The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-09-01
CUTTING OFF, slPPlkS.
FORBIDs SHIRSGE1I
TO NEUTRALS EXCEPT On #
DER LICEN6E sS
Cotton, Meats, Sugar and Other OGr :
modities Embraced by Order A.
ed ut Enemy Nations. s j, I;


troll of exports tonight by issuin& ~ !:
order forbidding the shipment 81 ~ G
goods to European neutraIs excopi
under license, and by extending tho
list for which license is required ~
shipment to the allies and neutralS
other than European countries to in-
clude cotton, all meats. sugar an1<
most of Americas other export come
modities. {s
In statement accompanying h1@K
proclamation the president said one
OF the first intentions OF the governs
ment will be to see that no Ameri-
can products are made "the occasion
of benefit to the enemy. either directly
Or indirectly" Officials interpreted
the order as forecasting Vigorous
use of the export control as a wslfS
measure and policy of the strictesk
rationing of countries contiguous 20
Germany.
Exports to Germany and her allies
also are formally prohibited by the
presidents order and this is under4
stood to mean that the freight con-
troll is about to supercede the Br1tlsh
system of giving letter of assurances
for American cargoes.
Coin, bullion. currency and evi-
dences of indebtedness are placed
under export license restrictions To
European neutrals whenever regula-
tons governing their export have
been promulgated by the secretary of
the treasury.
The presidents order contains the
first formal announcement of the
transfer of administration of the ex.
port control from the department of
commerce to the export administra-
tive board. ~
When the administrative board
made the fact public few days ago.
1t was explained that the action was
taken to facilitate the issuance Of liz
censes.
Accompanying the proclamation
was statement from the presidert
explaining its purpose. 1t said.
The purpose and effort of this
proclamation is not export prohibition
but merely export control. 1t is not
the intention to interfere unneces-
sarily with our foreign trade: but our
own domestic needs must be ada
quately safeguarded and there is thu
added duty of meeting the necessities
OF all the nations at war with the
German government.
After these needs are met, it A
our wish and intention to minister 10
the needs of the neutral nations a
Tar as our resources permit. This task
Will be discharged without other than
the very proper qualifications that the
liberation of our surplus products
shall not be made the occasion Of
benefit to the enemy. either directly
or indirectly.
THE two lists have been prepared
In the interests of facility and ex-
pediency. The first list, applicable
to the enemy and its allies and to the
neutral countries of Europe brings
under control practically all articles
OF commerce. while the second list
applicable to all the other countries
OF the world, makes only a few adj
ditions to the list of commodities
controlled by the proclamation OF
July 8, 1917.
1T is obvious that closer super
vision and control Of exports is nec-
essary with. respect to those Euro. q
pean neutrals within the sphere OF
nostilities than is required for those
countries further removed.
The establishments Of those dis
will simplify the administers
ave processes and enable us to con-
inue our policy of minimizing the
Interruption Of trade"
The proclamation makes IL clear
or the first time that the United
states is prepared to go almost any
INIT to prevent goods from going to
Germany. Some administration off,
iais even favor stopping food ship
nents to neutrals where the food a.
'sed to feed workmen engaged IN
war materials for Ger
nan use Assumption by the United
states of the burden of maintaining
he blockade in so far as it applies
shipment of American goods, gives
his nation an additional responsibil-
~ OF which the British have soupht
o be relieved ever since the Uniyed