The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-16
ALL EXPORTS
UNDER LICENSE
AFTER TODAY
NEW PROCLAMATION BY PRES
IDENT PLACES ALL GOODS
GOING FROM THIS COUNTRY
UNDER CONTROL.

Washington, Feb. 15.-By a new
proclamation today President Wilson
placed all exports to all countries
under license by the war trade board
after tomorrow.
The proclamation also applies the
license system to all imports and
thus places the entire foreign com
merce of the country under the
license system of the war trade
board. 1t is one of the steps of re-
ducing ocean carriage of non-essen-
tlals to release ships for transpor-
tation of troops and war materials
The following explanatory state
ment was issued by the war trade
board:
"The president has today issued
two proclamations which will become
effective tomorrow. The purpose
and effect of these proclamations are
to subject to control by license the
entire foreign commerce of the
United States and from and after
February 16, 1913, no commodities
may be exported from this country
or inaparted- into this country except
under license
"The president has heretofore is
sued several proclamations calling
certain exports under the provisions
of title VII. of the espionage act and
one proclamation controlling the i'm
portation of certain commodities un-
der the provisions of section eleven
of the trading-with the-enemy act,
The military situation and the ton
mage situation have made increasing
ly apparent the necessity of institut-
ing a complete and thoroRghgoing
control of all our exports and the
transportation of our armies 10
France and the maintenance of a
continued flow of the supplies and
munitions, needed to maintain them
in fighting trim require the use of
every ton of shipping which can pos
sibly be devoted to these purposes.
This demand must be met, and if it
becomes necessary to curtall our eX-
ports or imports, these are measures
which are forced upon US by the crit
ical tonange situation and the neces-
sity of availing ourselves of every
possible means of maintaining our
armies in France.
"The limitation of exports is nee
| essary also to conserve the products
| of this country for the use of our
own people and the peoples of the
nations associated with us in the war;
we must dispose of this surplus IN
| such a way as to aidsas far as pos
sible, those countries to the south
| which have always depended upon
US; we must also dispose of our sur
plus in such a way that Germany ano
| her allies will derive no benefl1
therefrom; and we must secure fol-
ourselves in return shipping and sup
plies urgently needed.
"The PRONUNCIATION of these two
proclamations does not mean an en-
barge on exports or prohIbltlor
of imports, but places in the hands
of the president the power to regu
| late, which he will exercise through
the war trade board, and the treas
ury department. This power will b'
exercised with a single purpose o
winning the war, and every effor
will be made to avoid unnecessary IN
terference with our foreign trade an
4 to impose upon our exporters an
importers no restrictions except thos
! involved in the accomplishment o
definite and necessary objects.
"As heretofore, licenses for tn
export or import of coin, bullion, cur
rencv, evidences of debt or of own
ership of property, and transfers
credit. will be issued by the treasur
, department; licenses for all othe
: exports and imports, including mer
) chandise, bunkers, ships supple:
E etc, will be issued by the war trad
hoard ("