"Washington, May 29.
President Roosevelt late yesterday signed the new bill restricting exports from the Philippine Islands, Hawaii Puerto Rice, Virgin Islands and Cana! Zone, thus closing the last leak in the 'United States' export control system The law could not be disguised as other than aimed to prevent shipments of vital fats and oils to Japan end Soviet Russia for large-scale transshipment to Germany. Moreover, the bill was believed to be a direct economic blow at Japan because it may deprive that nation of large supplies of glycerine, hemp, iron ore, chromium and manganese which in' the past it has been getting from the Philippines.
In the past few months, Japan and Soviet Russia have imported millions of pounds of coconut oil and hemp, seeking to accumulate reserves before export control becomes effective. The President, however, issued a proclamation invoking' the law imme. diately.—United Press,
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