The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-04
ALLIES TO MAKE
BLOCKADE TIGHT
Resolve to Cut Off German
Supplies Even if Some
Neutrals Join Foe
UNITED STATES AND
ENTENTE POWERS,
Will Soon Make Announce
ment of Identic En-
barge Policy

Washington, Oct An identic EN-
barge on exports to the European neu
trails, subscribed to by the United States
and all the allied governments, is soor
to be put into effect
This was the explanation put forth
Yesterday in Informed quarters of the
action of the British government IN pro
claiming new order relating to the ex'
portation of articles to the Scandinavian
neutrals and Holland
American officials do not understand
that the order is a new embargo decree,
as it is described in the press reports
from London, but rather denouncing of
all war trade agreements existing be-
tween Great Britain and the varioue
neutrals referred to as a preparatory
step toward the PRONUNCIATION Of the
new identic embargo.
The embargo will mark new step in
the course which the allies are prepared
to pursue with regard to the northern
neutrals. For the first time these coun
tries, most of which have been suspected
for some time of supplying Germany lib
orally with various materials and the
foodstuffs she so badly needs, will find
themselves face to face with a united
attitude on the part of the allied gov
ernments.
Officials here are extremely loath to
give the new step the aspect of a change
in policy. At the same time the belief
is held that the arrangement viii be
vastly more effective than the former
arrangement under which each of the
allies dealt with the neutrals on sep
arate basis.
Before the identic embargo plan is
adopted it is assumed here, Great Brit
ain desires to wipe the slate clean of all
the arrangements she has heretofore bad
with the different neutrals under which
she permitted them to ship certain linn
tied amounts of noncontraband material
into Germany in return for supplies
which these same countries let England
have.
Prior to the announcement of the
terms of the identic embargo, officials |
here are unwilling to say how drastic
it will be with regard to the northern |
group" of neutrals, however, it was made |
plain that it is the intention of the allies !
to permit nothing to go from these |
countries into Germany at whatever cost, |
Little attempt is made here to disguise
the fact that the drastic measures likely |
to be adopted may force several of these
countries, notably Holland and Swed n,
to abandon their neutrality. Even the
possibility that these nations NAV enter
the war on the side of Germany, howev-
er, will not deter the allies from their
purpose. Indeed, there are officials here
and abroad among the allied countries
that have questioned whether more harm
would be done the allied cause with
Sweden in the war on the side of Ger
many than in her present position Of
supplying Germany with the extremely
high grade iron ore that is used in the
manufacture of German ordnance At all
events, they are determined that all such
traffic shall cease
As far as can be learned the identic
embargo will be as absolute as it is pos.
sible to make it. In this connection it
was explained yesterday that the Pr.
pose is not only to stop all direct reship-
ments into Germany, but to prevent such
materials from going to the neutrals as
can be used in making other products TO
be sent into Germany
1--WE do not intend" one official Of the ,
export trade council explained by way of
example, "to let lubricating oil 90 to !
Denmark if it is to be used in running :
that is making goods for Ger
many; and we are not going to let fod-
der into Holland to be fed to cattle that
are being used TO produce fats for Ger |,
many"