Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-04
NO FOOD SUPPLIES
FOR ANY NEUTRALS
THAT AID GERMANY
U. S. Determined to Stop
Leakage From Holland
and Scandinavia.
GREAT BRITAIN'S ACTION
HELPS TO TIGHTEN GORDON
South America Will Be Per-
suaded by Withholding of Coal
for Ships and Industries.
NO sLACKENING IN POLICY
BY Making Use Of Economic Weap.
ons, America Hopes to Bring
War to Earlier End.
GREAT BRITAIN's ACTION
HELPS TO TIGHTEN GORDON
NO sLACKENING IN PoLIoY
By Making Use Of Economic weap.
ons, America Hopes to Bring
War to Earlier End.

WASHINGTON. October s-AlI tho
huge weight OF Americas control of
the worlds supplies now has been
thrown against Germany. Though no
American shot has yet shattered a
German trench, the weight of Ameri.
cas- blow at Germany's midrir Is
strikingly illustrated In to-day's de-
velopments at Washington.
1. 1t was directly due to the rep
rcsentations of the United States that
Great Britain repudiated her agree
ments to victual the northern neutrals.
With these agreements out of the
way, the United States, through It's
exports control. can and will abso-
lutely stop the leak OF fats and other
foods into Germany.
2. 1t was for the diversion OF Ar
gentine supplies from the neutrals
bordering on Germany that the Lux
burg kilograms were exposed. II Ar
Ecntina and the other South American
countries fall to see In tn 8 the course
they should follow. the United States
has other means OF assuring that Ar
genttna's great crops and the assist
ance OF other South American coun.
tries will not reach Northern Europe
This Will be done through refusal to
give South American ships bunker coal
and refusal to furnish coal for the
industries of South America
8. Quiet. unofficial. yet forceful no.
tice was served upon Japan to-day
that she must do more for the allied
cause in the way of ships, or through
the exports control OF American steel,
japan Will be made to suffer
wELL-NIGH DICTATOR
OF WORLD'S SUPPLIES
Thus the United States is revealed
as the weil-nigh absolute dictator Of
the supplies OF all the world.
Perhaps the most striking manifes-
tation of this position is In Great Brit
aims action OF yesterday. When tho
news OF thA reputation of the British
VictualinG agreements reached here,
officials showed no surprise. This was
put the fruition OF months of negotl-
ations
Great Britain was convinced of the
truth of the figures some time ago
made public In the United States show.
ing enough fats leah Ing into Germany
from Scandinavia to sustain the whole
German army. Great Britain was con-
vinced that the strong policy of tho
United States could not be effectively
carried out unless Great Britain's poll
Icy was made to conform with it, The
British authoritiet were told that the
United States could not pursue this
policy when she was not sure that
shipments to England from the Un:tei
States would not be trans shipped to
the neutrals
1t can be stated that there Will be
no slackening OF the American embar-
go policy Not a thimblefuI of grain
or fodder Will go to Holland or Scandl-
navia until thc United States is con-
vinced that the trading of these coun-
tries with Germany has absolutely
ceased.
NEUTRALs CANNOT EXIST
WITHOUT ALLIED SUPPLIES
The new policy can be accomplished
through rigid embargoes applied by all
the allies. The neutrals cannot exist
without British and American supplies,
and within the next two or three
months all OF them are expected to
declare fiat embargoes on the export
of their commodities to all countries.
This Will hit England as we'll as Ger
many. but the British. who can draw
on the United States. are in position
to do without neutral goods. while
Germany. cut OFF from the rest OF the
world. cannot exist. officials here say,
If neutral shipments cease.
To those familiar with the military
and economic situation in Germany, tho
new policy indicates that the allied
governments have come to the con-
clusion that by making every use OF
economic weapons the war will be
ended much more quickly than by MILL
tary supremacy alone.
The effect OF the tightening Of the
reins in the hands OF the United States
was plainly seen here to-day. Baron
Akerhielm, the Swedish counselor OF
legation, began n hurried journey to
Stockholm. 1t Is believed that he Is
carrying to his government a picture
of the determination with which the
United States views the situation. Tho
allies have classed Sweden as pro-
German. The United States has been
reluctant to do so. 1t Is believed that
Baron Akerhielm will tell his governs &
ment that unless 1t gives absolute
against further fayors to 4