Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-28
resident Tightens
Control of Exports
as Drastic War Steb
u. S. Prepared to Go TO
4ny Limit to Preuent
Goods From Reach
ing Germany.
IBx Associated press.l

[By Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON. August 2T.-Prac,-
dent Wilson frightened the governments s
control of exports tonight by issuing
an order forbidding the shipment of
any, goods TO European neutral coun-
tries except under license. and by ex-
tending the list for which license IS
required in shipment to the allies and
neutrals other than European coun-
tries TO include cotton all meats. sugar
and most OF Americas other export
commodities.
In statement accompanying his
procls nation. the President said one
OF the first intentions of the govern
mcnt will be TO see that no American
products arc made "the occasion of
beneht 10 the enemy. either dlrectI,
or indirectly" officials interpreted the
orGcr as forccasting a vigorous use OF
the export control as war weapon.
and a policy OF the strictest rationing
OF countries contiguous to Germany.
Exports to Germany and her allies
also are formally prohibited by tho
Presidents order, and this is under
stood TO mean that the export control
is about to superscdc the British sys-
tenn of giving letters Of assurance for
American cargoes Up to now. there
has been nothing except the British
blockade to prevent the shipment OF
American goodS TO Germany To-
nights order ~ this respect accom-
plishes one of the purposes sought In
the trading with the enemy bill pend
ing in Congress.
PLACED UNDER EXPORT
LICENSE RESTRICTIONS
Coin. bullion, currency and evidences
Of Indebtedness are placed under ex
port license restrictions to European
neutrals, whenever regulations govern
Ing their export have been promul-
gated by the Secretary OF the Treas
ury.
The Presidents order contains the
first formal announcement of the trans
fer OF administration OF the export con-
troll from the Department OF Commerce
TO the Export Administrative Board.
of which Vance Mccormick Is chair
man. When the administrative board
made tho fact public few DAYS ago
1t was explained that action was taken
TO facilitate the issuance OF licenses
Accompanying the proclamation was
a statement from the President ex-
planning its purposes. 1t said:
The purpose and effect Of ;his proc
lamation is not export prohibition. but
merely export control II is not the
intention 10 interfere unnecessarily
with our foreign trade. BUT our own
domestic needs must be adequately
safcGuarded, and there is the added
duty OF meeting the necessities Of all
the nations at war with the imperial
German government.
WILL HELP NEUTRALs
AS FAR AS POSSIBLE:
After these needs are met, il is our
wish and intention to minister TO the
needs OF the neutral nations as far as
our resources permit. This task will
be discharged without other than the
very proper qualifications that the lib
Grafton OF our surplus products shall
not be made the occasion of benefit
to the enemy. either directly or indi-
rectly.
The two lists have been prepared in
the interests OF facility and expediency.
The first list. applicable to the enemy
and his allies and to the neutral coun-
tries of Europe. brings under control
practically all articles Of commerce;
while the second list, applicable to all
the other countries Of the world, makes
only few additions to the list of COM
modities controlled by the proclama-
tion of July 9. 1917.
1T is obvious that a closer super
vision and control of exports is ncces-
sary with respect to those European
neutrals within the sphere of hostil-
tiles than is required for those coun-
tries farther removed.
The establishment of those distinc-
tions will simplify the administrative
processes and enable us to continue our
rolicy of minimizing the interruption
of trade"
TO PREVENT GOODS
FROM GOING TO GERMANY
The proclamation makes 1t clear for
the first time that the United States Is
prepared to go to almost any limit to
prevent goods from going to Germany
Neutrals already have been informed
both in notes and In converse tions
with their representatives in Washing
ton. that the United States will see to
1t that no American goods may be used
even TO replace indirectly goods
shipped from neutral countries to Ger
many. The duty of preventing goods
shipped from neutrals other than Eu-
ropean from reaching Germany viii
continue to be Great Britains. how
ever, since the United States mas de-
clared no formal blockade against Ger
ms, hAr