The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-15
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Senate Max ) > Progress on
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SPEECHES AND REPLIES
Expectation Proclamation by President
Puts World Commerce
Under License
System.
SPEECHES AND REPLIES

| United Press Leased Wire Serv1Ce.l j
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The sem
ate today checked off another day on
the calendar with fog OF words
which marked no progress on win-the-
war measures.
The whole session was slated for
division between Senators Kirby,
Arkansas, and Weeks, Massachusetts,
on speeches-the former to talk on
the Overnan bill clothing the presi-
dent with broader war powers and the
latter to review testimony as to need
Of war cabinet. The two speeches
will consume the entire day.
Senator Chamberlain announced to-
day he will call meeting of the mill
tary affairs committee early next
week to vote on reporting the war
cabinet bill to the senate. Chamber
lain also stated he will reply in the
senate to Senator James attack OF
him.
Senator Overman today continued
revision OF his 2resid dential empow
ering measure. which subcommittee
will take UP next week.
Investigation of the food produc
ton was continued by the senate agri
culture committee which seeks more
light on farm labor and conditions
generally, upon which to base legis
lation to stimulate production. The
railroad control bill which Director
General McAdoo has repeatedly urged
be passed without delay, was shelved
for the day.
Expectation Proclamation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Presi
dent Wilson today issued a procla
nation placing the entire foreign
commerce of this country under
license.
Effective tomorrow no commodities
can be exported or imported from OF
to the United States except by
special license.
. AS forecast by the United Press
the new restriction on imports was
deemed necessary by the increased
tonnage shortage and demand for all
available bottoms for war supplies
It is one Of the most far reaching
steps President Wilson has yet taken
involving as it does delicate diplo
matte questions and sharp curtail
ment not only of American industry
but all neutral.
i. The expectation proclamation was
issued, it was officially stated, be
cause of the acute tonnage situation
and military situation and necessity t
conserve the products of the country
for the necessary conduct of the war
1t prohibits the expectation of al
articles of manufacture or produc
ton under license by the government
and does not mean an embargo OF
exports or prohibition on imports
but places In the hands of the presi
dent the power to regulate.
This power he will exercise through
the war trade board and the treasury
department and it will be exercised
with the single purpose Of winninf
the war
Every effort will be made to aver
any unnecessary interference witt
| this country's foreign trade and tt
impose upon our exporters and i'm
porters no restrictions except thos
involved in the accomplishment O
definite and necessary objects.
, AS heretofore, licenses for the e1
| port or import of coin, bullion, cur
rency, evidences Of debt or owner
| ship Of property and transfers o
credit will be issued by the treasur,
| department. Licenses for other ex
| ports and imports, including mer
chandise, tobacco, ship supplies, etc
will be issued by the war trad
board.
! The importation proclamation
! which includes all articles Of mel
chandise in foreign countries, carrie
with 1t the explanation that ever
effort will be made not to interfer
with foreign commerce except 70
some definite projec- in the prosecr
ton of the war"
Three Hours Speech.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Chargin
President Wilson with deliberately |,
jecting politics" into the war and dul
bing Secretary Of War Baker a "pac
fist by nature, Senator Weeks {
Massachusetts today delivered a thre
hour speech to the senate in behalf {
the Chamberlain war cabinet bill
Weeks handed brickbats and boz
quets to war department and admin
tration officials from th" presideI
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