Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-07-20
The KAISER MAY
WARON Ne tIs!yE:UTRALS
Threatens Those Yielding 10
u. S. Embargo.
MENACED WITH MAILED FIST
The Exports From America of War
Necessities to Cease After Satur-

day.
President Wilson's embargo OF foou'
stuffs and other neces lies in wa
may have the effect of pulling other
nations into the conflict.
Tie embargo is to go into effect on
July Is.
The conference to wki2h the kaiser
has called the neutral ambassadors a1o
ministers in Germany is believed IN
Washington to be closely related to
this latest move by the government
The conference is announced In Lon
don dispatches.
A disturbance has been caused
among neutral representatives IN the
capital over the coupled announce
ments of the embargo and the confer,
cnce. 1t is believed representatives
already have been made to the state
department hy some nations that thus
far have kept out CT the struggle.
It is regarded as possible that the
kaiser's conference may have to do
with peace proposals which the Berlin
government is understood to be about
to make.
A more general belief among officia's s
is that the German ruler purposes to
threaten drastic action to neutrals OF
North Eurona if they yield to the
United States and refuse to continue
supplying Germany with fool and raw
materials
The United States is in position to
make such a demand because the nell.
trails, affected must have articles OF
food and m7ferial which thev now c7n
obtain nowhere excert from America.
Yielding. it is believed, would be re.
garded by the Reriin government rs
an act of hostility.
President Wilson's embargo will af.
feet commerce with every nation In
the world Under the terms of the
proclamation announcing it, the gov
ernment reserves the right to Issue
licenses en- all shipments of long list
OF specified commodities to neutral
countries. It will act through the de.
nartment of commerce.
The list of commodities include all
munitions, foodstuffs and fertilizers.
Americas needs will receive first
consideration. The allies will lie next
and then neutral nations, according to
a statement issued by the president.
Every effort will be made to prevent
supplies reaching the central powers.
The fact that foo3stuffs are inc!udad
in the proclamation is believed tc
amount to partial substantiation OF
reports that complete embargo fol
sixty days on all food shipments is
under consideration.
This perio1 would afford opportuni'
ty to ascertain the nations supplies
and let the allies and neutrals prepare
a full program of their requirements.
The embargo provides, in effect:
That on and after Ju'y Is the ship
ment of all leading commodities from
the United States shall be prohibited
unless when released by license.
That the United States will put ar
Immediate end to the traffic of Ameri
can products whereby the Scandina
Wan countries and Holland have as
sisted in supporting the German mill
tary machine and in feeding the Ger
man civilian population.
That American fco1 sreculators vii.
not be able to boost prices upon ths
plea that the demanl Of rGre:Sn com
tries. created b. war conditions. ha:
caused an autom9tic jump II cost.
Through control Of co?l ana fuel' the
government intends to take fin
grasp on shipping. An a"rang men'
under negotiation viii give lie Ameri
can and British governments control
of not only all ailie1 tonnage. but OF
neutral vessels as we'll.
Ships now on runs not REGARDED as
necessary to a succevslul conduct ol
the war will be forced into tr7das cen
sidered moro essential. .V5sTals noH
hell in port thrCu"h Fe7r o" suhrl9rire
attack Will be required to go into serv
ice.
Control CT iron and steel was ma!r
necessary by war demands on these
industries. 4 sh hertage of steel in this
country is threatene' b2ca"se of the
large amount diverted to nTnitions
manufacture and the construction o.!
the governments merchant fl ct.
Specific regulations governing fooc
exports and shipments of other com.
modities named in the list ere exrect.
ed to be issued by the president within
a few days.