The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-07-09
PUTS EMBARGO
ON ALL EXPORTS
Presidents Order Prevents Any
Shipments Except Under
Federal License.
LIMITS EXPORTS OF FOOD
Neutrais Must Prove They Are Hus-
banding Resources and Not Sup
plying Enemy-Steei and
Munitions Included.

Washington, July 9.-President Will
son issued proclamation prohibiting
all exports of foodstuffs and war ma
terials except under special license.
In giving out the proclamation, the
president made the following state.
ment:
'In controlling by license the export
of certain Indispensable commodities
from the United States, the govern
ment has first and chiefly In view the
amelioration of the food conditions
which have arisen or are likely to arise
in our own country before new crops
are harvested.
Guard Fundamental Supplies.
Not only is the conservation of our
prime food and fodder supplies mat
ter which vitality concerns our own peo-
pie, but the retention of an adequate
supply of raw materials is essential to
our program of military and naval con-
struction and the continuance of our
necessary domestic activities. We
shall, therefore, similarly safeguard all
our fundamental supplies.
ut is obviously the duty of the
United States-in liberating any surplus
products over and above our own do
nestle needs, to consider first the ne
cessities of all the nations engaged in
war against the central empires.
"As to neutral nations, however, we
also recognize our duty. The govern
mont docs yvfch 70 ha thanl
On the contrary, it wishes and intends,
by all fair and equitable means, TO CO.
operate with them In their difficult
task of adding from our available sur
pluseS to their own domestic supply,
and of meeting their pressing necessi-
ties or deficits.
'In considering the deficits Of food
supplies the government means only
to fulfill It's obvious obligation to as
sure itself that neutrals are husband
ing their own resources and that our
supplies will not become available,
either directly or indirectly, to feed the
enemy"
Text Of Proclamation.
The proclamation follows:
''By the President of the United States
of America-A proclamation:
Whereas, Congress has enacted and
the president has on the 10Th day Of
June, 1917, approved a law which con-
tains the following provisions:
whenever during the present war
the president shall find that the pub
lie safety shall SO require and shall
make proclamation thereof, it shall be
unlawful to export from or ship from
or take out Of the United States to
any country named in such proclama-
tfon any article or articles mentioned
In such proclamation except at such
time or times and under such regula-
tions and orders and subject to such
limitations and exceptions as the pres
ident shall prescribe until otherwise
ordered by the president or by con-
gress; provided, however, that no pref
erence shall be given to the ports Of
one state over those of another.
ANY person who shall export, ship
or take out or deliver or attempt to
deliver for export, shipment or taking
out any article In violation of this title
or Of any regulation or order made
hereunder shall be fined not more than
$4,000, or, If a natural person, impris-
oned for not more than two years.
'Whenever there is reasonable
cause to believe that any vessel is
about to carry out Of the United States
any article or articles in violation Of
the provisions of this title, the collec-
thr Il; r;o
such vessel is located is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to refuse
clearance to any such vessel, for which
clearance is not required by law, to
forbid the departure of such vessel
from the port.
Sand, whereas, the public safety re-
quires that succor shall be prevented
from reaching the enemy;
Placed Under Embargo.
"Now, therefore /, Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States of Amer
lea, do hereby proclaim to all whom 1t
may concern that, except at such time
or times and under such regulations
and orders and subject to such limita-
uons and exception, as the president
shall prescribe, until otherwise ordered
by the president or by congress, the
following articles, namely:
"Coal, coke, fuel, oils, kerosene and
gasoline. including bunkers. food
grains, flour and meal therefrom. fod-
der and feeds, meat and fats, liz iron.
steel billets, ship plates and structural
shapes, scrap iron, and scrap steel,
ferro-manganese, fertilizers, arms, am
munitiOn and explosives.
"Shall not, on and after the fifteenth
day of July 1917, be carried out of or