Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26
Council to Control
 American Exports
HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY PRES
 DENT WILSON
TO ORGANIZE TODAY
It is Composed of the Secretaries of State, Agriculture and Commerce and the Food Administrator-It Will Act Under Direction of President.

ACG On0cF OIEcCGlOn or FTGSiQSHks Washington, June 25.-Controi of American exports, authorized in clause of the espionage bill, was as- stunned today by President Wilson with the appointment of an exports council comprising the secretaries of state, agriculture and commerce and the food administrator. An executive order cre- ating the council directs the depart ment of commerce to administer all details of operation.
 The victorious conclusion of the war can come, said the president in statement tonight outlining the coun- trys export policy, only by systematic direction of American trade. Intelligent Direction.
 The free pay of trade will not be arbitrarily interfered with" he said. Tt will be only intelligently and sys- tematically directed in the light of full information with regard to the needs and market conditions throughout the world and the necessities of our people at home and our armies and the armies of our associates abroad" Members of the exports council will meet tomorrow to organize and to rec ommend to the president a series of proc.amations which will put the law into active operation.
 Will License Coal Shipments. The first proclamation will require the licensing of all coal and fuel ship ments including bunkers, and it's pur- pose 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.
 ProcIamations to follow will name specific commodities which may not be cn The first commodities will be cereals and other foodstuffs. By degrees the list will be extended until virtually every export commodity is brought un- der operation of the act.
 The proclamations covering coa! and exports to European neutrals probably will be issued this week Under an arrangement to be made with the Brit ish government providing for an inter- national shipping control enforced by bunkertng and export licensing agree mentc, the United States anl Great Britain will have the trade of the world in their hands to direct in the manner best calculated to assist in winning the war
 To Hold Neutrais to Necessities.
 The neutral export ton will be hurried to prevent removal from the United States of large supplies of foodstuffs bought by the neutrals and now stored in this country awaiting shipment. The government is deter mined to hold neutrals to necessities and in enforcing export reguIa tions virtually will take up the burden of the British blockade. now to be en- forced from the point of origin of sup plies.
 Will See Exports Do Not Reach Ger
 many.
 American agents to be sent into the neutral countries will keep the closest check on re-eXpOrts and will be charged with responsibility for seeing that American supplies stop before reaching the German border To a large extent they will use British machinery built up during the three years the blockade has been in opera ton. The export control will absorb ance heretofore required of American shippers before their cargOeS are per mitted to go to the European neutraIs.
 All Under Presidents Direction.
 Every move under the act will be made under presidential proclamation issued on the advice of the exports council, which will meet every day to discuss subjects of the policy. The three cabinet members and the food administrator probably will name rep resentatives to take care of most of the routine work. These men will probably be pr. F.. E. Pratt of the de- partment of commerce, Lester H. Woolsey of the state department As Sistant Secretary Nrooman of the de- partmenT of agriculture and a repre- sentative of the food administration.
 How Licensing Will Be Done.
 Licensing will be done by the com merce departments bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, of which Mr Pratt is the head. The bureau will be expanded by the addition of about 300 employees. To cover the cost of opera tions, Secretary Redfield will ask for s15O,000 from the presidents emer- gency fund and later will ask of con- gress s750,000 to carry the bureau through the year.
 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 admin stra- tion to be approved by the exports council. After the department of agricultures food survey has been made a program of food apportion- ment among the allied and neutral countries will be prepared by Herbert c. Hoover, head of the administration and this will govern shipments.
 First to Feed This Country.
 The American food supply, it is made clear, will be used first to feed this country, second to feed the allies, and what Is left will go to neutrals. HIGHER FREIGHT RATES