Show IS' IS ISH H HINT HINTo I HI HIn n o SMA SMASH SMASH's H s i UNCHAINS N I Netherlands Netherlands' Failure to R elc Tons of k Idle Ue ale Shipping Deplored db Ji Y American A Aw Government f fW W WASHINGTON J S1 Sept 20 The O lC- lC quiescence of or The Netherlands in in German threats kept 4 OO O. O tons OI of f Dt Dutch h shipping hi i Ir idle in port while willie the tile people of Holland Hol lIol- land gland suffered for want of the food these vessels might bring is com corn merited upon in a statement issued 44 today by tho state stat a department The statement is issued to clear up misapprehensions mis- mis M apprehensions as to tho attitude of Ct rt e United States toward exports to Holland IHO The M department expresses tho hope The Netherlands gov government will ft embargo on tho this movement of or ofis is ships if f its ships which constitute the only considerable unit of idle neutral tonnage ton ton- sage nage and in effect g gives es notice that seals pp for American American- foodstuffs will willbe b be in vain ain until Holland follows the MM cample example mple of or the Scandinavian ian countries coun COUll- tr tries 5 Switzerland and Spain and enters into equitable agreements with the United States and 1 the tho allies r f Holland Hollond dinner Chant Reviewing the efforts of or tho the American Ameri Amerl- American can can government o to lend Its assistance the thc st statement discloses that after re refusing refusing re- re fusing fusing to approve a tentative understanding under uner- I standing for the export of or food tood petroleum petroleum pe pe- metals and other supplies reached d In London last winter the Netherlands bowing to tho the German t threat reat to torpedo even cven ships railing between neutral countries failed tailed to toa a avail all Itself of ot tho offer otter of or tho the United d I States Statu and the allies to permit the exPort export ex- ex Port of or tons of or bread cereals as an emergency measure In spite of or the free tree licensing sing of or bunker coal for tor ships other ther than thon those originally stipulated and d nd which carried carrle tons of ot ce cereals cereals ce- ce reals teals to Holland nn an n additional t tons s Jarel largely In Argentine has been lIeen left untouched for or more than six i months Th I-Th The state departments department's statement In Input Part put follows S It ha has hag always been en and still I Is tho the desire of ot tho United States government that hat the resources of ot tho the United States Stales Iffs Insofar as ns they can bo ho spared from rom Purposes essential to tho successful prosecution of or the war bo be made available available avail avail- 1 able le under proper safeguards to neutral countries Countries In order to assist them In the maintenance of or their economic life 1 t it It has been the hope o of or this gov gov- government o that an in arrangement could be ba re reached ched b. b by the war trado board with Je the the Netherlands s authorities similar to those reached with other neutrals sim alm- situated whereby Imports from Crom CromI Ula tito I United States to the Netherlands r Hat Is permitted An understanding Rae fu as Is known tentatively reached A is London In January of at tho the cUrr current nt rear ar pursuant to which the tho United States ales and the tho allied governments would have facilitated the tho Import to the je Netherlands of ot amounts of oC those I supplies which were judged eor eo en- for tor r the economic life lite of ot that C country This arrangement failed tailed to elve the tho assent of or the Netherlands a. a authorities r American Al l Offered 1 J The war ar trade board of or tag 10 United States ates has at at all dl times been ready In conjunction with the authorities of at the he UtI Jd governments and md on reasonable t conditions to conform to an arrangement arrange arrange- ment ent similar to that which failed of ot approval roval Into account ouch nuch Ranges as ma may have since occurred In fn the 5 e positions of or the tho several sc countries Concerned with respect to their needs and nd their supplies Referring t to the tho otter offer of or tons or of i foodstuffs unconditionally and tho the final movement of or half halt of ot that amount the tho r statement adds adds- The r tin balance largely largel in Iho tho ArenI Argen- Argen time Im I e remains no no nearly I ix months n because of or acquiescence In the M e position position of ot Germany which while c from rom rho Tho Netherlands large mounts of ot foo foodstuffs at nt the tile same no Mine threats threatens ns with destruction d Dutch t els ela which might bo be sent ent even cn to toA A on Paso Pazo 2 a I I HOllAND GETS HINT TO HUN CHAINS Continued d from Crom pago paso 1 another neutral country to lift grain for time the Dutch people It lt Is the hope of ot th the United 1 States government gO that ships ma may mar b be sent out from Crom Dutch ports port to J lift hirt rt thus the he grain which Is awaiting shipment to The Netherlands eth rland thereby ope opening tIme the way for a general resumption of or trade relations re re- re relations lations between the United States State and the Netherlands similar to that which is s. s sr II happily existing between the United States and the Dutch colonies lien Hun Menace lenace I Feared Although the X Netherlands go government government govern govern- rn- rn ment has hns been reluctant to state Its Its' reasons for or keeping more than 50 iiO per percent percent cent of or Its total idle in home ports It Is Js known here that this ac- ac Is bar e based on Germanys Germany's refusal l to recognize Dutch ships now touching pi a- a I lied ports as still neutrals The Thc They are aro enemy ships according to tho Ger Ger- German German man view German Germany has declared It is known here that wherever more moms than 10 50 o per lIer percent cent of or the tonnage of an any neutral naIon na- na nation na nn- lion Ion Is he In the time service of or the he allies then all ships of or that nation nallon at once 1 beComes be- be comes enemy ships subject to attack I without notice Germany operating un under er tints this rule already has seized three Dutch ships hips en route Toute route to homo horno ports from the tho northern northern north north- ern neutral countries While hile Holland Is apparently at Ger- Ger I i I I I many's merc mercy In sending her Idle ships to sea the tho Netherlands government could coul it is pointed out b by refusing to supply Germany Cerman food tood sand and gravel gmal graveland and arid other needed d commodities compel acceptance of ot an any an commercial arrangement arrangement arrange arrango- ment with tho time United States State S 8 |