Show WILSONS C FOH ECONOMY GIVES government CONTROL OVER EVERY COMMODITY EXPORTED FROM U 8 president issues sweeping alon to tighten grasp crasp on all munitions money and supplies to be sent abroad in the future president wilson on august 2 27 issued u which gives tile tho government go eminent control over every emery possible commodity exported front from tho the united states it L Is the most drastic step for economy 1 t taken by any nation during tile the war mir tile tho predent pichl dent in a statement accompanying tile proclamation insists that lie ho acillis ut lit control and not at tile stoppage of exports but uio the manner in ili which alch tile tho proclamation to la divided makes I 1 its Is purpose certain all articles of comm commerce must be 10 licensed for export to td enemy countries und find the countries of tile 1 ur lieutta neutrals I 1 s tills will give the united states for the first time control over certain munitions unit mid money seat to tile the neutrals the presidents proclamation wits was accompanied compa nied tiled by tin in explanation in which liede lie detailed tile difference between the ho divisions established in naming nuin liiK tile commodities coming under tinder tile ruling purpose Is control tho the purpose and effect of tills this proclamation Is not export prohibition but merely export control the dent states it Is 14 not the intention to interfere unnecessarily with our foreign trades trade but our own domestic needs must bo be adequately safeguarded und there Is tile added duty of meeting the necessities of all tho the nations ut war with tile imperial german gov ernin erni pent after these alesc needs tire oro met it Is our wish and intention to administer to the needs of the ho neutral nations its as far as our resources permit tills this hosli will ho be discharged without other than the very proper qualification that tho the liberation of our surplus products shall not bo be made the occasion caslon ot of benefit to tile the enemy cither directly or indirectly tile the two lists have been prepared in the interests intel ests of facility and incy the first list applicable to the and lily ills ailles anti and to tile neutral countries of Iu liu ropo rope brings under control practically all articles of commerce while the second list applice able to nil all the alio other of tho ilio world orld only a few additions to tile list of controlled by the hie proclamation of july 0 1017 it Is obvious that a closer supervision und control ot of exports Is necessary with respect to those Hur european neutrals the sphere of hostilities than is required require a for those coun countries trica further removed distinction necessary tho the establishment of these distinctions will simplify tho the administrative processes tind and enable us ua to continue bur policy of minimizing tho the interruption no licenses will bo be necessary for the importation of coln coin bullion currency and evidences of indebtedness until required by regulations to be promulgated promulgate dby by tile tha secretary of tho the treasury at ills discretion the list of commodities for which license Is required for exports to tn tho the rest og 0 the lie world Is widely extended tills says enis tho the president Is for the protection of our own needs |