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TIE KAISER MAY |
WARON NEUTRALSi
Threatens Those Yielding to
u. S. Embargo. .
MEhACED WITH MAILED FIST
The Exports From America of War
Necessities to Cease After satur


Necessities to Cease After satur
day.
Washington, July 1V.-President
Wilson's embargo OF toodstutfs ant
ether necessities in war may have the
effect OF pulling other nations into the
conflict.
The embargo is to 90 into effect on
July Is.
The conference to which III" kaiser
has called the neutral ambassadors anC
ministers In Germany is believed il
Washington to be closely related tc
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 cOupl d announce
ments of the embargo and the confer
enCe 1t is believed representatives
already have been made TO the state
department by some nations that thus
far nave kept out of tAe struggle.
1t is regarded as possible that the
kaisers conference may have to dc
with peace proposals which the Berlin
government is understood to be about
to make.
4 more general belief among officials
is that the German ruler purposes to
threaten drastic action to neutralS OF
North Europe If they yield to the
United States and refuse to continue
supplying Germany with food and raw
Materials
The United States is in position tG
make such a demand because the neu.
trails. affected must have articles OF
food and material which they now can
obtain nowhere except from America
Yielding. ii is believed, would be re.
garded by the Berlin government as
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,
eminent reserves the right to issue
licenses on ali shipments of long list
Of specified commodities to neutral
countries. II will act through the de.
partment OF commerce
The list OF commodities include all
munitions. foodstuffs and fertilizers.
Americas needs will receive first
consideration. The allies will be 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 foOdstuffs are included
in the proclamation is believed to
amount to a partial substantiation OF
reports that a complete embargo for
sixty days on all food shipments, is
under consideration.
This period would afford opportuni.
ty TO ascertain the nations supLhas
and let the allies and neutrals prepare
! full program of their requirements
The embargo provides, in effect:
That on and after July 3 the ship
/ ment Of all leading commodities from
the United States shall be prohibited
I unless when released by license.
That the United States will put ar
immaculate emu " tIle II dlilC vi ahCi l
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 food spectators vii
not be able to boost prices upon the
plea that the demand of foreign coun
tries, created by war conditions, has
caused an automatic jump In costs.
Through control of coal and fuels the
government intends to take a firm
grasp on shipping. An arrangement
under negotiation will give the Ameri
can and British governments contro
of not only all allied tonnage. but OF
! neutral vessels as well.
Ships now on runs not regarded as
necessary to successful conduct oil
the war will be forced into trades con
sidered more essential. Vessels now
held in port through fear of submarine
attack will be required to go into se1v
ice.
Control of iron and steel was made
necessary by war demands on these
industries. A shortage of steel in this
country is threatened because of the
large amount diverted to munitions
manufacture and the construction O
the governments merchant feet.
Specific regulations governing foot
exports and shipments of other com
modities named in the list are expect
ed to be issued by the president within
few days.