Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-07-13

either directly or indirectly. to feed the
enemy"
The commodities included in the list put
under control are coal, coke. fuel. oils.
kerosene. and gasoline, including bunkers /:
food grains. -four and meal. fodder and
feeds, meats and fats. pig iron. steel billets.
ship plates and structural shapes, scrap
iron and scrap steel. ferro manganese, fer
tilizers, arms. ammunition and explosives.
The inclusion of foodstuffs in the pro-
clamation lends color to statements that
the Administration lie considering the ad-
visibility Of a complete embargo for 80
days on all food shipments to give the
country time to ascertain the amount Of
its supplies and to give allied and neutral
countries an opportunity to present full
program of their requirements.
Many officials, alarmed at the wheat
shortage and the heavy drain the allies
and neutrals are making on every kind Of
American food supplies are urging an i'm
mediate embargo on food shipments.
Through control Of coal and fuels the
Government intends to take firm grasp
on shipping. An arrangement under neeo-
tiation will give the American and British
Governments control Of not only all allied
tonnage. but Of neutral vessels as well.
Ships now on runs not regarded as neces-
sary to successful conduct of the war
will be forced into trades considered more
essential and vessels now held IN port
through fear of submarine attack will be
required to 60 into service.
Control Of iron and steel was made
necessary by war demands on the iron and
steel industries. A shortage OF steel in
this country is threatened because Of the
large amount that is being diverted to
munitions manufacture and the construc-
ton Of the Governments merchant feet.
Japan's heavy purchases Of steel plates
for merchant ship building made necessary
that plates be put under control At the
same time this action gives the Govern
ment weapon with which to force Japa-
nese tonnage into the transatlantic trades.
Specific regulations governing food ex-
ports and shipments Of other commodities
named in the list are expected to be issued
by the President within few days. Even
IL complete embargo is not placed on
food exports for a time. 1t is known that
many restrictions will be made. The Ex-
ports Council. comprising three Cabinet
members and the food administrator, are
drawing up a program to be submitted to
the President Immediately.
One argument advanced by advocates
Of complete embargo on food shipments
is that the neutral countries and the allies
have presented entirely different state
ments regarding the amount of foodstuffs
going from the neutral countries into Ger
many. II Is argued also that the neutrals
cannot be treated all alike, as varying
conditions obtain in Holland and in the
Scandinavian countries.
The Presidents proclamation, after quot.
ing the law empowering the Government
to take control Of exports, says:
Il hereby proclaim to all whom il may
concern that, except at such time or times
and under such regulations and orders
and subject to such limitations and
exceptions as the President shall prescribe
until otherwise ordered by the President OF
by Congress, the following articles. namely
Coal, coke, fuel, oils. kerosene and gaso.
line. including bunkers; food grains. fiouI
and meal therefrom; 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, shall
not. on and after the fifteenth day of July
1917. be carried out Of or exported from
the United States or its territorial posses.
sions to Abyssinia. Afehanistan. Albania
Argentina, Austria Hungary; Belgium, heI
colonies, possessions or protectorates Bo.
livia, Brazil, Bulgaria. China. Chile, Colon.
bia. Costa Rica, Cuba; Denmark, her colo.
MES, possessions or protectorates; Domini.
can Republic. Ecuador, Egypt; France
her colonies, possessions or protectorates
Germany. her colonies. possessions or pro.
tectorates; Great Britain. her colonies
possessions or protectorates Greece, Qua
temala, Haiti. Honduras; Italy, her colo
MES, possessions or protectorates Japan,
Liberia, Leichtenstein. Luxembourg, Mexico
Monaco. Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal. Mica
ragua; The Netherlands, her colonies, pos
sessions or protectorates: Norway, Oman
Panama. Paraguay. Persia, Peru. Portugal
her colonies, possessions or protectorates
Rumania. Russia. Salvador. San Marine
Servia, Siam; Spain, her colonies. posses.
sions or protectorates: Sweden. Switzer
land, Uruguay. Venezuela or Turkey.
THE orders and regulations from tim,
to time prescribed will be administered b,
and under the authority Of the Secretar,
OF Commerce. from which licenses. in con
formity with the said orders and reeula
tons. will issue"
The proclamation concludes by Stain,
the evils aimed at by the Government il
establishing the embargo. as outlined IL
his statement printed above.
The method Of procedure In obtainin,
licenses for export was outlined by Secre
tary Redheld. who will administer the act
as follows:
"First-Application for licenses may b,
made by the Bureau Of Foreign and Do
nestle Commerce. Division Of Export Ii
censes. No. 1885 X street. Washington. D
c.. or to any Of the branches Of the Burea,
Of Foreign and Domestic Commerce New
York, Boston. Chicago, ST. Louis, New Or
leans, San Francisco and Seattle.
"Second-ln applying for license I,
export any Of the commodities covered b,
the Presidents proclamation, applicants
should give the following information IL
triplicate form: (a) Quantity: (b) descrip
tion Of goods (c) name and address O
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