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Show uu in vino Finn o a nun to IE CONTROLLED United States to Be Guided by Experience of the English. Washington, April 10. Great Britain's Brit-ain's trading-wlth-the-enemy act, out of which grew the celebrated blacklist, black-list, probably will be used by the administration ad-ministration as a guide for explanation to give the government a firm grasp on the country's commerce throughout tho war. Convinced that the United States' participation in tho conflict for a year or moro at least will be largely econo-mic, econo-mic, the government Intends to uso every means in backing up the allies economic pressure on Germany. Already Al-ready a war trade commission named by the cabinet, is considering measures meas-ures to give the government the fullest full-est control of overseas trade The committee commission, comprising Charles Warren of tho department of justice, chairman; Dr. E. E. Pratt of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, and Solicitor ,L. H. Wool-soy, Wool-soy, of the state department, Is expected ex-pected to report to tho cabinet within a few days. One of tho first measures congress will be asked to pass, it is believed will be a bill to give tho presidont or some commission to bo named ull control of exportB. That would assure the country sufficient supplies for its own needs for if given power the president or a board oould put an embargo em-bargo on tho export of any commodity and could prohibit exports to any country. |