The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-04
Coal to Be Withheld From
Governments and Ships
That Attempt Evasion.
AGREEMENT COOPERATIVE
Determined Effort to Be Made
by Allies to Starve Teu.
tons Economically.


from London that Great Britain has pro.
hihited the expectation to Sweden, Nor
way. Denmark a1d the Netherlands Of
all articles excepting printed matter and
personal effects accompanied by their
owners is regarded here as the opening
gun in the cooperative campaign of the
United States and the Entente to guar.
antee the complete stoppage of sup
plies to GermaIy. II Is the first move in
the plan to break the German war ma.
chine through economic starvation. II
means an absolute and watertIght en-
barge against the enemy.
The action in this worldwide embargo
was taken at the instance Of the United
states. which insisted that Great Britain
SO modify Its regulations as to prevent
nullfcation Of the American embargo
While virtually all supplies TO the Bu-
ropean neutrals will be cut or, there
still 10 the possibility that some goods
will reach them from South America.
Even this contingency has been
guarded against, however. and Il Ia
probable that the coal supply will be
barred from any countries engaging in
such trade and even from the shrs
carrying II. In this way. IL Is believed
absolute control of I.atIn-American COM
merce can be guaranteed. a. a coal
embargo would result in indu.triai
paralysis and would mean that the ma
tons to the south could not oontinu.
to enjoy even the bare comforts Of life
Preliminary Statement.
The British statement Is regarded hers
as preliminary to the final announce.
nent OF the cooperative plan and not In
the light OF an Independent British en-
Dargo' 1t is Tor the purpose. apparently,
OF wiptng out all old war trade acree.
ments and other arrangements which
have been In force between Great Britain,
and these neutrals in order TO have the
slate clean for the new British policy
which will harmonic with the policy
OF the United States
IL Is explained that the new emba rgo
VIII ne cooperative, but not joint. The
om,'eu states and the Entente alton.
VIII all act In pursuance to a general
plan mapped out and approved hy all
Ihis plan, 1t is understood, has nov
virtually been completed
The news has naturally caused "a ,,,,.
10 neutral diplomatic circles. II is noted
.nat switzerland Is not included In IN.
nst from Great Britain. Apparentix
switzerland has so won the conf,dence
VI .he United States and the Entente
n.u. .ne restrlctions applying to othe,
nv, u'reI nations contiguous to Germany
WI, WI not apply In the case Of Sw,tzer-
lana. II may be that the policy .,
hans Ritter the new Swiss Nin,s,er
"eIe. M mas mad something 10 do with this
SITUATION. II is int'mated that +be
.hted states Government is convinced
snat nothing will be smugsled across the
e"iss border into enemy territory.
! AttftnAn
Particular interest attaches to Sweden
.o' ,"o reasons, 1nvcstisa alton enows
| mat the Swedish Government indirectly
mas oe"h assisting German war plans
! ana also that veilcd threats have com.
from Swedish source. as to possible cor-
sequences which might result from 3
| vigorous embargo
II Is now known that the German En-,
peror at recent conference with neu
trai diplomats in Berlin urged their ~.
spective Governments to Insist unor
their rights" and suggested that threats
10 JON the 'Ierman !cause might be the
most effective method OF getting favored
treatment from the United States Re-
ports here from Swedish SOURCES ,n.licats
that Holland and Sweden will stand 10
sether on the embargo aues ton, b,,t
Chevalier Van Rappard. the Dutch slir
lster, has so far AS known authorized no
one but himself to speak OF the Dutch
attitude
The attitude Of the Dutch legation
here has been that Holland would p)ead
FOR the best terms possible and would he
Wiling to compensate the United Statas
and the Entente by any means within
the strict Interpretation of reutralit,
There have been suggestions OF turning
over Dutch ships to the United states
and the Entente in return for grain But
there has been nothing resembling +,
threat on the part OF any representative
of the Dutch Government
swedish Orc for Krupp..
Sweden has been supplying German,
for some time with a particular Kind NJ
IRON ore which has gone over the horde,
IN constant quantities. Investigation no,,
shows that this ore IS or the kind ur
gently needed by Krupp for hard stee
used In the manufacture OF war ma
terials. Probably Sweden will be forcec
to cease these supplies II she expects =,
, get anything from tho United States o.
, the Entente.
II has also been ascertained that lubri
eating oil which sweden has beer
, clamoring for for domestic uses rc,Ii,
serves to keen going factories In Swede,
1 which are engaged in rush work 70
parts of war devices used by the Ger
man army,
OfIicials here said today that tn
American people did not intend to spen
thousands OF lives and millions Of dol
' lars Tor the war and pro, de the ensn,
= with weapons OF destruction at the sam