Evening star., 1939-09-07
Embargo Terminates
Arms Trade Reachinq
$35,0O0,000 in July
1895 7-Month Total
From Bel|ieerents Brought
$91 ,488, 1873 to U. S.
Nv JOHN C, HENRY.

Export business which had
reached licensed rate of more than
$35, 100000 for single month, that
Of July, was halted abruptly when
President Roosevelt issued his en-
barge proclamation on Tuesday
afternoon.
Covering "apmS, ammunition or
implements of war" the prohibition
brought to a standstill the shipment
of such articles to seven belligerent
countries, namely, Great Britain,
France. Poland, Germany, India,
Australia and New Zealand. Spe-
cifically, the banned articles are
divided into seven categories out
lined by the Secretary of State in
the export licensing requirements
which have been in effect and re-
peated in detail in the proclamation
issued by President Roosevelt.
Although the measure of this
business which had taken place,
totaling SOL ,488.138 for the first
seven months of 1899, is not a pre-
else measure of what was in pros
pect, authorities here estimate that
the accelerated pace of $35 100000
in war supply export licenses in July
would have continued or been fur
ther increased if no embargo had
followed opening of hostilities.
Aircraft Major Business.
Since the great bulk of the af-
fected business is in military air.
craft, aircraft engines, parts and
accessories, the status of dealings
between American manufacturers
and the belligerent nations in these
articles is particularly interesting.
In the first seven months of this
year export licenses had been issued
for the shipment of approximately
100000 worth of planes and parts
to the seven nations now on the
black list. OF this total some $685.
100000 was directed to Great Britain
and France with nearly S5,000000
more headed for Australia and the
participation of the other four ma
tions being negligible.
For aircraft shipments to France,
for example, licenses were procured
in the amount of more than $60,-
100000, with about $35,000000 of
this total falling in the month of
July. This latter, incidentally, ac-
counted for almost the entire July
transactions as British consignments
lapsed sharply in that period.
Germany Buys Little.
In the same period, Germany'S
contribution to this aircraft trade
was listed at only $4,000 in the
category of propellers, fuselage, or
wings Poland's purchases amounted
to only S420000 and neither Ger
many nor Poland received planes
or parts in July.
OF the British and French total
for which expectation permits had
been issued through July 81, some
100000 has actually been shipped
and although figures are not readily
available on the totals of foreign
contracts let here, it is reliably
estimated that close to $4,000, 900
now stands either completed and
awaiting shipment or in the process
of construction BY the terms of the
embargo, further expectation is
rigidly forbidden not only in a direct
line to the belligerent nations but
by indirection through a neutral
country.
In round figures, the following
plane or engine orders are approx
mately half completed and deliv-
cred:
200 Curtiss- Wright pursuit planes
with an option for 300 more to
France. Most of these were under
construction at Buffalo, N. Y.
$50 Bombers for Britain.
$50 Lockheed bombers to Great
Britain and 80 more to Australia.
Lockheed, located in California, has
delivered about 160 of the British
order but none of the Australian.
100 Douglas bOmberS to France