Show J EMBARGO ORDER IS ISBY ISSUED BY WILSON NILSON NOTICE GIVEN THAT UNITED STATES HAS TAKEN CONTROL V OF BASIC S. S V Jt 2 V II Gov Governments Government's Policy Will Be First to Give Consideration to American V Needs and Next to Meet ReV Requirements Requirement's Re Re- V V q of Allies V Washington Government G lIt control of American exports authorized In lit a t provision lon of the espionage act net V W was I put Into nto operation July Jul li Hi V 11 by President ln nt t Wilson Ison wi with th the time IS of a It proclamation on fl July 8 8 S. requiring lug ing the time licensing in of shipments to nil all countries of the time most important exI ex- ex port commodities V VIii V I In Iii a n statement mit nt accompanying the lie proclamation the time president cle declared cl the gon governments government's nt's policy will be lC firs filo to 0 g give e consideration V American JI needs Jle nest t to meet lt as Its far as us pos pOS- sible the time requirements of time tile allied and lastly t to supply the neutral i Is countries wherever Cr practicable It made clear that e cr every every effort will he be made to see that lint no supplies reach the central powers rt V lIme lIe commodities named In the lime list put under tinder control are coal coke coal coke fuel I oils and gasoline V including including ing lag bunkers food food grains flour and amid meal meril fodder and fet feeds meats and unel mats fats pt pig iron steel billets ship hlll pili plates tes and structural shapes scrap I Iron and ancl and scrap steel man ferro 1 Ue f e fertilizers arms ammunition and explosives V The inclusion of foodstuffs In lii the tile proclamation lends color to statements statements state state- ments that lint tin time administration is con coit- th the of oC a u complete embargo o for sixty days cm on all food shipments to give the country time ascertain V the amount of or its Us supplies sup plies and to give gie i e allied and n neutral countries an un opportunity to present a U. full program of their theft requirements The president in lii his statement said the government was trying first to ameliorate present food conditions and amId conditions conditions' that are arc expected to arise between now und and the tIme next liar har vest Many officials alarmed at th the wheat shortage nut mill and time tile Heavy y n drain the tue allies und and neutrals are making on e cr every J kind of American food supplies are urging an immediate embargo on food food s shipments Through control of coal and fuels the government Intends s to take a firm firma grasp on shipping An arrangement arrange arrange- roe meat ment Jt under negotiation will give gi tin thc American and British governments nh c ol of oC not only all allied tonna tonnage e but of neutral vessels us as well veli Ships Ship now on runs 1 not regarded as leces- leces necessary sary arY to a successful conduct of of t the thc wa war will be lie forced into trades trude considered consid ered more essential and amid ancI vessels l ico now o held In port through 1 fear feni of or submarine rine ut attack acl will be required to go Into into In in- to service ice V V I Control of iron and steel was tas made u demands demunds theiron necessary by war wm on the time theIron Iron and und steel Industries A shortage of steel In iii this countr country Is threatened because of time the large amount that Is being diverted to to Ii A manufacturers manu the time construction of the time governments government's mercantile fleet Japans Japan's h heavy w purchase of steel plates for tor V merchant t shipbuilding ug made necessary that plates be put under un der del control At t the same time this action gives hp the tue government a tl weapon with which to to force Japanese e tonnage Into tl th the Atlantic trans trades |