Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-09
President Issues Proclamation
Which viii Place Provision
of Espionage Act in Opera
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POLICY AS TO NEUTRALS
DEFINED IN STATEMENT
Americas Needs viii Be Con-
Sidered First and Those of
Its Allies Next; Will Cut Off
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Washington, July S.-Government
control of American exports. author
lzed in provision of the espionage
act, was ordered put into operation
July Is by President Wilson tonight
In proclamation putting under H.
cense shipments to all countries of the
most important export commodities.
In a, statement accompanying the
proclamation the president declared
the governments policy will be first
to give consideration 10 American
needs, next to meet as far as possible
the requirements of its allies, and
lastly to supply the neutral countries
wherever practicable. II is made clear
that every effort will be made to see
that no supplies reach the central
powers.
The commodities named In the list
put under control are coke, coal, fuel
oils. Kerosene and gasoline, including
bunkers; food grains, flour and meal,
fodder and feeds, meats and fats; pig
iron. steel billets, ship plates and
structural shapes, scrap iron and
scrap steel. ferro manganese, fertiliz-
ers, arms, ammunition and explosives.
Foodstuffs Listed.
The inclusion of foodstuffs in the
proclamation lends color to state-
ments that the administration Is con-
sidering the advisability OF a COM
nlete embWce. for sixty days on all
food shipme..E to give the country
tune to ascertain the amount OF Its
supplies and to give allied and neutral
countries an opportunity to present
full program OF their requirements.
The president in his statement said
the government was trying first to
present food conditions and
conditions that are expected to arise
between now and the next harvest.
Many officials. alarmed at the wheat
shortage and the heavy drain the al 4
lies and neutrals are making on ev-
cry kind of American food supplies, /,
are urging an immediate embargo on !
food shipments. >
Through control of coal and fuels
this government intends to take
firm grasp on shipping. An arrange
ment under negotiation will give the
American and British governments
not only of all allied tonnage
but of neutral vessels as well.
VIII Order Ships to Sea.
Ships. on runs not regarded as nec-
essary to a successful conduct of tho
war will be forced into trades con-
,ldered more essential, and vessels
low held in port through fear of SUBJ
marine attack will be required to go
nto service.
Control of iron and steel was made
necessary by war demands on the
ron and steel industries. A shortage
If steel in this country is threatenedl
because OF the large amount that iss
'eing diverted to munitions manu-.
acture and the construction of the
governments merchant fleet. Japan's
leavy purchases of steel plates for
nerchant shipbuilding made neces-
ary that plates be put under control.
1t the same time this action gives the
government a weapon with which to
orce Japanese tonnage into the
trade.
Specific regulations governing food
xports and shipments Of other COM
nodities named in today's list are ex-
'ected to be issued by the president
n few days. Even II a complete
mbargo is not placed on food exports
or a time it Is known many restrictions
Vill be made.
Council Preparing Program.
The exports council, comprising
hree cabinet members and the food
administrator, are drawing up a pro.
ram to be submitted to the president
One argument advance by advocates
t complete embargo on food ship.
lents Is that the neutral countries
nd the allies have presented entirely
ifferent statements regarding the
mount of foodstuffs going from the
eutral countries into Germany. It IL
rgued also that the neutrals cannot
e treated all alike, as varying condi-
ons obtain in Holland and in the
countries. The presi-
ent declares in his statement that
MS government has no desire to do
ny injustice to neutral countries and
,tends to cooperate with them In
dding to their necessary supplies.