Arizona republican., 1919-07-12

council of ratification ot the treaty
 by Germany in due form.
 So far as the action of the .coun-
 cil concerns France, the measure
 will be effective only after puhli-
 cation in the Journal Officiel of
 decree annuIling the preceding de-.
 erees regarding the blockade.
 WASHINGTON, July 11.-With the lifting of the blockade against Ger many tomorrow, trading between that country and the United States as well as the other associated powers will begin.
 Acting Secretar y of State Polk an nounced today that blanket licenses would be issued for transactions of Amercan firms and that details would be given within AS hours after de cision by legal experts as to whether a formal proclamation by the president would be necessary.
 Trading in all commodities except dyestuffs, chemicals and potash, con- trol over which will be exercised by the reparations commission set up by the peace treaty, would be unrestricted, it was said. American firms doing busi- ness with Germany must send their
 
 ports, however, as these cannot be issued until the proclamation of peace. IL also was said at the state depart ment that there was no certainty when American consuls would be sent to Germany.
 Payment a Question
 Payment for the goods which this country sends to Germany must be made under a system of credits to be arranged later through. private capital officials said. Details as to this sys- tenn have not been worked out. While Germany has large quantities of goods ready to be exported. officials doubted that there would be any great demand for them in this country. and conse- quently the trade balance in favor of the United States is expected to be large. .
 Germany was said to be in immediate and pressing need of raw materials of almost all kinds. particularly cotton and copper, in order to torehabilitate her industries. Large amounts of food have been sent into that country un- der the direction of the interaIlied re- lief commission, but it is believed that the demand for grain and other cereals will be great. Clothing of all kinds also is needed.
 Arrange Ship Facilities Q Three ships for Germany already have been loaded in American ports, one with cotton and two with general merchandise, it was said today at the shipping board and they will start overseas as soon as licenses for their cargoes have been issued.
 It was also announced that direct steamship lines to Hamburg and Bre- men would be established by the board. These lines will operate out of New York. Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and South Atlantic and Gulf ports just as soon as the neces sary cargoes are at the docks. Hal stead & Sons, steamship owners of Philadelphia, will manage and operate for the board a line from Philadelphia to Hamburg. One ship will be allo- cated to this firm at once and addi- tional ships as carEoes available rc- quire.
 Tn announcing resumption of trade relations. acting secretary Polk point ed out that the trading with the enemy action of the government was not to be construed that the state of war had ceased to exist. The war will be at an end only with the ratification of the peace treaty, it was said, and the trading with the enemy act will remain in force until 1t is repealed by presi- dential proclamation after the war ends