El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-09

Washington, D. C. July Ship
meut OF many important commodities
out Of the United States, except under
federal license, viii be barred on and
after July Is by president Wilson's
proclamation putting into operation
the recent act Of congress authorizing
government control or exports. The
list includes all munitions foodstuffs
and fertilizers.
Americas needs VIII be given first
consideration. the allies next and then
neutral nations. according 10 state
ment issued by the presldent an an
nOuucinE the new policy. Every effort
viii be made 90 prevent supplies from
reaching the central powers.
Embargo for so Days.
The fact that f0odstuffs are i'm
Guided in the proclamation IS believed
here 10 amount TO a partial sunsJan-
tiariou Of reports that a complete
embargo for SO days on all food ship
menrs is under consideration
The Proclamation
The presidents proclamation, after
a1o.IuE the law empowering the gov
eminent 10 take control Of exports
says
81 hereby proclaim TO all whom il
may concern that except az sucl
....IF OF Times anu aaA.AHa sum
lions and orders and subject TO such
limitations and exceptions as the
president shall prescribe until other
wise ordered by the president or by
The congress, the 1olloWlug articles
namely. coal coke 1ueL Oils. kerosene
and gasoline, including bunkers; food
grains. flour and meal therefrOm. fod-
der and feeds meats and fats plE
iron. steel bllets. ship plates ana
structural shapes. scrap IRON and
form HTHHraHn g. b.
zers. arms, ammunition and eEplu-
sives shah not. on ana after the 10th
day Of July, 1917 be carried out or or
exported from the United States or
its territorial possess TO Aoys-
Sinia, AfEhanlStau, Albania ArEen-
tina. Austria Hungary, Belgium. her
colonies. possessions or prOtec-Ura-es,
Bolivia, Brazil Bulgaria. China, Chile,
Colombia. Costa Elca, cuba Denrlarh-
her colonies. possessions or protect or
Egypt. France her colonies, posses
sious or prorectorares- Germany. her
colonies. possessions or prorectC-ares,
Great Britain. her colonies. posses
mala. Haiti, Honduras, Italy, her col
onies. possessions or prOtecrorates5
Japan Liberia Leichtenstein, LuXem-
burg Mexico Monaco Montenegro
Morocco, Nauals Nicaragua, The Meth
erlands. her colonies possessions or
proteCtorates- Norway Oman, Pan
anna, Paraguay. Persia. Peru, Fortu-
gal her colonies, pOssesslOuas or pro
rec-Ora-es- Rumania- Russia. saliva
dor, san MarinO. Servia, Siam. Spain.
her colonies possessions or protector
ates; Sweden. Switzerland, Uruguay,
Venezuela or Turkey.
VIII Issue Licenses.
The orders and regulations from
time TO time prescribed will be admin
istered by and under the authority OF
the secretary OF commerce, from
whom licenses, in conformity with the
said orders and regulations viii issue.
Must Safeguard Supplies
In controlling by license the export
of certain Indispensable commodities
meur has first and chiefly in view the
amelioratiou Of the food conditions
which have arisen or are likely 20
arise in our country before new crops .
are harvested Not only IS the con-
servatiOn Of our prime food and f0d- F..
der supplies a matter which vitality .
concerns our own people, but the re-
reution Of an adequate supply Of raw
materials is essential 10 our program +.
OF military and naval construction .
and the continuance Of our necessary +
domestic avrivities- We shall, there
fore, similarly safeguard all our fun
dameutal supplies.
To Consider Allies Next.
1T is obviously the duty OF the I.
United States in IiberatinE any sur
plus products over and above our own .
domestic needs TO consider first the 4.
necessities Of all the nations engaged I
in war against the central empires.
AS 10 neutral nations, however. We .
also recognize our duty. The govern I
ment does not wish 10 hamper them. ID