Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-26
WILSON CONTROLS
NATIONS EXPORTS
Systematic Apportioning of All
American Products Being
Undertaken.
HOME NEEDS PLACED FIRST
Allies Get Second Call and
Neutrals What Is Left;
Enemy Cut Off.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-Control
of American exports, auth Orzed in a
clause of the espionage bill, wa- a.
sumed today by President Wilson with
the appointment of an exports coun.
Gil comprising the secretaries ot
state. agriculture and commerce ana
the food administrator. An execu'lN.
order creating the council directs the
department of commerce to admins
ter all details of operation.
A victorious conclusion Of The war
can come said the president in
statement tonight. outlining the cou''-
trys export policy. only by syste-
matte direction of American trade.
THE free play of trade will not be
arbitrarily interfered WITH he SAID
"It will only be intclligent.y ana sys-
tematically directed in the light of full
information with regard to the needs
and market conditions thruout The
world and the necessities of our peo-
pie at home and our armies ana the
armies of our associates abroad.
Members of the exports council Will
meet tomorrow to organize ana 10
recommend to the president Serles
of prociamations, which will pu- tn,
law into active operation.
shipments 10 BE Licensed.
The first proclamation will require
the licensing of all coal and Iue'
shipments including bunkers ana us
purpose is to givo the government
first firm grasp on shippinE.
The second will provide n HNstcm
Of licensing for every class ~ eNpoi Is
to the European neutral couh'lie
and is designed to prevent supplies
from reaching Germany.
Proclamations to follow VIII naniu
specific commodities when may not
m ne silippeu any neut m'1o tn ha Sos,g.
- ne ~, ,o naroais and other food
.,''sc, ,,tt W" ~, ID Soerees tho iist viii he ,n-
ten5ed mill virtually every export
',',a,it,' -. bro,yot ,nder oper,ti,n
~ ~ act
u '"o ,,.,
WORLDS trade Soh'ioIcu ny Nh"s
The proclamation covering coal ana
exports to European neutrais prouapiy
will be issud this week. Under an ar
rangement TO he made with the BRIT
ish government providing Tor an IN
ternational shipping control enrorceu
by bunkering and export lcehsHs
agreements the United States ana
Great Britain will havve the trade OF
the world in their hands to direct III
the manner best calculated to assist
in winning the war.
The neutral export proclamation
will be hurried to prevent removal
from the United States of large sup
plies of fodstuffs bought by the hsd'
trails and now stored in this country
awaiting shipment. The government
Is determined to hold neutrals TO
necessities and in enforcing export
regulations virtually will take up the
burdens of the British blockade, now
10 be enforced from the point or or
igin of supplies.
C,cso Cbccl IN Rc.Exnorts
,.',o o,.a o. he con, 70 rau
H",elioan asemt1 III, ~ w ,ha o,osost
tTal coun'i'es VIII Nep ,,i,, 10
checK on re-eApareSs ;,,.'' u s WI o,nr
.haIseo Win reSpunS,,;n,''y pr',;ns s,on % Soynre
that AmeI,cah suppl'eS ssop 'eio''
roaehlns tnc uerilah noiue ,,,u, no
Every move u,uer .ie ao, WI, D
maze uhuer preslueh.iai p.Ds'ai,,ae,u', r,, !,
issueo on tne nu,iee VI ,ne 80 80 20 y,
councli' WHEN WI, nl.e. e'ery ny uas 80
discuss s"pJects vi PoItcs, i"e .n, &C
cabinet memoers ana the Ioou au'l,,m
is,iator prophpiy VIII na,ne an. rep.esem
atVies 70 ''Mu r, eoie VI 'ne I1 .a1. III,
une WORK Inese men propapIy WI,
ne DR. T. u fratt Oh tIe 3vpart''.en,, II,
OF commerce. Lester II. Woo'sey VI
the state uepartment, hsslstant seo,