Show HOLLAND IS TOLO TO RAISE EMBARGO ACQUIESCENCE IN THE HUN THREATS KEEPS U. U S S. S S. S FOOD FROM DUTCH NATION Given Notice That Appeals for American Ameri AmerL can Foodstuffs Will Be in V Vain if Dutch Shipping Remains Idle In Port Washington The The acquiescence of the Netherlands government in German German German Ger Ger- man threats which kept tons of Dutch shipping idle in port while the people of Holland suffered for want of the food these vessels might bring Is commented upon In a n statement statement statement state state- ment issued September 20 o by the state department The statement Is Issued to clear up misapprehension as to the attitude of the United States toward exports to Holland The department expresses the hope that the Netherlands government will lift the embargo on the tile movement of its ships which constitute the only considerable unit of the neutral tonnage tonnage ton ton- nage and in effect gives gi notice that appeals for American foodstuffs will willbe willbe willbe be in vain ain until Holland follows the example of the Scandinavian countries countries countries coun coun- tries Switzerland and Spain and enters enters enters en en- into equitable agreements with the United States and the allies Reviewing the efforts of the American Ameri Amen can cun government to lend Its assistance the statement discloses that after refusing refusing refusing re re- re- re fusing to approve a tentative understanding understanding under under- standing for the export of food petroleum petroleum petroleum pe pe- pe- pe metals and other supplies reached in London last winter the bowing to the German threat to torpedo even ships sailing between neutral countries failed to avail itself of the offer offer- of the United States and the allies ames to permit the export export export ex ex- port of 10 tons of bread cereals as ns an nn emergency measure In spite of the free licensing of bunker coal for ships other than those originally stipulated and which carried cardell tons of cereals to Holland an additional additional additional addi addi- tons largely by Argentina Argentina Argentina Argen Argen- tina has been left untouched for more than six months |