New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-16
BRITAIN FORBDS FOCH OPENS WAY
Il. s. DUTCH TRADE FOR LARGER MOVE
New Order Practically
Prohibits Exports to
Scandinavia, Too.

London. Sept. 15.-The plan of ration
ing the neutral countries OF Norway
sueden Denmark and Holland, un-
der which 10 further licenses VIII De
granted for the present to British eH-
porters. has been extended to apply 10
the United States by the expedlents OF
refusing TO permit the Netherlands
Oversee Trust to accept further Amer
;can consignments and by declining 70
gran. letters Of assurance for American
shipments destined for those countries
In consequence American shipments
for Holland will be stopped absolutely
while the regular transportation com
panies trading between the Cnlteu
States and Scandinavia will not 'aHe
careoes without assurances OF their IN
nocent destination by the British au-
thorities, according TO the nrst an
later statement by Lord Cecil de-
nies that an attempt is being mace
to shut off all trade between tne
limited States and Holland. He sald
the new order would be limited 10
certain products. ,,. .
reasons induced the British govern
ment to take this action. The hrst is
the simplicity Of the plan, which en-
sbles the government to control sup
nlies al the source. The second is the
craving bill with which Great Britain
IS being pressed by neutral govern
ments for demurrage and other e%,
penses incurred by taking suspected
ships into Kirkwall and other ports LOT
examination.
So far as is known, no machinery
exists at present for adjusting these
claims. It is expected that Washington
will make an inquiry, especially as 70
the American schooners which we're
taken into Lerwick and released after
being detained several weeks. NO
charges were preferred against them:
Another blockade measure which also
probably will interest Washington is
The recent arrangement under which
bureaus were set up in England and
France for granting licenses for eX-
change Of goods which figure on the
list OF prohibited imports. The Amer
;can authorities contend that under the
British American commercial treaty OF
1915 such prohibitions must be en-
forced equally against all countries.
Consequently any privileges granted TO
France and not extended 70 the United
States are held TO be in violation OF
that treaty.
Cecil Defends Orders.
Lord Robert Cecil said the orders
applied only TO certain prohibited arti-
cies and not TO trade in general.
Great Britain has forbidden the eX-
port OF various articles 20 European
neutrals on the ground that they have
already received in the hrst seven
months OF this year more thar. an
ordinary years supply. Lord Robert
said il was not logical 70 forbid such
exports from Great Britain and TO per-
nit them from America and other neu-
tral sources.
Lord Robert explained that one neu-
tral nation. taking normally $4,000 tons
OF coffee. in seven months o. this year
already has imported $4,000 tons, so
all further imports Of coffee to that
country are looked upon as likely TO
reach an enemy destination. The list OF
prohibited articles, he said. varies with
different countries according TO what
they had already imported. all allow
ances being made for imports formerly
made to German ports.