Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-10-07 | Page 1 | Neutral Vessels must Serve U. S.

IEHIL VESSELS MUSI SERVE U. S, i Big Dutch Steamer Not Allowed Al-lowed to Sail Without a Promise of Return. WASHINGTON', Oct. 0. Indications that the American government and the allies are 'determined that the northern European neutral countries shall not hold their shipping idlv, were seen here todav in the refusal of the exports administrative board to permit the 10,-iX0 10,-iX0 tou Pntch steamer Nieuw Amster-1 dam to sail with a cargo of foodstuffs j for Belgium unless assurances arc given i that the vessel will return. j Negotiations for the use of central tonnage have been progressing for some j time between the United States and the neutral governments. Pome of the countries are ready to turn over a large number of ships in exchange lor tooo-stuffs. tooo-stuffs. but this government will not lei food go forward until assured that it will in no way be used to aid Germany. Ger-many. , , The spei'ial Dutch mission now here (Continued on Pace Two.) 1 mil VESSELS MUSI SEH U, S, (Continued from Page One.) has recommended to the Dutch government, gov-ernment, it is said, that assurances be givon that the Nieiiw Amsterdam will return to the United States. M the vessel is allowed to sail and returns, the American government wishes her put into the Pacific trade, where the short-ii short-ii go of ships has greatly increased ocean freight rates. if an arrangement is put through by which the neutral ahips arc obtained for American trade routes, many of the smaller ones will be put into Coastwise service under the special act of congress. con-gress. The exports board issued an order today that setihnard devfi I ors do not load neutral ships with grains until export ex-port licenses have been obtained for the ca rgoes.