Show Ban ed on Shipments to Neutrals American Trade Restricted by y Change in Entente Blockade Rules r ONDON o- o oS S 15 T Sept pL The Th The plan of ot rationing ra- ra LO- LO LOo LJ JJ the thc neutral countries of Norway Sweden S Denmark and Holland Hol- Hol land and under which no further licenses will be he granted for Cor the present to BritIsh British Brit- Brit Ish sh exporters has ha been extended to apply appl to the tho United States by tho the expedient expedient ex ex- of or refusing to allow the tho Netherlands Neth- Neth erlands Oversea trust to accept further fur fur- ther American consignments and b by declining to grant letters o of assurance e for or American shipments destined for these hese countries In consequence American shipments for or Holland v vill be stopped absolutely while the regular transportation companies com com- panics trading between the United Unite States and Scandinavia will not take tako cargoes without assurance of or their In- In tl destination b by the tho British au- au Furthermore tramp steam steam- 15 rs z's are hard hardly I likely to risk the In- In I landing In the Ito prize court of or I Ian an any ny cargo o the they might accept Neutral diplomats here believe c two reasons Induced the British government govern govern- I ment to tako take this action The first Is the simplicity of the plan which en enI enables en- en I ables tho the government o to control supplies supplies sup sup- plies pIles at the source The second Is IR the growing rowing bill with which Great Britain Is being bein- pressed by neu neutral gOvernments governments govern gOvern- ments merits for demurrage and other ex expenses ex cx- incurred b by taking taking- suspected ships into and other ports for examination Another blockade measure Is the recent arrangement under which bureaus were set up In England and France for granting granting- licenses for ex exchange ex- ex change of goods g which figure on the list of oC prohibited Imports The American Ameri Ameri- can authorities contend nd that under the British-American British corn commercial treaty of ot 1815 such must bo be en enforced enforced enforced en- en forced equally against all countries Consequently any privileges cs granted to France and not extended to the tho United States are held to be In violation o of that treat treaty Lord nob Robert rt Cecil minister of war trade toda today explained the recent or- or o of the tho British government refusing refusing refus refus- In ing to allow Holland to accept further consignments of or American goods and refusing refusing- letters of assurance urauco that American shipments would reach Scan Scan- He said tho the orders applied only to certain prohibited articles and not to trade In general Great Britain has ha t forbidden the export ox- ox port of oC various articles to European neutrals on tho ground round that the they have already ly received In the first seven months of this year more than an ordinary or or- years year's supply Lord Robert nobert said it wax was not lIot 10 logical to forbid such sueh ex expOrts exports ex- ex ports from tram Great Britain and t to permit thorn them from America and other neutral sources Lord Lurd Robert Hobert explained that one ono neutral neu nation taking taking- normally tonao tons tona o of coffee coHee In seven months month of oC this year ear already has Imported tons so sa all aU further Imports of ot coffee coHoe to ta that country country coun coun- tr try are arc looked hooked upon as likely to reach an enemy destination The Thc list of oC prohibited prohibited prohibited pro pro- articles ho lie said varies aries with different countries according according- to what they already had hl Imported all allowances allow altow- ances ariceS being made for Imports formerly made mado to German ports porte |