Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-21
UNITED STATES TELLS HOLLAND
HOW ROOD supPLiEs NAV
Dc OBTAINED.
NETHERLANDS AwGo ~
THREATS OF oERMANs
Appeals For Food to Be in Vain Un'sse
Holland Releases Ships Fer franc
port Of Grain sterss-Amsrica Will.
ing to Help Under Specified Gen.
ditions.

Washington. Sept. Il. - The ac-
quiescence OF the Netherlands govern
ment In German threats which keep
400 900 tons of Dutch shipping. idle in
port, while the people OF Holland SUI
fer for want Of the food these vessels
might bring. is commented upon in a
statement issued by the state depart
ment TO clear up Misrepresentation az
to the attitude of the United States to-
ward exports to Holland.
The department expresses the hope
that the Netherlands government will
lift the embargo on the movement OF
its ships, which constitute the only
considerable unit OF idle neutral tom
mage.
In effect, 1t gives notice that ap-
peals for American foedstuffs will be
in vain until Holland follows the ex-
ample Of the Scandinavian countries,
Switzerland and Spain and enters into
equitable agreements with the United
States and the allies
Under Gsrmany's Heel.
Reviewing the efforts OF the Ameri-
can W iNIu us taSsSicso~AAS~'
the statement discloses that after re-
fusing to approve tentative general
understanding for the export OF enor-
nous quantities Of food, petroleum,
metals and other supplies reached in
London last winter, the Netherlands
bowed TO vthe German threat to tor
pedo even ships sailing between neu-
trail countries.
Consequently 1t failed to avail itself
Of the offer OF the United States and
the allies to permit the export Of 1oo.-
900 tons of bread cereals as an emer-
gency measure.
In spite Of the free licensing Of
bunker coal. for ships other than those
originally stipulated and which carried
so. 900 tons Of cereals to Holland. an
additional $4,000 tons. largely in Ar
gentina. has been left untouched for
more than six months.
U. S. Willing to Help.
The statement in part follows:
TT always has been, and still is. the
desire OF the 0.lted States govern
ment that the resources Of the United
States. insofar as they can be spared
from purposes essential to the success
full prosecution OF the war. be made
available under proper safeguards to
neutral countries, in order to assist
them In the maintenance OF their
economic life.
TT has been the hope Of this govern
ment that an arrangement could be
reached by the war trade board with
the Netherlands authorities similar TO
those reached with other nentrals SINH
larry situated. whereby imports from
the United States to the Netherlands
might be permitted.
Understanding Fails.
IAN understanding was. as Is known,
Tentatively reached In London in Janu-
airy Of the current year pursuant to
which the United States and the allied
governments would have facilitated the
export to the Netherlands of ample
amounts OF those supplies which were
Judged essential for the economic life
Of that country.
This arrangement failed to receive
the assent OF the Netherlands authori-
ties - :"
Referring to the offer OF 10000 tons
Of foodstuffs Internationally, and the
final movement Of half Of that amount.
the statement adds:
The balance, largely in the Argen-
tine. remains unified now for nearly
six months. because Of afquiescence In
the position Of Germany. which. while
receiving from the Netherlands large
amounts Of foodstufYs, at the same
time threatens with destruction Dutch
vessels which might be sent even to
another neutral country to lift grain
for the Dutch people.