The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-26
Power Granted in Clause of
Recently Enacted Es-
piOnage Measure.
VICTORY DEPENDS ON
SYSTEMATIC SHIPPING
Series of Presidential PrOcla-
nations Will Put Law
Into Effect. .

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
committee comprising he secretaries of
state, agriculture and commerce and
the food administrators. An executive
order creating the council directs the
department of copncrcc to administer
details of operation.
a victorious conclusion of the war
can come, said the president in a state
ment tonight outlining the country's
export policy, only by systematic di-
rection Of American trade.
The free play Of trade will not be
arbitrarily interfered with" he said. 1t
will only be intelligently and sys-
tematically directed in the light of
fun information with regard to the
needs and market conditions through
out the world and the necessities OF
our people at home and our armies
and the armies Of our associates
abroad"
Members of he exports council will
meet tomorrow to organize and to rec
ommend TO the president a series Of
proclamations which win put the law
into active operation.
Ground to Be Covered.
The first proclamation will require
the licensing of all coal and fuel Ship-
ments and it's purpose is to give the
government first 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.
Procamations to follow will name
specific commodities which may not be
shipped anywhere without licenses.
The first commodities to be designated
will be cereals and other foodstuffS.
BY degrees the list will be extended
until virtually every export commod-
ity is brought under operation Of the
act.
Two to Come This Week.
The proclamations covering coal and
exports to European neutrals probably
will be issued this week. Under an
arrangement to be made with the gov
ernment, providing for an internation-
al shipping control. the United States
and Great Britain will have the trade
of the world in their hands to direct
in the manner best calculated to as
sist in winning the war;
The neutral export proclamation will
be hurried to prevent removal from
the United States of large supplies OF
foodstuffs bought by the neutrals and
l~s., <fSNs
shipment. The government is deter
mined to hold neutrals to necessities
and ir enforcing export regulations
virtually will take up the burden OF
the British blockade, now to he en-
forced from the point of origin OF
supplies.
American agents to be sent into the
| neutral countries will be charged will
! responsibility for seeing that Ameri-
can supplies stop before reaching The
German border.
Proclamation for Every Move.
Every move under the act will bt
made under presidential proclamation
issued on the advice of the exports
council, which will meet every day tt
discuss subjects of policy. The three
cabinet members and the food admin
istrator probably will name represent
ativcs to take care of most of thu
routine work. These men probabl!
will be Dr. H.. T.. Pratt Of the depart
mcnt of commerce.; Lester II. WoolseA
of the state department, Assistan
Secretary Vrooman of the department
! Of agriculture and n representative o
l the food administration. =..