The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-09
FOES FOOD
BY
/ EN- BARG0
Other States Can Be
Forced To Support
Allies Or Starve
ENTENTE TO HAVE
FIRST FOOD CALL
Neutrals Will Get Only
Enough For Own
Use
BY CARL d. GR0AT.

STAT Correspondent United Press
WASHINGTON. July 9--Amer-
Ica's embargo plus internal German
troubles promises soon TO hang two
more new millstones about Ger
many's neck.
The embargo. curtailing supplies
10 neutrals. lest they be re-export-
ed 10 Germany, will be effective
< July Is. Thereafter no vital food
stuffs, munitions. fertilizers or met
ais can be sent abroad without IL
censes from the department or com
merce.
Certain congressman strongly
favor having the president so screw
down these limitations that the neu'
B trails will have 10 align themselves
with the United States unless they
wish TO starve.
Meantime, according 10 press re
ports, Germany is confronted with
troubles from within-a demand for
parliamentary reform. and a general
poIiticai situation wherein new
peace terms are apparently forth
coming.
The pressure from without and
within seems likely 70 be such as
20 give the Teuton authorities some
dificult months ahead.
Neutrals will suffer more unless
they divert their tied-up shipping 10
Allies uses and likewise permit an
Allied patrol OF the Scandinavian
coasts 10 bag submarines. now using
territorial waters as a safe outlet
20 the sea-
In issuing regulations on the en-
barge President Wilson pointed out
that the United States wants 10 heed
neutral needs, but he just as EN-
phafically showed the prime need
Of feeding the United States and
its Allies first and OF shutting on
any re-export OF supplies to Ger
many thru neutral nations. The
Scandinavian countries. Holland and
Switzerland will be hard hit by the
embargo.
The nature OF the proclamation
has strengthened belief here that
the government Will shut OF all ex-
ports with an embargo for so days
until an invoice OF this country's
supplies may be taken.
The presidents embargo pro-
elamation provides for the obtaining
Of export licenses thru the bureau
Of foreign and domestic commerce.
Any attempt 10 expor goods with
out such a license renders the
Offenders liable 10 $4,000 fine OF
two years Imprisonment and sub
1octs the vessels and unlicensed car
70 TO confscation. A list of the
articles named in the presidents
proclamation for which export IL
senses must be secured follows:
Coax. coke. fuel oils, kerosene
and gasoline. including bunkers.
Food grains, -four and meat there
from, fodder and feeds, meats and
fats.
Pig iron, steel billets, ship plates
and structural shapes, scrap iron
and scrap steel.
Ferro-manganese.
Fertilizers.
Arms, ammunition and explosives
The embargo takes effect July 10
Commercial ENJOYS from Euro
pean nations and Representatives
OF South American countries were
active today in an effort to remove
some of the teeth from the threat
ened embargo.
Eventualities which might follow
this governments drastic actor
have been duly considered. II Il
realized that IL the war endurei
long. new faces may appear on on
side or the other OF the great worl'
struggre--forced there by the pres
sure of threatened starvation.
hut military men insist that NJ
chances must be taken with SUP
plies OF this nation and her Allies
REGARDLESS OF what neutrals think.