WAR TRADE

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 127, 25 November 1935, Page 11

WAR TRADE

AMERICAN POLICY

EXTENSION OF BANNED LIST

(Received November 25, 9 a.m.)

WASHINGTON, November 23.

At a Press interview today the Secretary .of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, joined newspaper correspondents in a general discussion of the war trade situation, from which America's present policy can be described in general terms as follows:—

In addition to direct implements of war, the export of which is positively banned to both belligerents, the Government will maintain a list of "war essentials" containing goods recently named by Mr. Hull, such as oil, copper, lorries, tractors, scrap iron, and scrap steel. There will be no legal embargo on their shipment, although such shipments are considered contrary to the "spirit" of the Neutrality Act, and if they appear excessive in relation to the normal export pressure will be exerted to curtail them, as has been done in the case of oil.

Today it was suggested that shipments of cotton to Italy appear to be booming, and Mr. Hull said that if the official figures proved such to be the case the question of adding cotton to the war essential list would be considered. Thus the Government's strategy appears to be to attempt to freeze export materials needed for war

at about the normal volume, without taking action that in Rome would be construed as punitive. Of course the policy is equally applicable to both belligerents, but actually only Italy will be affected.

ITALIANS FROM ABROAD

DETACHMENT FOR THE FRONT

(Received November 25, 11 a.m.) NAPLES, November 24. The first detachment of the Tevere Black Shirt Division, composed of Italians whe have returned from abroad, has sailed to reinforce General Graziani's troops in East Africa.