El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-22
MAY WIRE FOR
EXPORT PERMITS
War Trade Board Won't
Make Exceptions to Rules,
Telegram Saws.

Exporters Of Fl Paso who wish IL
! secure permission to make shipments
Of more than 500 on a single COM
/ modify, may make application 10
Washington by wire, making It pos
sibIe to secure applications within
five days, according to a telegram re-
ceived at the FL Paso chamber Of
commerce Friday morning.
The Information was in response to
a telegram from the chamber Of COM
merce sent Thursday requesting that
the local representative Of the war
trade board be authorized to grant
licenses for such export shipments,
provided he was satisfied that every
thing connected with the shipment
was legitimate. It was also stated
that the request did not extend to
articles on the restricted list previous
10 February IS 1918.
The request was made, IL was de-
clared, in the interests OF better bust
ness for FL Pasos in order that the
business men might better support
the government in the war, and also
for the purpose of securing better re-
lations betW cen the people Of north
ern Mexico and the United States.
Suggests Applications by Wire.
The telegram received Friday is as
follows:
'.'The war trade board will not make
exceptions to rules covering all eX-
port traffic. Licenses can be eX-
pedited by making applications by
wire, answering all questions as form
three. When making applications by
wire state that Geographic request IS
the only one Forwarded This viii
avoid delay in Washington office
waiting for mail application If the
above is complied with, applications
by wire should not take more than
five days"
Would Have Wright-s o. Il.
It was suggested by chamber Of
commerce Officials that an arrange
ment be authorized by which all eS-
port shippers making application
have their applications confirmed in
separate wire 10 me war trace
board by John A Wright, deputy IN /
charge Of the FL Paso war trade /
office in the customs building This
matter will be taken I'D Immediately 1
IN order 10 see what can be done IN /
regard 10 the proposed arrangement I
Action to Prevent Congestion.
According to information received /
By Mr.. Wright, the war trade board 1
has taken prompt action to prevent i
any congestion or delay in shipments i
OF goods which have not hitherto re- 4
quired an export license, but which j
now will require one under the new
proclamation published February Is, /
and effective February &c, which in
cludes ali articles OF commerce. The
treasury department, acting on a re-
guest from the war trade board, has
instructed collectors to accent ship
pers' expert declarations in lieu Of
individual license for all goods which
have not hitherto required a license,
when IT can be shown to the satistac-
ton OF the collectors that the goods
are covered by either bill Of lading
Tor export or a through ex-
port bill OF lading, provided the bill
OF lading is dated February 70, 1918.
or earlier and further provided that
The goods are actually exported by
March IS. The Instructions said:
Collectors Accept Declarations.
In addition to shipments Of the
character described, there are many
shipments for export originating at
or near the port Of exit or drawn
from warehouse stocks and delivered
to vessel by a carrier other than a
railroad. The collectors Of customs
VIII accept export declarations in lieu
OF individual licenses for such pro-
posed shipments when il can be shown
10 their satisfaction that the goods
VIII be exported on or before March
l. After the first Of March all shin
ments OF this character viii require
an export license before the export
declaration will be accepted by the
collectors. After March Is all ship +
ments OF any character will need an
-APoil incense presented with the eX-
port declaration
Rule for Collectors.
In determining the date Of export,
As above, the following rule will ]
guide the collectors: The date Of the
dock receipt or ocean bill of lading,
Of the date Of the arrival Of the goods
alongside the steamer or dock, IL
shipped by lighter
In the event of shippers forward
ing goods on q through export bill ]
Of lading dated February 10, 1918,
lr earlier. and which shipment they
-annot be reasonably certain will
leave the country by the 18th 81
March, an application for export
license should be filed Immediately.
after the 18th of March no export
shipments viii be permitted without
IN individual license"
A license is also required for all
IMPORTS from Mexico amounting to
100 or more on a single commodity
lccording TO the new rules going into
effect February IS.