New Britain herald., 1916-08-09
FRENCH BLACKLIST
 ON ITS WAY TO U. s.
Ambassador Sharp Sending List
 Of Firms Barred from Trade

l WaShlngtOn, Aug. 9.-A cabled re- port summarizing the recent "black-
 list order Of the French government supplementing and practically dup 1 hcatlng Great Britains commercial 1 embargo against American and other firms under the trading with the ! enemy decree, has been received at | the state department from Ambassa l dor Sharp at Paris. The list of Amer lcan firms affected by the order was not forwarded by the ambassador, but press reports from abroad stated it does not greatly enlarge the Brit ish blacklist
 Ambassador Sharp Is sending the full French blacklist order by mail and, officials stated today, action by this government would await it's re- ceipt. with a protest similar to that made to Great Britain in prospect.
 Naval Opposition Less.
 Effective opposition in the house to the senate big naval building pro- gram, including four dreadnoughts and four battle cruisers for 1917. has given way before administration pressure, those favoring the more
 
 test will come next Tuesday, when the house votes on senate amend ments.
 Chairman Padgett of the house naval committee, has decided to with draw his opposition to the senate's naval increases, Majority Leader Kit chin announced yesterday after Mr. Padgett had discussed the subject with President Wilson. Senator Swanson, ranking democrat of the senate naval committee, declared a canvass of the situation removed all doubt that the house would accede to the large building program, the three years continuing policy and the | increased personel provision.
 The house was expected to adopt l today the conference committees re- | port on the army appropriation bill | and the measure then will go to the l president. The senate approved the 1 report yesterday.
 Commerce Conference.
 Secretary Redfield announced to- 1 day that he had invited a number of 1 leading shipbuilders and heads of 1 steamship companies to meet with 1 him Sept. 27 to discuss the esta blish- 1 ment of the system of loadlines and 1 bulkheads for ocean and lake traffic The United States is almost the only 1 maritime nation having no regulations governing loadlines.
 An agreement between the house and senate on one amendment was all that stood in the way today of the of the child labor bill. The measure passed the senate late by @ vote of 52 to 12. It now goes back to the house, which s expected to concur in the amend ment.
 The senate was spurred to final action on the bill by President Will sons insistence upon its passage. Op- position to the measure came chiefly from southern democrats, who con- tended that it was unconstitutional and would interfere with states rights.
 The amendm ent would bar all pro- ducts of establishments employing children from interstate commerce. 1 The house bill was directed only against those in which ohild labor l actually had been employed.
 Shipping Bill Up Today.
 The administration shipping bill | was taken up for general debate in l the senate today. It was made the 1 unfinished business yesterday fol- l lowing the passage of the child labor 1 bill.
 Republican senators are expected l to vigorously oppose the shipping bill, 1 but it's ultimate passage virtually is assured.