The sun., 1917-10-07
EMBARGO GIVEN
TO WAR COUNCIL
Newly Created Board Also Will
Supervise Trading With
Enemy Bill.
Special Desp1tch to Tar Sun.

WASHINGTON. Oct. s.-The immens.
Importance which the Administration at.
taches to the operations of the embargo
and to an absolute control over all Amer
lean exports was indicated to-day by In
formation that the Exports Admnistra-
tive Board is 70 be expanded In fiInc-
tions and personnel and Is to take over
supervision Of all American war trade.
II will not have charge of the general
restrictions on exports. but will have
the administration of the provisions Of
the trading with the enemy act 40 far
as they bear on Americas foreign COM
nlerce.
Government officials believe that the
enforcement OF the restrictions against
the export of materials which ultimately
may reach or benefit Germany will do as
thousands OF soldiers may do later. An
ironciad embargo. which earlier met with
much opposition, now ie coming To be
regarded on all sides as necessity OF
the first Importance. The new board
probably will be known In the future as
the War Trade Council. 1t will have a
representative 81 the Treasury Depart"
men, as one ~ its members and may
add Representatives of one or more de-
XesscI. 10 Rc Refused CarROes.
There will be no repetition OF the In
c.dent which has left scores Of Dutch
ships Idle In American harbors with
cargoes aboard. The Exports Admins
trative Board issued statement to-day
instructing all seaboard terminal ele-
yaturs 10 refus, the loading Of vcssels
with grain for export before the ship
There have been numerous instances.
of which the case of the Dutch ships is
the most notable. in which ships have
been loaded with grain for which the
Exports Board. when appealed to later.
was unable 10 grant licenses, In the
case Of the Dutch ships the cargoes not
only are spelling, but great amount
OF tonnage is lying idle. which might be
used in caring for trade in which al
lied ships now are forced to engage
The statement leaves II to be assumed
that the cargoes OH the Dutch ships
will have 10 be discharged.
This Uhe loading of ships without
lcenses) results in rendering useless a
considerable amount of tonnage. in tho
loss of large quantities Of grain by
deterioration and in the additional en-
pense of unloading" the statement says.
Fodder Found In ships.
Whether Justly or not Chevalier Van
Rappard who is soon to rclinquieh his
position as Dutch Minister in Washing
ton, is being blamed for the mixup In
the negotiations for the release OF the
Dutch ships
Inspection OF Dutch ships resulted
, IN the discovery that with practically
every cargo OF grain there had been
loaded quantity OF fodder. commod-
ty which this Government has barred
from export. The Cargoes were loaded
in "layers,' or in such manner that il
would be difficult to discharge the fod-
der without first unloading the grain, ii
is said
II is the belief here that the loading
was done in this manner for the ex-
press purpose OF influencing this Coy.
ernment to let the CarGoeS depart as
they are or TO embarrass the authori
ties in carrying out the embargo pro,
visions. The only result. however. has
been to create tension that otherwis<
would not have existed between thu
embargo officials and the representative
I OF the Dutch Government
The Exports Board issued a warn,ns
TO shippers to-day to pay no fees Il
persons or firms who promised to facili
| tate the procuring OF licenses. BY doing
this, the board said, shippers were
merely throwing their money away a:
! licenses are granted in the order Of theil
receipt and no facilities are given tc
the applications Of one nrm over another
Indications that the American Gov
I crnmcnt and tie Allies arc determined
That the northern European ueutra
countries shall not hold their shipping
idle We're seen to-day IN the refusal q
the exports administrative board to per
NIT the 10000 ton Dutch steamshl
Ncuw Amsterdam to sail with n carg,
/ Of foodstufts for Belgium unless assur
ances are given that the vessel will re
! turn.
The special Dutch mission, now here
! has recommended TO the Dutch Govern
ment. II is said, that assurances he givei
! that the Nieuw Amsterdam will retur,
to the United States. II the vessel 1
allowed ia sail and returns, the Amerl
can Government wishes her put into tn
Pacific trade, where the shortage o
ships has greatly Increased ocean regh
rates,
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