Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-26
PRESIDENT ASSUMES
 CONTROL OF EXPORTS
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supply the neutral nations whose peo-
 pies demand upon us for such sup
 plies as nearly in proportion to their
 need as the amount to be divided per mits.
 There will, thus, be little check put upon the volume of exports and prices obtained for them will not be affected by this regulation.
 This policy will be carried out, not by prohibitive regulations, therefore, but by a system of licensing exports which will be as simply organized and administered as possible, so as to con stitute no impeachment to the normal flow of commerce. In brief, the free play of trade will not be arbitrarily in- terfered with. It will be intelligently and systematically directed in the light of full information with regard to needs and market conditions throughout the world and the neces- sities of our people at home and our armies and the armies of our associ- ates abroad
 To Tabulate Supply.
 "The government is taking, or has taken steps to ascertain for example just what the available present sup ply of wheat and corn is remaining from the crops of last year; to learn from each of the countries exporting those foodstuffs from the. United States what their purchases in this country now are. and where they are stored; and what their needs are in order that we may adjust things so far as possible to our own needs and free stocks; and this information is in course of being rapidly supplied.
 ''The case of wheat and corn will serve as an illustration of all the rest of supplies of all kinds. Our trade | can be successfully and profitably conducted now. the war pushed to a victorious issue, and the needs of our own people and of the other peoples with whom we are still free to trade ! met only by systematic di- l rection; and that is what will be at | 
 Proclamations 10 follow will name | specific commodities which may not | De shipped anywhere without licenses. The first commodities to be designated | will be cereals and other foodstuffs | By degrees the list will be extended | Intil virtually every export commod- ty is brought under operation of the ict.
 The proclamations covering coal and exports to European neutrals probab- y will be issued this week Under he arrangements to be made with the British government providing for an shipping control the United States and Great Britain will lave the trade of the world in their lands to direct in the manner best calculated to assist in winning the var.
 America First.
 The neutral export proclamation will be hurried to prevent removal rom the United States of large sup ,lies of foodstuffs awaiting shipment. The government is determined to hold leutrals to necessities. American lgents to be sent into the neutral will be charged with re- for seeing that American applies stop before reaching the Ger nan border
 Collectors of customs, who are un- Ter the treasury department will be harged with preventing unlicensed argoes from leaving the country.
 A policy regarding food exports will e formulated by the food administra- ion to be approved by the exports ouncil.
 The American food supply, it is 1ade clear. will be used first to feed his country, second to feed the allies,