In the second place, British manufacturers and exporters rushed to recover their American market, and promptly put out of competition the American industries which had begun to develop during the war.
"The Wars Between England and America"
T. C. Smith
Very soon, however, the American exporters withdrew completely, because those who had had previous business relations with Germany were known to the English, and so were suspected and finally placed on the black list.
"My Three Years in America"
Johann Heinrich Andreas Hermann Albrecht Graf von Bernstorff
As, however, England succeeded in restraining the exporters from any attempt to consign foodstuffs to Germany, especially as in view of the enormous supplies that were being forwarded to our enemies they had little interest in such shipment, the question never reached a clear issue.
"My Three Years in America"
Johann Heinrich Andreas Hermann Albrecht Graf von Bernstorff