SHORT COMMONS FOR NEUTRALS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14450, 9 November 1917, Page 3

SHORT COMMONS FOR NEUTRALS.

NO, SATISFACTORY ASSURANCES. : - ; i -'. : ■„,-■ ' ■ ' ' '■ " ' (Auatrallan and N.Z. Calile Association.) ' 'Received &oy. *'9, 9 a.m.) , ' WASHINGTON, Nov., 8. It has been, learned that European neutrals, hafe not ''given satisfactory ', assurances that, food ' shipments will not benefit Germany ;' conseqiuently nope will, gb fbrwawJ." '; '■•"'? •■'-''.'''■ ' . WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. Great Britain's neyr-. embargo on shipments of practically everything to Sweden, Norway, -Denmark; and- the Netherlands is regarded hei-e as a most important move, in* tightening the cor&on whi^ch slowly but surely is (killing /the, military power- bf .-Germany. - '..-■■ Coming- close ori the export embargo of t^e TJnited, States, -vvhieli. is being .administered to keep but of the European; neutrals, everything that might supply, the Cent-rar.pbweVs,. Oreat Britain's 'action is regarded as one of the most important bf thb war. ' 'i .->■■{ ... As the British, embargo .excludes everything exoept prihted m^t'er, about -the only thing^that will be pefmitte4.'to|gb tb ; the iCernihn people "by' way of |he neutmlsl-wi^l'-be' expressipnii ' bf ' wqrld bpihiph' that' 'the*y should reorganise, their system; of 'iQpverrimeht to : do 'awayAvith the military In a figurative sense, Great Britain holds one end of the ropeand the TJnijted Statesr.the other. ■Gradually but surely as it is being drawn taut, the militjary bbwer of*fG^rma,hy is 'brahg- stranded because thei>mbargo cuts off the supplies she-has ! - been*frece.iving. thrpugh the adjacent neutrals. * ! - ■ \ a: A ,Tpiis*\;act^pn .is* belieyed ito,;be .pre-; liminary to new « trade i-agreements whiiclv will completely prevent A' si<cli supplies' reaching- Germany«^. -• i?r,-,. ;,' The Allies propose , that' ; the neutrals' •involved ishallieihaustl their «; stocks s to a minimpm : 'before-further supplies ,a>re furnished- them.- Thep- when* additional supplies are given- thfe 'neutrals; they will be only sufficient .^or-f their qwn* needs. •;:-'• ***. ■•; ■ <■'■'-. - ,: y. '. .r- ■' ■For some, time there have vbeen trade agreements between -i*- Scandinavia, Holr land..and' , *Germany; oyer exports- iof fish,' butter,' chesße and m, the case of Spdin, high-grade ; iron ore. The Allies hlf Ve winked at these agreements. s Switzerland is likely to fare better, than ■ the other neutrals, because her neutrality is specially needed. Ifc may be-* impossible to ' shut- off >-, -some trade, but ,the geppral aim is to keep tar, irbK ore, .oil, ' and munition material qufe^ of the re-export; trade. 7. . ;., < ' {$ome .'aieutrals are practically at the StaryAtipii ( point, so that lifting i of the emh&rfio to them .in;a .small way,. l»'pi*bbableA .',' ..;'..-' «-V . '.* Ai y „.' Explaining the- purpose ;*f. the British embareo, proclamatibn/i.Lbrd; Eusticb PercvAvt theHßritish ;Friibassy ; said i-^ "The, Britisli list of prohibited exports tp -'tljie neutral ;F;uropeah^ pp^intries ,harf taken. - tlie :for.m - hitherto, of fan. ..elabbifately ■ detailed schedule; of Al\ xommodij ties iany importijnice. The tissue u»f the r. 1 asfc • i '' procl amotion, r which * prohibits all expprts .to th?se countries under ceitain -broad ..categories, miade it advisable -to bring -'."the- British! prohibit tions expressly ; into: line. with thetlAmerican embarffo and..^it(li tt^f^-object;.ih - viey? ! the BHiisW Goyernmeht specif • fically •p-pphibited the export of all cem^ modities .'Whatever.-!'- --*'•-■> • - '