Evening journal., 1917-03-23
hollands TRADE
impaired By WAR
All Imports Must be Guaran-
teed by Netherlands
Overseas Trust
SHIPMENT HELD UP
BY GREAT BRITAIN

THE HAGUE, Netherlands. March
23.-Dislocation Of the foreign trade
Of Holland, resulting from the re-
strictions upon her imports and eX-
ports imposed by the belligerents IN
their economic struggle, is empha-
sized by DR.. John Loudon. the Dutch
Minister for Foreign Affairs, and
F. +. Posthuma. Minister of Agricul-
ture. Industry and Commerce Their
report, now made public. hol9s par
ticular interest for America, as It
deals in part with the restrictions
imposed upon the importation OF
American goods
Virtually everything now imported
by Holland from oversee. including
goods from Hollands own colonies,
the ministers assert, has to be guar
anteed by the Netherlands Oversee
Trust as being for neutral destination
and consumption. Even then, the En-
tente allies permit no goods to he
Imported by Holland until they as
certain whether the various articles
are needed for normal consumption
in that country While this investiga-
lion is in progress, the importations
are detained by the Entente, even
when they come from Dutch colonies,
America or other neutral countries.
Owing to objections on the part of the
British Government, imports gua-an-
teed by the Oversee Trust sometimes
are held up for months after theii ar
rival in Holland.
Expectations for Holland virtually
are limited TO articles originating in
neutral countries This means that
Holland cannot export goods in which
more than % per cent of the raw ma
terial came from belligerent coun-
tries.
Earnest objections have been raised
against the action of Great Britain IN
imposing regulations and restrictions
upon Hollands exports. while permit
ting their own subjects to export the
same goods to neutral countries. un'
der conditions which the Dutch manu-
facturers are willing to observe. BY
this action, the ministers said, Dutcf
products are replaced by products o.
other countries.
Dutch exports and imports by over
land routes are checked by prohioi
tons upon transportation issued b!
the Central Powers. The contraban'
lists OF the Teutonic allies have beef
extended with damaging effect upol
Hollands trade.
The blacklist system put into ehec
by some Of the belligerents is de
clared by the Dutch ministers to hav
made It impossible for many Dutc
firms to do business.
Obstacles placed by Great Britai
I'm tho way OF regular importation
from America Of lubricating oil
benzine. gasoline and petroleum hav
had serious effect The British deman
that rubber goods and electro-tecf
nical materials shall not be importe
direct from America, but must com
via Great Britain, has caused sea
city of those goods. Hospitals are SUI
foring from a shortage OF ruboe
gloves. as one effect Of this restri'
ton
Holland has also felt severely IN
nrohibition Of export from German
az raw materials for the manufactuI
Of iron and steel Various indJstrie
have been obliged to restrict produ.
tion and others to stop all worl
causing unemployment.
Agriculture and market gardenin
has suffered because OF restraint
importation of fertilizers and Gait
forage from South America and upo
agricultural implements. Ships II
peatedly have been compelled to lea'
in British ports materials destined 4
the governments artillery work
Further shipments for America wer
in consequence. stopped until the mi
terials already shipped had been
leased. often after long negotiation
When new shipments were mad
these sometimes suffered the san
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