Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-09-02
Rationing of Holland and Scam.
dinavian Countries Is to Be-
Rigid, but Not to Starving.
Point.
UNCLE SAM SUGGESTS
GOING TO ANTlP0DES
Washington Proposes That
Dutch Ships Unload and
Seek Grain Cargoes in Aus
traIia and Java,
,rx .oanlne JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED Nlssl

MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WiHEl
Washington, Sept Indications
that the United States intends to ra-
ton the northern European neutral
countries in the strictest fashion were
seen today in the admission that the
exports administrative board had dis
approved an arrangement suggested
by the Dutch minister here and the
Belgian relief commission for division
between Holland and Belgium of the
nearly 100 Dutch grain cargoes held
in American ports.
The first news that permission for
the ships to sail had been denied came
today in a dispatch from Rotterdam.
The general understanding has been
that the arrangement would be favor
able, and that some of the vessels
would sail Immediately.
Held Up for Two Months.
The exports board, il was learned,
will let no food cargoes go to Euro
pean neutrals for at least two months,
or until the American government has
ascertained its own food require
ments for the year and the size OF
crops to be harvested. All of the neu-
trails, it lis held, can feed themselves
without difficulty until this informa-
ton is available. The United States
wishes to know also the size of the
1917 crop in neutral countries.
1t was made clear that the United
States has no intention of letting neu-
trails go hungry but emphasis was
laid on the fact that the government
feels it's first obligation is to the
American people and the allies.
should Go to Antipodes.
counter proposal made to the
Dutch which the other neutrals are
invited to accept, is that all neutral
vessels now in American ports loaded
with foodstuffs, discharge their car
goes and proceed to Australia and
Java for wheat and sugar Those
cargoes would he brought back to the
United States and divided between
the United States and the neutrals.
American government officials feel
that in asking the United States to
supply them with foodstuffs, the neu-
trails should be willing to increase the
general food supply This they would
do in transporting food cargoes from
Australia and Java.
The neutral ships would have re-
turned within two months and by that
time the United States would be in a
better position also to say how much
it can spare from its own food store.
Corn Cargoes Spoiled.
Most of the Dutch ships in Ameri-
can ports are loaded with corn, which
has spoiled and is fit only for cattle
feed. This was taken into considera-
tion by the exports board which held
that the need for cattle feed is much
greater now in the United States than
in Holland. 1t is not known how the
neutrals will look on the suggestion
that all their ships, numbering about
$50, discharge food cargoes, but it is
known that Chevalier van Rappard,
the Dutch minister, does not view it
F, with favor. Mr.. Van Rappard takes
the position that his government al
ready is making great concessions in
offering to share it's food cargoes with
the Belgians.
The food administration had ap-
proved the arrangement entered into
between the Dutch minister and the
relief commission.
Canada TO Cooperate.
Announcement today in ottawa that
representative of the food admins
tration had concluded an agreement
whereby the Canadian and American
governments will work in closest CO.
operation in the operation of food
control drew the statement there that
with Canadian assistance supervision
of food distribution and control
in the United States will be made
much easier. Canada now is expected
to fix wheat price identical with
the American scale.
The kilograms reaching the food
administration from various interests
through the country generally APP
prove the wheat price fixed. Pro-
7 tests arrived from both Chicago and
St Louis today, however, where each
city contends that the other was fa-
vored in the schedule of differentials
announced by the wheat corporation.