America and Holland
Thorc arc So Dutch ships in Vmerican harbours with y, carrying capacity of over 050,000 tons, all practically inU'riieTl for the present. They liave ivst'J with curgoes totalling 330,000 lons of fooo-luii's and an equal amount nt! cattle f. rd. l\'ot one may. sail for " Why'."' aslis ilio Chronicle's y.i'w York correspondent.' "America is detaining them because it refuses to rt - cc:;r.:sc the remarkable agreement between ' Holland and Germany fixing the percentage of exports which shall go from Holland to the Central l'owtrs. Washington's immovable decision is that no American foodstuffs or f'lnd-producing material shall be permitted Holland, or, indeed, any other neutral, while fats are entering Ger many on the present basis. Amcriea takes tho position that Holland cannot expect aid in feeding Dutch cattle to produce fats for Germany. While Holland clings to such an agreement in order to obtain coatand other commodities from German}', she must depend on her own food resources."
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Levin Daily Chronicle, 5 March 1918, Page 1
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158America and Holland Levin Daily Chronicle, 5 March 1918, Page 1
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