Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-26

washington, June 25.-Control of
american exports, authorized in a
clause of the espionage bill, was as
sumed today by President Wilson
with the appointment of an exports
council comprising the secretaries of
state, agriculture and commerce, and
the food administrator. An execu-
tive order creating the council directs
the department of commerce to ad-
minister all details of operation.
A victorious conclusion of the war
can come, said the president in
statement tonight outlining the coun-
trys export policy, only by systemat-
ie direction of American trade.
THE free play of trade will not
he arbitrarily interfered with" he
said. ut will only be inteligently
and Systematically directed in the
light of full information with regard
to the needs and market conditions
throughout the world and the neces-
sites of our people at home and our
armies and the armies of our asso-
ciates abroad
Members of the exports council
Will meet tomorrow TO organize ana
to recommend to the president Sc
res of proclamations which will put
the law into active operation.
Blow Aimed at Germany.
The first proclamation will re-
quire the licensing of all coal and fuel
shipments, including the bunkers and
it.- 10
ment a firm grasp on shipping
The second will provide a system
of licensing for every class of exports
to the European neutral countries,
and is designed to prevent supplies
from reaching Germany.
Proclamations to follow will name
specifically commodities which may
rot be shipped anywhere without IL
censes. The first commodities to be
designated will be cereals and other
foodstuffs, BY degrees the list will
be extended until virtually every
export commodity is brought under
operation of the act.
The proclamations covering coal
and exports to European neutrals
probably will be issued this week.
Under an arrangement to be made
with the British government provid-
ing for an international shipping con-
troll the United States and Great Bri-
tain will have the trade of the world
ir their hands to direct in the man.
ner best calculated to assist in win
ming the war.
viii Limit NeutraIs.
The neutral export proclamation
will be hurried to prevent removal
from the United States OF large sup
plies of foodstuffs awaiting ship
ment. The government is deter
mined to hold neutrals to necessi-
ties.
American agents to he sent into
the neutral countries will be charged
with responsibility for seeing that
American supplies stop before reach
ing the German border.
Collectors of customs, who are un-
der the treasury department, will be
charged with preventing unlicensed
cargoes from leaving the country.
A policy regarding food exports
will be formulated by the food ad-
ministration to be approved by the
exports council.
The American food supply, II is
made clear, will be used first to feed
this country, second to feed the allies,
and what is left will go to neutrals.
President Wilson's statement of the
export control policy follows:
Presidents Statement.
at is important that the country
should understand just what is in
tended in the control of exports
which Is about to he undertaken, and
since the power is vested by the con-
gress in the president I can speak
with authority concerning it. The
exports council will be merely ad-
visorv to the president.
There will, of course, be no pro-
hibitlon of exports. The normal
course of trade will be interfered with
as little as possible. and, so far as
possible, only its abnormal course di-
rected. The whole object will be to
direct exports in such a way that they
will 30 first and by preference where
they are most needed and most i'm
mediately needed. and temporarily to
withhold them, If necessary where
they can be spared.
"Our primary duty in the matter OF
foodstuffs and like necessaries Is TO
see to 1t that the peoples associated
with us In the war get as generous a