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Show (J. S. Blocks Shipping of Wheat Washington, Sept. 1. No grain will bo permitted to leave this country coun-try for Holland at present, it was announced an-nounced todny. Licenses for 100 Dutch grain ships have been refused. Tho agreement by which the Hollanders Hol-landers were to divide their cargoes between Holland and Belgium has been canceled by tho embargo administration admin-istration board. In making tho announcement, tho board emphasized that tho United States is willing to feed tho neutrals but that the needs of this country must be considered first. The same attitude is expected to bo observed in dealing with exports to other neutral neu-tral countrlos. In refusing licenses for tho 100 Dutch ships, already loaded with grain, tho administration board made a counter proposition that tho vessels ves-sels bo unloaded, their cargoes taken over by the United States nt a fair price, and the- ships used to bring wheat and sugar from Australia and Java. Holland Wheat Plentiful. The contention of the board is that Holland has a sufficient supply of grain to last her for months, probably prob-ably well Into Decomber. The United States on the other hand has not yet determined what her own needs will be, further than approvimato estimates, esti-mates, which tond to show a depleted supply. Hence, it is urged, tho interests in-terests of both countries can bo served serv-ed best by using tho ships now held up in American ports to bring wheat from Australia and sugar from Java. Another fact entering Into tho board's decision Is that a large proportion pro-portion of tho grain on tho Dutch vessels has spoiled to such an extent that it is unfit for human consumption. consump-tion. It is still good for stock feed, however, and tho shortage of such feed in this country is held to account ac-count in a large measure for tho increased in-creased butchering of anlmnls. Tho board proposed that tho spoiled grain bo used to, in a measure, check tho slaughter of beef, pork and lambs now' made noccssary by tho shortago In propor feed. , 150 Ships Tied Up. While tho strenuous protest from tho Dutch government Is anticipated, it is stated that tho administrative board will hold out for a strict enforcement en-forcement of its decroe and will not hood any pressuro from the stato department. de-partment. Indications wero tonight that Chovallor Van Kappard, the Netherlands minister, already bad started the ball rolling to get tho stato department to interfere In behalf be-half of this country. Ono question brought out tonight was what would be tho action taken by tho administrative board in tho ovent Holland refuses to unload her vessels, a possibility which it was admitted had been strongly hinted at. |