Show U Campaign Fails j to Halt U. U S. S Trade I IBy By F. F M. M Kerby By Special Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON March 17 Tho 17 Tho German submarine campaign of or frightfulness fright fright- ulness has bas been a failure so 50 far as asIt asit asit It was as Intended to stop trade between the United d States and th allies That Is the tho outs outstanding fact gathered from Information so far tar available to tho United States department depart ment went of commerce Information so far tar gathered shows shots the export tI figure figuro re for February is larger larger- than that of ot an any receding preceding February In the tho history o ot oZ the United States Since Sinco the barred zone zono decree of or February I 1 1 although belligerent shipping shipping ship ship- ping after the tho first two days darted departed departed de de- parted as usual tho the American line boats were Vied tied to their docks and have baTe remained tied up Some American owned freighters have bae sailed and defied tho the U As the a available statistics now no show however American ships carry so littie little lit Ut- tie tic of our foreign trade trado that tho the U U-J boats U-boats oats 11 have e not mado a dent In our foreign commerce This was In spite spile of or tho the fact that February Is a It short month For tho four February weeks the Now New York custom house figures of or exports of oC merchandise from the port totaled This figure omits thelast tho the last three days of or February and Includes In Inv eludes the tho last Jast three of January It Itis Itis Itis is however an nn approximate February figure New York of or course was hU hit harder by the tho submarine zone decree than any my other port since the American line docks at this port In normal months the New 1 York ork export figure- figure Is approximately CO 10 0 per cent of ot t tho e total tots for lor the country This would In Inv that the thc total February figure for all aU ports of or the United States will reach In round figures This will be below the January export export ex po port figure which was but at the January exports were the tho largest largest lara lar lar- lar gest for an any month In the tho history of tho the United States Slates As the New cw York figures indicate that the February total export figures figure for the United States will certainly rea reach h and will probably exceed it it Is evident that our foreign foreign for tor eign commerce Is unaffected by b- tho the boat U-boat campaign The Tho resumption of oC sailings b by American Amerlean Amerlean Amer Amer- lean ican owned vessels tho those e th that t ha have 0 not already alread defied tho the barred zone will increase the total export volume and the tho record breakIng breaking break break- Ing month of January 1917 may be he exceeded ex ex- ce ceded ded in March and the months to follow tollow ow owIn In February l 1916 the exports totaled totaled totaled to to- In February 1916 the exports were Before Before Be Be- fore tore the European war In February 1914 the exports were |