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Show .WILSON REFUSES TO BAN HUN POTASH 1 I WASHINGTON, April 20. Itoply-Ing Itoply-Ing to a request that somo steps bo taken to restrict Importation ot German Ger-man potash Into this country, Prcst-dent Prcst-dent Wilson (a a cablegram yesterday yester-day advised Sonator Hitchcock ot Nebraska that It was doubtful whether nny restrictive measures could be mado cffcctlvo In this mat-' ter without further action by con- I gross. Ho pointed out that potash was . one of the articles which the allies J had soon fit to permit Germany to export in payment for rood nnd that France now Was offering potash for export from Alsace Lorraine. i |