The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-08-15
STOP FLOUR AND
SUGAR IMPORTATION
individuals Along Canadian Dor
der Can No Longer Commit
Unpatriotic Food Practice
DIFFICULT TO REGULATE
Present Ruling Gained After strenu
Gus Efforts BY state Food Ao'
mlnlstrstion-viola open
10 Punishment.

Montpelier, Aug The importation
Of wheat, sugar and wheat products
1 In any quantity from Canada unless
\ an individual license for such impor-
| tation has been requested OF, and
| granted b.. the War Trade Board in
Washington, is no longer legal and
persons who make such importauons
without license are performing an
Illegal act and are opening themselves
TO punishment
News Of this decision OF the War
Trade board has been received by state
food administration officials here from
Washington. the United States food
administration quoting from War
Trade Board letter as follows:
This will notify you that the War
Trade Board has revoked any gener-
al license under which sugar, wheat
and products OF wheat may be i'm
ported from Canada and that indi-
vidual licenses will be required after
August !.
This should, in the eyes OF the state
food administration, put an end to the
practice INDUCED in by some who live
along the international border, OF go
ing into Canada and purchasing -four
in an unpatriotic attempt to avoid
the $3.50 order. No single phase of
regulation has been more difficult
than this, and the story of how the
New War Trade Board order was
brought about Is very interesting.
Some time ago II was reported to
the then acting food administrator
that -four was being brought in from
Canada. This was verified and served
as the basis OF representations to
Washington. As a result, after some
what lengthy negotiations, an order
was issued from Ottawa instruct
ing the Canadian customs oficials not
to permit the expectation Of -four from
Canada except In proper cases and
the grocere OF the Dominion we're In
structed not to sell -four to Amer1-
cans.
The volume Of trade showed de-
crease after this order, but 1t was not
stopped The United States customs
weekly furnish to the state food ad
ministration officials list Of Ameri-
can importers Of -four, and with this
Information In hand the administration
has the basis for whatever action
against those who have been seeking
to avoid compliance with the $3.50
order may seem, advisable.
The trade was not completely
stopped, however r, and when it was
learned that bread was being imported
from Canada, new efforts at correc-
ton were made. The result IL that
no wheat or wheat products or sugar
can now be imported by any resident
Of the United States unless a special
license is secured from the War Trade
Board, and as license will not be Is
sued except where trade conditions
warrant Il, 1t is expected the prac-
tice will be wiped out entirely.
Now that q definite basis for action !
has been placed In the hands Of the
government to deal with such cases
they will be dealt with directly and II
will no longer be necessary to resort
to exhortation and patriotic appeal.
Canada has been making heavy ex-
ports OF -four 10 the Allies, thou
sands OF barrels passing through Yer
mont alone on their way to the sea
board, -four which had been pur-
chased by the Wheat Export Co. for
the Allies. In fact, the -four stocks
OF the two countries are held In com
con 80 far as shipments to the Allies
are concerned, and even though the
-four had been bought In Canada. the
act was diminishing the common stock
for foreign shipment