Connecticut western news., 1917-03-01
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Lloyd GeOrgo'S Prohibition
 StirS Commerce Here.
ADMITS SUBmARlNE MENACE


 Off of Luxurieo, Building of More
 Ships and Increase Of Food Produc
 ton Only Way Out.
 Following the grave warning of Lloyd-Georgc to the British parliament on the gravity of the submarine men, ace and the announcement of further restriction of imports not absolutely necessary to Great Britain commercial interests in the United States discov- cred the new order would hit Ameri can export trade hard blow.
 Articles placed on the prohibited list represent a considerable amount of the export commerce of this country. For instance, during the eleven months ending November, 1916, the United Kingdom imported lumber and its by products to the extent of $10,000,O00 from this country, $S,294 ,000 ill canned salmon, sc, ,497, ,G27 of furs, $4, 4,O76,OOO of leather boots and shoes and $2,O99, TOP worth of agricultural machinery.
 Millions Tn Other Experts.
 One of the largest items is hides and leather More than $30,000,000 worth of these products were shipped to the United Kingdom from American ports during the eleven months ending last November, according to a report issued recently by the department of com merce.
 Figures for the last fiscal year show the United States shipped considerable vegetables, apples and dried fruits to England. Some of,the amounts for the last fiscal year, are: Apples, $3,500,OO0; prunes, $1.2G0,000; rais.ns, $3,000,OO0: dried apples and other fruits. $7J0,000
 The announcement by Lloyd George came in the gravest speech of his ca reer when in the house of commons he sounded warning that the success OI failure of Germany's U-boat campaign will mean life nr death for the British empire
 'There IS no sure way to victory" said he, ''without hunting the subma- rines from the deep"
 Far from raising a "cry in the will derness," vail over what is and might have been, the premier, after thus opening the nations eyes as to the danger that confronts it, promptly set about to proclaim a schedule of sweep ing constructive measures to remove the menace.
 Save tonnage.
 Cut down imports!
 Boost home production.
 ha coi6 bot bn nation should know what the condi- tions are, that the stocks of food at present are lower than ever and that hand in hand with the enormous in crease in the demand of tonnage is going an alarming decrease of tonnage
 LuXuries and unnecessary articles will not be imported.
 The premier dealt only with cold. hard facts. He did not minimize the success of the U-boat campaign thus far.
 It was a visibly painful task for the premier to announce in the course of his speech the import restrictions that will hit Britains own allies. Even luxuries from Italy and France, he said, may no longer be imported.
 On the other hand, it was with pride he told of the assistance rendered by Great Britain to her allies. More than 100000 tons of British shipping had been allocated to France alone, and Russia and Italy had received consid- erable amounts.
 But the time had come, the premier indicated, when England could no longer give such assistance; when she needed every ton of shipping for her self. He added:
 Hopes to Crush U-Boats.
 "The government is hopeful of find ing means of dealing with the subma- rine, but we should be guilty of folly if we rested tranquilly upon the ex- pectation of realizing that hope. We have to deal ruthlessly and promptly with the tonnage problem by measures which impose great sacrifices upon the country.
 "There are three sets of measures First, by the navy, as described by Sir Edward Carson, first lord of the admir- atty; second, the building of merchant ships; third, dispensing with unneces. sary commodities from abroad and pro. duction of as much food as possible at home.
 If such a program is carried out England can face the enemy's worst and that is what we ought to prepare to face.
 "The year before the war 5O,OOO,OOO tons of shipping entered British ports.
 During the past year the total was 3O,OOO,OOO
 "A considerable portion of our ton- mage has been sunk; by submarines during the last thirty months.
 "The ratio has been increased during the past four or five months and this present month, due to Germany's spe. cial efforts to do her worst.
 Enormous sacrifices are required. testing the national grit. The govern.