Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-16 | Page 1 | U. S. 'Cracks Down' Neutral Violators

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S Cracks Down Dawn on Neutral Violators Fascist Marshal Is Sent To Africa Roosevelt MayU May MayUse MayUse U Use se Big Stick on Exports Rigid Rule for Peace Seen in Moves in Washington B By United WASHINGTON November 16 16 The Tha Roos Roosevelt velt administration is starting to crack down on foreign traders and American concerns which persist in exporting war supplies supplies sup sup- plies to Italy in defiance of the governments government's neutrality policy This information came to the thc United Press from an unimpeachable able source It followed closely upon Secretary of State CordeIl Cordell Hulls Hull's official listing of oil copper trucks tractors scrap Iron and anci scrap steel as essential war materials materials materials mate mate- rials although not actually arms ammunition or implements of war as defined by the neutrality law lawand lawand lawand and the presidents president's embargo on arms shipments to Ital Italy and Ethiopia Ethi Ethi- opia Law Is Specific The Tho law is regarded as being eing so specific in its wor wording ing that niost legal legal- experts agree the president has no authority under it to embargo embargo embargo em em- bargo exports of articles or commodities commodities com corn riot not general classified as asa a actual tu 1 arms ammunition and implements implements im im- im- im plem nt's of war Both President Roosevelt and Hull HuIl have haye let it be known repeatedly how however ver that it itis itis itis is the policy and purpose of this government to discourage all aU exports exports exports ex ex- ex- ex ports to belligerent nations and particularly to discourage exports of goods commonly regarded as war materials Until recently the administration limited itself to the moral persuasion ion of warnings and admonitions to American foreign traders in an effort to discourage this tra trade e. e Government Government Gov Gov- reports compiled since the embargo and the various warnings were issued b by the president and Hull show that exports to Italy of ol oil particularly have Increased heavily and that exports of copper trucks traitors tractors scrap iron and scrap steel have increased to a lesser extent Financial Big Stick With this indi indication that mere warnings were not sufficient the government has begun to wave the big stick the United Press was informed And it is a financial big stick This weapon weapon is considered especially especially espe espe- applicable to steamship operators operators oper open who owe the government large sums of money for their ships and have notes coming coining due duo periodically The Tho government it was said would not be be inclined to be lenient in the renewal l of notes of ship operators who violate the administrations administration's neutrality policy polle While not as directly applicable to oil companies and exporters of copper trucks tractors and other officially designated I u Iwar war var materials materials materials mate mate- rials H It w was said aid there are ways In which hIth the financial arm of the government can reach these con con- cerns It was explained that oil companies reaping a 0 harvest out of Italy's wartime requirements for oil and gasoline might run into difficulties in obtaining lucrative contracts contract from this government There are arc ways waS it was explained I whereby tho companies which play ball bull with the government could be favored in the award of contracts contract For exporters and foreign traders generally generall the Import Export-Import bank tho the financial institution created by bythe bythe bythe the government to assist in ih the pro- pro Continued d on IDRO lago Two Column Six U. U S. S S TO FORCE PEACE RULINGS Continued from Pa Page e One motion of oC foreign trade looms as asa asa asa a bogeyman This government institution might easily label as a abad abad ahad bad had risk any foreign trader who carries on business in war materials with a belligerent In fact tact the Informant stated the governments government's financial strings are areso areso areso so woven into info American shipping and foreign trade that concerns in these lines Jines of endeavor must listen to the governments government's advice I grand council 23 council 23 men who hold I Italy's Halys destiny in their hands meet hands meet tonight to decide upon strategy and tactics In an war against the world beginning at one minute after midnight tomorrow night Premier Benito Mussolini the who hold office oUke for Cor life and the others who serve by virtue of their offices gather at 10 p. p m. m in the old Palazzo Venezia Their meeting is expected to be the first of a series at which they will I try to give blow for tor blow in the fight tight against the effort cHort of the League of Nations to penalize Italy for its war var on Ethiopia Only a brief c Is expected expected ex ex- from an any meeting The council council coun coun- cil is expected to approve a series of reprisals aimed against ns trying hying to penalize Italy At the moment that the league lealue imposes at 1201 a. a m m. Monday Monda its boycott of all Italian goods and its denial to Italy of a long list of selected key products Italy will vill de declare declare de- de clare dare a formal trade war A complete embar embargo on all nil imports imports imports im im- im- im ports from penalty nations and re refusal xe- xe re-I re to pa pay bills due dUt those countries which enjoy favorable trade balances balances balances bal bal- I ances with Italy are expected