

 i 'a-ins Hospital Blanket- 

 Bath Sprays Ice Helmets 

 Bed-Pans Invalid Cushions 

 Belts (Umbilical, Abdominal, Medicine Droppers (unless 

 (,iim. Perforated Friction. d glass chief value) 

 Belts, etc.) Xasal Feeding Tubes 

 Bibs Xipple Shields 

 Bougies Nipples 



Breast Pumps Obsterical and ( derating 

 Breast Shields Cushions 



Brushi Hand. Obstetrical Slei 



. Flesh, Tooth, ' 'i crating Caps and Pads 



Atomizer, Camera, Pessaries 



'.ntd. Rubber Corks and Chemist 

 Breast Pump, i Stoppers 



Caps i < (perating Head Caps. Sheeting 



Spinal Ice Bags 

 etc i nges ( Rubber) 



Catheter- Sprinklers (Disinfecting, 

 Cautery or Pyrographic Bulb Flower) 



i !;:• Stethoscope Tubes 



Is i I lea.!. Abdominal i Sti ipples 



• l ups Syringes I Bulb and Bag 



rs ( Drain e. Di- Teething Rings 



lator, - itary) Tourniquets 



Crutch Tips Tubes (Rectal. Colon, Stom- 

 ing Cups ach, etc.") 



1 i Iperat- Tubing I Rubber) 



ing. Chair, Hospital, Em- Urinals 



Water Bottles 



RUBBER SAMPLES ALSO BARRED. 



It will be seen from the folio lunication, sent July 19 



to members of the trade by the secretary of the Rubber Club, that 

 the British government does not -auction the sending 

 i.\ American manufacturers direct to neutral Km. peat i Ties. 

 Sample- like shipments of goods must be senl a London. 



I o Rubber M \nuf \< tubers : 



A number of inquiries have been addressed to this office asking 

 whether non-merchantable samples oi rubbei 

 shipped direct t" neutral Lin.. trii signatory 



to the Briti-h rubber guarantee without vie ' 



As an answer to these questions, I would 

 to the following letter written in London, Jul; the acting 



secretary of the Rubber & Tin Export- Committee to the secre- 

 tary of The Rubber Club of America, Inc.: 



Sir. — I am directed by the Rubber & Tin 

 Committee to acknowledgi the receipt of your letter 

 of the 19th ultimo, and to itati that the\ do 

 their way to exempting -ample- of rubber goi 

 from the provisions of the Rubber Bonds 

 Guarantees. 

 From the above it i- clear that the British government wishes 

 samples of rubber goods treated in the same manner as the goods 

 themselves, i. e., shipped via United Kingdom when sent to 

 neutral European countries. 



Very truly yours, H. S. Vorhis, S< retary. 



THE GERMAN RUBBER PRESS AGAIN CRITICIZES 

 THE AMERICAN RUBBER TRADE. 



plete with ition for rubber tnanuiacturers. — Mr. 



mpounding Ingredients." 



f ATE in March the "Gummi-Zeitung." published at Berlin in 

 *— ' the interests of the German rubber trade, criticized with 

 considerable severity the American rubber trade for the agree- 

 ment which it had entered into with the British government under 

 which American manufacturers agreed not to supply the enemies 

 of Great Britain with either crude rubber or mlmer manufactured 

 goods, if the British government would lift the embargo on ship- 

 ments of rubber to American ports. In the May issue of The 

 India Rubber World, by way of answer to this German criticism, 

 there was an editorial statement of the rubber situation in this 

 country and the necessity that existed for acceding to the term- t 

 the British government in order to avoid a shortage f crude rub- 

 ber that would very seriously have crippled the American industry. 

 It was the belief of the editor that the statement adequately cov- 

 ered the ground ; but the "< iummi-Zeitung" in a recent issue 

 again reverts to the subject, and repeat- it- i n the fol- 



lowing language : 



REPLY TO THl-Z INDIA RUBBER WORLD'S EDITORIAL- \ 

 GERMAN CRITICISM OF THE AMERICAN RUBBER TRADE." 



Following our criticism of the American rubber industry, our 

 American colleague. The India Rubber World, wrote ;.s follows: 



(Here follows a translation of The India Rubber World's 

 May Editorial, entitled. "A German Criticism of the American 

 Rubber Trade.") 



In accordance with our principles we have all.. wed the other 

 side to be heard. We would be glad to he in accord with our 

 colleague hut with all our good will we cannot. In the above 

 we note an exhibition of weakness in the American industry 

 that is not worthy of an influential body and a great nation, and 

 which we are convinced could have been avoided. Certainly other 

 means could have been found, particularly in view • • that 



many firms had important orders for delivery in Germany which 

 had to be canceled. This is further confirmed by what we 

 have just learned, namely, that the members of the firm of 

 Salomon Brothers have been fined for violating neutrality, be- 

 cause they wanted to ship rubber to German) — ostensibly be- 

 cause they had packed the rubber in cotton bales 



This only confirms what we said of America's subordination to 

 England's wishes. This means that the American government, 

 like the American rubber industry, has placed itself entirely in 

 the service of Great Britain and her interests. They have sur- 

 rendered their trade rights in favor of England. This is the 

 greatest loss an industry could sustain and a loss against which 

 its government should have protected it. Because we Germans 

 would not submit to such things, they call us barbarians. But we 

 are genuinely glad to Lear this designation. 



