Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-02
.NEUTRALS IN
 EUROPE WILL
 .bE RAT|0NED. 'DRAST|CA[LY
United States Will Adopt Stringent Measures to Pre- vent Any Foodstuf From Reaching Central Powers
lBy Review Leased wirel


 WASHINGTON, Sept. 1-Indica- tions that the United States intends to ration the northern European neu- tral countries in the strictest fashion were seen today in the admission that the exports administrative board had disapproved an arrangement suggest de by the Dutch minister here and the Belgian relief commission for divi- sions between Holland and Belgium of the enarly 100 Dutch grain cargoes held in American ports.
 Denial Made
 The first news that permission for the ships to sail had been denied came today in a dispatch from Rot terdam. The general understanding had been that the arrangement would be approved and that some of the vessels would sail immediately.
 America First
 The exports board, it was learned, will let no food cargoes go to Euro pean neutrals for at least two months or until the American government has ascertained its own food requirements for the year and the size of crops to be harvested. All of the neutrals. 1t is held. can feed themselves without difficulty until this information is available. The United States wishes to know also the size of the 1917 crops in neutral countries.
 Will Protest NeutraIs
 It was made clear that the United States has no intention of letting the neutrals go hungry but emphasis was laid on the fact that the government feels it's first obligation is to the Am erican people and the allies.
 Dutch Prospects
 A counter proposal made to the Dutch which the other neutrals are invited to accept i sthat all neutral vessels now in American ports loaded with foodstuffs dischargs their car goes and proceed to Australia and Java for wheat and sugar These cargoes would be brought back to the United States and divided between the United States and the neutrals. American government officials feel that in asking the United States to supply them with foodstuffs the neu- tarls should be willing to increase the general food supply. This they would do in transporting food cargoes from Australia and Java. where large sup plies cannot be moved because ot the general lack of shipping.
 The neutral ships would have re- turned within two months and by that time the United States would be in better position also to say how much it can spare from its own food supply.
 Loaded With Corn
 Most of the Dutch ships in Ameri- can ports are loaded with corn. which has spoiled and is fit only for cattle feed. This was taken into considera- tion by the exports board. which held that the need for cattle feed is much greater now in the United States than in Holland. It is not known how the Eeutrals will look on the suggestion that all their ships. numbering about 15O. discharge food cargies. but it is known that Chevalier van Rappard, the Dutch minister. does not view 1t with favor. Mir. van Rappard takes the position that his government al- ready is making great concessions in offering to share its food cargies with the Belgians.
 Approves Arrangement
 The food administration had ap- proved the arrangement entered into between the Dutch minister and the relief commission.
 Announcement today in Ottawa that a representative of the tcpd ad- had concluded an agree ment whereby the Canadian and Am erican governments will work in clos est cooperation in the administration of food control drew the statement there that with Canadian assistance supervisors of food distribution and control of prices in the United tSates will be made much easier. Canada now is expected to fix a wheat price identical with the American scale.