The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

Wilson issued last night a proclama- ton establishing a qualified embargo upon the exportation of food grains, meats. fuel and the most important war materials to all nations. whether they be neutral or belligerent, friendly or hostile. The embargo is to go to the extent of permittig such ex- ports as may be sanctioned by the Division of Export Licenses.
 The government thus exercises di- rect supervision over the goods to be shipped from the limits of the United States, with the power to make the embargo as elastic as the officials deem warranted by the circumstances.
 Tn addition to the qualified embargo there is a firm belief that the govern ment is considering the advisability of ordering a complete embargo during period of 60 days upon all food shipments This period is expected to be fixed to give the country time to take stock of it's own food supplies and to give neutral and friendly na- tions an opportunity to make known the approximate amount of their le- gttimate future requirements.
 Two. chief purposes are responsible for the embargo order.
 |. To conserve the American food supply with the. consequent reduction in the prices to consumers of staple articles, and
 9 The prevention of the provis- ioning of enemy countries through ex- cessive shipments to neutral dealers. who in turn resell.
 The Presidents proclamation, after quoting tine Jaw empowering the gov ernment to take control of exports, says:
 T hereby proclaim to all whom it may concern that, except at such time or times and under such regula- tions and orders and subject to such Limitations and exceptions as the President shall prescribe. until other wise ordered by the President or by Congress, the following articles. I namely:
 Coal. coke, fuel, oils. kerosene and gasolene, including bunkers; food. grains, flour and meal therefrom. fodder and feeds, meats and fats, iron pig, steel billets, ship plates and structural shapes, scrap iron and scrap steel. shall not. on and after the 15th day Of July, 1917, be carried out of or exported from the United States or It's territorial possessions to Abys- sinia. Afghanistan, Albania, Argen- tina, Austria Hungary, Belgium, her colonies, possessions or protectorates; Bolivia, Brazil. Bulgaria, China. Chile. Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, her colonies possessions oE protectoratess Doninican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France. her colonies, possessions or protectorates; Germany, her colonies, possession or protectorates; Great Britain, her colonies, possessions or protectprates; Greece. Guatemala, Haytt Honuras, Italy, her colonies, Liberia, Lichtenstein, Luxemburg, z Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro. Mo- rocco. Nepa1. Nicaragua, the Neither lands. her colonies. possessions or protectorates; Norway, Oman, Pan- anna, Paraguay, Persia, Peru, Portu- gal. her colonies, possessions or pro .tecorates:: RuFpania- Russia. Salvador, San Marina Berbfa Siam. Spain her colonies, possesstuns or protectorates; Sweden, Swftzerla1pd, Uruguay. Vene- zusla or Turkey.
 s-The orders and regulations from time to tims presrribed will be admin istered by and under the authority of the Secretary of CUmmerce, from whom licerses. in conformity with the said orders and regulations, will issue
 -In controlling by license the export of. certzin indispensable commodities from the United States, the govern meut has first and chiefly in view the ame2ioraion of the food conditions 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 yitaliy concerns our own people, but the de- tention 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
 'sIt Is obviously the duty of the United States in Iberating any sur p1izs products over and above our, domestic needs to consider first the necessities of all the nations engaged in war against the Central empireN Asr to neutral nations. however, we also recognize our duty The gov-' ernment does not wish to hamper them On the contrary, 1t wishes and intends by all fair and equitable means, to co-operate with them in their difficult task of adding from our own available surpluses to their own domestic supply and of meeting, their pressing necessities or deficits In connerving the deficits of food supplies its government means only to fu1h1 its obvious obligations to as- sure itself that neutrals are husband ing their own resources and that our supplies win not become available, either directly or indirectly to feed the enemy
 If the embargo on wheat is made absolute, even only for a temporary period, 1t certainly will provoke loud protests from the neutrals who have been looking with anxiety on Amerf- ca's thorouzhgofng war preparations. Their commercial attaches have made strong representations to this gov ernment against any curtailment in the food supplies going to their re- spectfve countries, since they as well as the beiligerents are practically on rations and any further restrictions will work the utmost hardship.
 Great Britain and the other Allies probably will not be disturbed in mind, for an understanding has been reached which gives them assurance >r< ~.< <I- A.