The Washington herald., 1918-01-27
U. S. MAY LIFT
FOOD EMBARGO
ON NEUTRALS
Tentative Agreement Made
with Representatives of
Norway Announced.

The United States is willing to
send everything she and her allies
can spare to the northern neutrals.
But these supplies must not be re-
exported to Germany. Furthermore.
the United States will send nothing
to the northern neutrals which, up
on re-export to Germany, might be
used to make munitions of war.
Commodities sent from the United
States must not be substituted for
those sent to Germany.
This attitude of the War Trade
Board was set forth in detail last
night when the Board made public
the offer 1t has made for a settle
ment of the embargo difficulties
with Norway.
May Get Norway's ships.
Both the board and DR.. Fridjolf
Nansen, Norway's special commits
sioner here, made it clear that there
was every hope of bringing the
negotiations to q successful conclus-
ion. The same is said of the ne
gatiations for the use of Norwegian
ships by the allies.
Norway will not find it difficult
to understand" says the board. "the
grave reluctance of this board to
the granting not only OF large guam
titles of foodstuffs but of other
commodities essential to the main
tenance of the Industrial life OF
Norway in its full vigor, only TO see
that vigor expended in the forging
of weapons of warfare against our
selves and our associates"
Under the terms of the proposed
agreement, Norway would be per-
mitted to obtain from the United
States and the allies the following
commodities. the figures representing
metric tons:
Foodstuffs-Bread grains, including
rice. 10000; starches, loo; cocoa,
l,4O0; coffee, l4,5oO; tea, 100; sauces and
pickles, 50: syrup, 5000; spices. SS2;
fruit, dried, 1000: fruit, fresh, 500;
sugar. 5000; pork and beef. 10000.
Oils and fats-Vegetable and ami
NAL 10000; mineral oils. $500; oil seeds
for seed-crushing plants, 5000.
Rubber, etc, 500.
Textiles-Silk yarns and tissues, 10;
cotton raw, yarn and manufactures,
5000: wool, wool yarns and products.
500
Miscellaneous-corkw 800; tin,
raw, so: lead. 1000; antimony, u; as
bestos. $50: borax and boric acid, 50.
In addition to the foregoing, assur-
ance is given Norway that she will
receive, in so far as the needs Of the
United States and the allies permit
and obligations to other neutral
countries allow. the following in
quantities to be determined by her
needs:
Metals. machinery Of all kinds, fix
lures, motor cars, motor trucks, bicy-
cles, writing achines, cash registers.
accounting machines, hardware and
tools, chemicals, dyes, colors, drugs,
medicines, resin, tobacco, tanning eN-
| tracts, shoes and rubbers.
1 Norway is to be permitted to export
to the central powers, under certain
! restrictions, the following:
! Exports to Germany.
Fish and fish products to the eX-
tent OF 5000 tons export weight per
! annum. Permission to include fish oil
is denied on the ground that such oil
may be made edible and nutritious by
1 Win ONlAtl O4lS
The United States and her associ-
ates will assist in supplying Norway's
needs for copper and agree to allow
Norway TO export copper to the CEN
trail powers, but only in compensation
for copper in manufactured form re-
| eeived from the central powers. Cop
per contents Of ore are not to be in
cluded in compensation exports 10y
| Norway for the reason that the sui
phur contents of these ores, a prime
requisite of explosives. would be more
valuable to the enemy powers than
the copper itself. Therefore only
| crude or refined copper may be used
/ for this compensation.
The United States will let Norway
! have copper only il Norway will re-
| quire Germany to return TO her the
same amount of copper she sends to
Germany. Norway is not to send cop
per ore to Germany on account of its
sulphur content, valuable in powder
making, but is only to send raw or
refined copper for manufacture.