Arizona republican., 1917-07-09

 DER
 CONTROL
Republican A.fP. Leased Wire1


 WASHINGTON. July S.-Govern- ment control of American exports, authorized in a provision of the es- piOnage act. was put into operation by President Wilson tonight with the is- suance of a pI '1lamation requiring the licensing of shipments to all coun- tries of the most important export commodities.
 In a statement accompanying the proclamation, the plesident declared the governments policy will be first to give consideration to American needs, next to meet as far as possible to. requirements of the allies, and last ly to supply the central countries wherever practicable. It is made clear that every effort will be made to see that no supplies reach the central powers.
 The commodities named in the list put under control are coal coke fuel oils. kerosene and gasoline. including bunkers; food grain, flour and meal, fodder and feeds, meats and fats; pig iron, steel billets. ship plates and struc-
 tural shapes, scrab irtn and scrap steel ferro manganese, fertilizers, arms, ammunition and explosives.
 The inc ,usion of foodstuffs in the proclamation lends color to statements that the administration is considering the advisability of complete embargo for sixty days on all food shipments to give the country to ascertain the amount of it's supplies and to give allied and neutral countries an oppor- unity to present a full program of their requirements.
 The president in his statement said the government was trying first to 1;c,- ta l l,+f, and conditions that are expected to arise between now and the next harv- est Many officials, alarmed at the wheat shortage, and the heavy drain the allies and neutrais are making on every kind of A8erican food supplies are urging an immediate embargo on food shipments.
 Through control of coal and fuels this government intends to take a firm grasp on shipping. An arrange ment under negotiation will give the American and British governments con- trol of not all allied tonnage but of neutral vessels as well.
 Ships on runs not regarded as neces- sary to a successful conduct of the war will be forced into trades con- sidered essential, and vessels now held in port through fear of submarine at 'tchS VIII De required lO go lHlO SeiN ice.
 Control of iron and steel was made necessary by war demands on the iron ] and steel industries. A shortage of steel in this country is threatened be- cause of the large amount that is be- ing diverted to munitions manufacture and the construction of the govern ment's merchant fleet Japans heavy purchases of steel plates for merchant shipbulding, made it necessary that plates be put under control. At the same time this action gives the gov ernment weapon with winch to force i Japanese tonnage into the transAt- l lantic trade.
 Specific regulations governing food | exports and shipments of other com
 modities, named in today's list are ex- | pected to be issued by the president l in a few days Even if a complete ! embargo is not placed on food ex- ports for time, it is known many re- 1 strictions, will be made. The exports l council, comprising three cabinet mem l bers and the food administrator are l drawing up a program to be submit | ted to the president immediately. one argument advanced by advocates l of a complete embargo on food ship Continued on Page TwQ)