Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-09
President Wilson Issues
Proclamation Ordering
Control Under Provisions
of Espionage Act-To
Consider First Americas
Needs and, then, Those of
the Allies-Must Obtain
License for Exporting.

Washington, July 9.-Government
control of American exports authoriz-
ed in provision of the espionage act
was ordered put into operation July
a proclamation putting under license
all shipments to all countries Of the
most important commodities.
| In statement accompanying the
proclamation the president declared |
the governments policy will be, first
to give consideration to American
needs, next, to meet as far as possible
the requirement of the allies, and
lastly. to supply the neutral countries
wherever practicable. 1t is made clear
that every effort will be made to see
that no supplies reach the central
powers.
! Commodities Under Control.
The commodities put under control
are coal, coke, fuel, oil, kerosene and
gasoline, including bunkers, food
grains, flour and meal. foods and
feeds, meats and fats, pig iron, steel
billets, ship plates and structural
shapes, scrap iron and scrap steel.
Ferro Manganese, fertilizers, arms, am
munition and explosives.
The inclusion in the proclamation
lends color to statements that the ad-
ministration Is considering the advisi-
bility of a complete embargo for sixty
days on all food shipments to give the
country time to ascertain the amount
of it's supplies and to give allies and
neutral countries an opportunity to
present a full program of their re-
quirements.
Firm Grasp on Shipping.
Through control of coal and fuels
the government intends to take a firm
grasp on shipping. An arrangement
under negotiation will give the Amer
lean and British governments control
of not only all allied tonnage but of
neutral vessels as we'll. Ships now on
runs not regarded as necessary to
successful conduct of the war will be
4 forced, into trades considered more
4 essential, and vessels now held in port
through fear of submarine attack will
be required to go into service.
Il Control of sron and sstsel was made
Isnecessary by war demands on the iron
and steel industries. A shortage Of
: steel in, this country is threatened be-
cause of the large amount that is be-
ing diverted to munitions manufacture
J and the construction Of the govern
ment's merchant fleet.
Specific Regulations Governing.
; Specific regulations governing food
exports and shipments Of other COM
, modit1es named in today's list are ex-
pected to be issued by the president in
few days. Even If complete en-
barge is not placed on food exports
for time it is known many restric-
tions will be made.
The presidents proclamation says:
Il hereby proclaim to all whom 1t
! may concern that, except at such
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 or by the congress, the
following articles. namely, coal. coke.
fuel oils, kerosene and gasoline, in
} cluding bunkers. food grains, flour
K and meal therefrom, fodder and feeds,
! meats and fats, pig iron, steel billets,
ship plates and structural shapes,
scrap and scrap steel, Ferro manga
: nese, fertilizers, arms, ammunitions
and explosives, shall not. on and after
carried out of or exported from the
United States or its territorial possess
sions to Abyssinia, Afghanistan, AL
bania, Argentina, Austria Hungary,
Belgium. her colonies, possessions or
protectorates. Bolivia, Brazil, Bulga-
ria. China, Chile, Columbia. Costa
Rica, Cuba, Denmark, her colonies,
can republic, Ecuador. Egypt, France,
her colonies, possessions or protector
ates, Germany, her colonies. possess
sions or protectorates. Great Britain,
her colonies, possessions or protector
ates, Greece. Gautamala, Haiti. Japan,
Liberia, Leichtenstein, Luxemb burg,
Mexico Monaco, Montenegro. Moroc-
CO. Nepal, Nicaragua, the Netherlands,
her colonies. possessions or protector
ates, Norway, Oman, Panama, Para
quay, Persia, Peru. Portugal, San
Marino, Serbia, sian1 Spain, her col
onies. possessions or protectorates,
Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay, Vene-
zuela or Turkey.
Secretary of Commerce in Charge.
THE orders and regulations from
time to time prescribed will be admin
istered by and under the authority of
the secretary of commerce, from
whom licenses in conformity with the
said orders and regulations, will issue.
I'm controlling by license the ex-
port Of certain indispensable commod-
tiles from the United States the gov
ernment has first and chiefly in view
the amelioration Of the food condi-
tions which have arisen or are likely
to arise in our own country before new
crops are harvested. Not only Is the
conservation of our prime food and
fodder supplies a matter which vitally
concerns our own people, but the re-
tendon Of an adequate supply of raw
materials is essential to our program
OF military and naval construction and
the continuance Of our necessary do
mestic activities. We shall, therefore
similarly safeguard all our funda.
mental supplies.
Consider First the Allies.
TT is obviously the duty of the
United States in liberating any surplus
products over and above our own do.
mestic needs, to consider first the ne.
cessities of all the nations engaged II
war against the central powers. AS tt
neutral nations. however, we also
recognize our duty. The government
does not wish to hamper them. On the
contrary, it wishes and Intends, by al
fair and equitable means, to cooper
ate with them in their difficult tasl
of adding from our available surpluse
to their own domestic supply and O.
meeting their pressing necessities O
deficits In considering the deficits o
food supplies. the governmanf mean