El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-10
MEXICO TRADE
HANPERED NOW
To Make Exports, Wash
ington Must Be Consulted;
May Get Agent Here.


FL Paso's trade with Mexico is be-
ing hampered by the new export reg
ulatious Of the United States. The
regulations prohibit the expectation
of more than 500 worth Of goods
without permission from Washington
To export even up TO 500 worth. it is
necessary to obtain a permit from the
local customs house. but to export
more than 500 worth. whether food,
clothing or machinery, it is necessary
to go to the expense OF telegraphing
a description Of the articles to Wash
ington and await a permit or delay
long enough to write for the permit
An effort has been under way for
some time to have an agent stationed
here to issue such permits, but the
United States government replied TO
such overtures that so far as now
contemplated only one export agent
would be located in Texas and that
il was planned TO have him on the
seaport, which possibly means CAL
weston
Following this. the matter of hav-
ing an FL Pasoan appointed to serve
in such capacity without salary was
taken up. 1t is possible that an agent
to act without salary VIII be ap-
pointed here TO expedite the work
Mexican Sugar Held Here
Not only is the ruling interfering
with the sales of goods in FL Paso'
but difficulty is being experienced IN
carrying Mexican goods through the
United States in bond and reentering
them in Mexico. At the present time
there are a number Of carloads OF
Sinaloa sugar tied up in the bonded
warehouse in FL PasO awaiting eX-
port to Mexico. ?. H Luckett, after
considerable correspondence by wire
left today for Washington to get the
matter Strengthened out, If possible.
Mr.. Lucketts firm, the Juarez Mer-
camille company, is looking after this
sugar. Two or three carloads have
been released. but several other car
loads are still tied up here The
sugar was grown in Mexico and was
brought into the United States IN
bond and. under the law. is entitled to
be reexported to Mexico, but the
United States is slow to release II,
evidently fearing that il may fall into
the hands Of alien enemies
Trying To Get An Agent.
The Ell Paso chamber Of commerce
has. through Geographic correspond
ence and by efforts OF j. A. HAPPIER
now in Washington, been making et-
forts TO have an export agent located
here It has been suggested that II the
government viii not appoint sal
aried man, someone be named VINO
viii serve gratuitOusly- Such an OF
ficer is badly needed, the merchants
say.
Maurice Schwartz sounded the key
note when he said: Ell Paso is an i'm
portant port OF entry to Mexico and
we have always pushed for all the
Mexican trade We can get. Now that
conditions are settling in Mexico, the
trade there is most important for US
Such regulations as now exist. ham
deal 4 a cant
even come TO FL PasO and buy a we'd
ding trOusseau without telegraphing
the details to Washington and secur-
ing a permit TO take il home. 1t is all
right. perfectly, for the government
TO control its exports IN time OF war
but some provision ought to be made
10 facilitate them and the appoint
meut Of an agent here, who could act
without having to telegraph TO Wash
ingtOn for authority would be a Dis
help to the merchants and would as
sist in strengthening our position as
q market for Mexico"
Some Of the reasons for the en-
barge are explained in a statement
by c. A Richards, director Of the
licensing bureau, as follows.
COnsiEnOr and ConsiEnee.
we have for illustration the case
Of agents Of our enemies who may be
attempting 10 ship out Of the country
articles which are needed for war
purposes, with the purpose Of remov-
ing such materials to a point where
they viii be Of no assistance to our
selves or those associated with US in Z
the war
1--WE also have to consider the ques- /
ton OF cousignee. This question is one .
that has to be most carefully con-
sidered. in order that We may. by pre-
venting shipments reaching con-
signees of enemy nationality, there
by preventing aid and succor from I
reaching the enemy. In these days aid
and succor is rendered not only by the
direct shipping of goods into enemy
country. or by the indirect shipping
of goods to neutral countries for the
production Of goods for shipment TO
enemy countries, but also by the
building up Of credits which may be
transferred in some way 20 the enemy,
thereby rendering them that much aid