New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
New Ruling Expected to
Force Lifting of Foreign
Embargoes
Control To Be Used
To Fullest Extent
America in Serious Need Of
Many Materials Now
Withheld

WASHINGTON. Nov. 9O-Govern-
ment control Of imports. just put into
operation by President Wilson. will be
used to its fullest extent, it was made
known tonight. TO force the release to
America at fair prices Of war supplies
now held by other countries under en-
bargoes.
In q statement outlining an import
policy, the War Trade Board, which has
organized bureau to license imports.
makes it clear that countries receiving
American exports are expected 20 re-
ciprocate by shipping more freely the
commodities needed by the United
States from abroad to prosecute the
war successfully.
Necessity Is Obvious
Control of imports" says the state
ment. was made effective by the Allied
governments many months ago, the
necessity therefor having become OBJ
Nvious if the resources o. each were
tional and international demands.
With the organization of the Bureau
of Imports of the War Trade Board
the requisite machinery has been sup
Piled for increasing the importation
of certain indispensable commodities
produced abroad.
Supplies now coming forward to
this country are limited by reason of
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powers controlling the territory in
which such materials originate. Such
action was made necessary because OF
interference with normal production
as we'll as the extraordinary consump-
tion caused by the war. Among notable
examples of such materials may be
mentioned tin, wool rubber, ferro-
manganese, leather, fax and jute.
prior TO the enactment of the
recent legislation there was no
government agency especially des-
ignated to deal with the proper
officials of other governments in
order TO procure the release of
commodities required by the United
States and which had been emoargoed
by other governments. Governmental
supervision of imports makes possible
a Hlplt tHtCllNt SCHtine u IrripiON4bg
and brings about a closer urity Of the
countries associated in the war.
To Survey Requirements
The various trades dealing in en-
bargoed commodities will be so organ
lied that the total requirements of
each industry can be surveyed and non
essential uses of any material elimi-
mated A system of control for dis
tribution will be instituted to insure
equitable apportionment of imported
supplies among the industries in need
Of them.
In future importers will give guar
antees that goods are not to be rex
ported except under restrictions di-
rect to the War Trade oBard, instead
of to representatives of foreign gov
ernments' as at present.
A strong intimation that the United
States will demand fair prices on goods
imported is carried in the state" INT.
Such a demand officials said tonight,
is in lire with President Wilson's re-
cent statement that the Allies in pur-
chasing goods from the United States
are to be charged no more than is paid
for the same commodities by the Amer
lean government
a long list of foods and feedstuffs
was added by the Trade Be ard tonight
10 the list of commodities comprising
the so-called conservation list, which
may not be exported except where the
goods are to be used for war purposes.