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Show President Issues a Proclamation Proclama-tion Restricting Trade With Neutral Countries. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28PrcsIdent Wilson last night issued a proclamation proclama-tion which gives the government control con-trol over every possible commodity exported ex-ported from the United States. It "is the most drastic step for economy control taken by any nation during tho war. The president in a statement state-ment accompanying the proclamation insists that he aims at control and not at the actual stoppage of exports. But the manner In which the proclamation proclama-tion is divided makes Its purpose certain. cer-tain. All articles of commerce must be licensed for export to enemy countries and the countries of the European neutrals. neu-trals. This will give the United States for the first time control over certain munitions and money sent to the neutrals. The list of commodities for which license is required for exports to the TM Wrli is wlde extended! m, I S,nys the President, "is for the protection of our own needs " Export Control The president's proclamation was whS?T!e,d, ,an explanauon ?n hlch ho detailed the difference h-tween h-tween the divisions cstabShed In Z ?flngC COramoditle cming under i,mTfi pu.rD08 aQd effect of this proclamation proc-lamation is not export prohibiUon? but merely export control," the president 1 states. "It is not the intention to in-t in-t terfere unnecessarily with our foreign trade; but our own domestic needs i must be adequately safeguarded and tnerG Is the added duty of meeting thf necessities of all the nations at war i with the imperial German government, i Ajter these needs aro met. it is our . wish and intention to administer to the needs of the neutral nations as far as our resources permit. This task will be discharged without other than I J-.10 veIT Proper qualification that the liberation of our surplus products shall not bo made the occasion of benefit to the enemy, either directlv or indirectly. Supervision Necessary "The two lists have been prepared in the interests of facility and expediency. expedi-ency. The first list, applicable to the enemy and his allies and to the neutral neu-tral countries of Europe, brings under control practically all articles of commerce, com-merce, while the second list, applicable applica-ble to all the other countries of tho world, makes only a few additions to the list of commodities controlled by-w I the proclamation of July 9, 1917. It is g!f obvious that a closer supervision and 'ft control of exports is necessary with respect to thoso European neutrals M within tho sphere of hostilities than il is required for thoso countries fur- jfl ther removed. jl "The establishment of these dlstinc- II Uons will simplify the administrative II processes and enable us to continue- H our policy of minimizing the Interrup- I "No Ilconscs will be necesesary for I the importation of coin, bullion, cur- H rency and evidences of indebtedness H until required by regulations to bo promulgated by the secretary of the H treasury at his discretion." |