Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
LIFTS TRADE BAN
IN ORDER ISSUED
AT CAPITAL today
Washington, July Trade relations with
Germany are to be resumed at once, acting Sec
retary of State Polk announced today, following

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,ounced today, following
a conference of more
than an hour with Presi-
dent Wilson.
The trading with the enemy act still
remains on the statute books, 1t was
pointed out, but business will be car
ried on under blanket licenses which
will permit the importation of practic.
ally all products from Germany with
the exception of potash, chemicals and
dyes. The ban on communications
with Germany also will be lifted i'm.
mediately, it was stated 4s.s,e
1t was also formally announced that
Mr. Polk would succeed Secretary Of
State Lansing as head of the Ameri-
can peace mission at Paris. The Sec
retary Of state is sailing for America
today and Mr.. Polk plans to meet him
for conference upon his arrival in
New York. The present plans call for
Mr.. Polk's departure from New York
July 81.
Bulgarian Terms July rs. H
Paris. July l1.-On motion of Secre.
tary of State Lansing of the American
delegation the commission framing
Bulgarian treaty was today directed
TO hand in the completed terms to the
council OF five not later than July 25.
Lansing Leaves Saturday.
Paris. July 11.-Secretary of State
Robert Lansing stated today that he
| hopes to sail for home tomorrow.
Henry White will be in charge of the
American peace delegations affairs
until Frank l.. Polk, assistant secre-
tary of state, arrives. :.
To straishten Fume Tangie.
I, Paris, July 1.-THE interallied com.
mission which will investigate the sit.
uation at Fiume, where the Italians
and Jugo-Slavs are at loggerheads, has
received its final instructions.
1t is expected to begin it's work
early next week.
Germans Invited to Conference.
Paris, July, 1.-THE first confer.
ence between the new German en-.
voys at Versailles and the allied com.
mission appointed to deal with them
is scheduled to take place this after
noon. They are to discuss the future
of the Rhineland territory. The allied
commission is made up of American,
British, French and Belgian represen.
tatives.
Austrian Treaty Delayed.
Paris, July 11.-Complications over
the Hungarian frontiers have
delayed work on the final draft of the
Austrian treaty 1t was declared to-
day that the remaining terms will not
be ready before next week.
Packers Control Food
Washington, July 1.-THE nations
food supply will soon be dominated by
the Big Five meat packers unless
steps are taken to prevent it. the fed
eral trade commission stated in re-
port to the president on its investi-
CATION of the meat industry made
public today. The report, which Is
part one of a series, treats Of the
extent and growth of power of the
five packers in meat and other indus.
tries"
"A fair consideration of the course
the five packers have followed and
the position they have already reach
ed must be lead to the conclusion
that they threaten the freedom Of the
market Of the country's food indus.
tries and of the by-product industries
linked herewith" says the report.
THE meat packer control of other
foods will not require long in devel-
opuS" it adds.
shantune Deal Opposed
Washington, July 11.-Shantung
was to be one of the principle issues
of anti-administration opposition 70
certain provisions Of the peace treaty,
it was ascertained today from repub-
lican senator's.
They predicted that that part OF the
pact which would give the Japanese
control ever the Chinese province
would never be agreed to by the sen.
ate. Senator Borah. of Idaho. ex-
pressed flat disapproval of the Shan
tung provisions.