The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-09-14
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WILL RETAL|ATE
BLACKLIST BY ENGLAND WILL BE
MET WITH DRASTIC Retail.
iATORY STEPS
PROVISIONS OF MEASURE SET OUT HERE
Puts Into Hands of the President
Powerful Weapon to Protect Our
Trade Rights

Authority to take drastic retalia-
tory steps against interference with
American commerce by belligerents
in the European war are contained in
the emergency revenue bill as finally
approved. AS agreed upon the first
of the retaliatory authorizations reads:
whatever any country, dependency
or colony shall prohibit the importa-
ton of any article, the product Of the
soil or industry of the United States
and not injurious to health or morals,
the president shall have power to pro-
hibit, during the period that such pro.
hibition is in force, the importation
into the United States of similar ar
ticles, or in case the United States does
not import similar articles from that
country then other articles, the pro-
ducts of such country, dependency or
colony.
THAT whenever, during the exist
ence of a war in which the United
States is not engaged, the president
shall be satisfied that there is reason
able ground to believe that under the
laws, regulations or practice of ma
tons the importation into their W
or any other county, dependency or
colony of any article, the product Of
the soil or industry Of the United
States and not injurious to health or
morals, is prevented OF restricted, the
president is authorized AID empower
ed to prohibit or r~estrict. during the
period such prohibition or restriction
is in force, the importation into the
United States Of similar or other ar
ticles, products Of such country, de-
tendency or colony, as in his opinion
the public interest may require; and
in such case he shall make proclama-
which are prohibited from importa-
ton into the United States and any
person or persons who shall import
or attempt or conspire to import or be
concerned in importing such article or
articles into the United States contrary
to the prohibition in such proclama-
ton, shall be liable to a fine of not less
than $4,000 nor more than $50, 900, or
to Imprisonment not to exceed two
years, or both, in the discretion Of
the court. The president may change
modify, revoke or renew such procla-
nation in his discretion; and the SEN
ate agree to the same"
The final retaliation measure, based
the pres dent authority to withhold
clearance to vessels of a belligerent
nation.
Making or giving any undue or un-
reasonable preference or Advantage in
any respect whatsoever to any particu-
lar person, company, firm or corpora
ton, or any particular description of
iohhS III lhe ChiIeu Cldlco VI iS pOS-
sessions or to any citizens of the
United States residing in neutral coun-
tries abroad, or in subjecting any par
ticular person, company, firm or cor
poration or any particular description
of traffic in the United States or it's
possessions or any citizen Of the Unit
ed States residing in neutral countries
abroad to any undue or unreasonable
prejudice. disadvantage, injury or dis
elimination in regard to accepting. re-
ceiving, transporting or delivering or
refusing to accept, receive, transfer or
deliver any cargo, freight or passen-
gers, or in any other respect whatso-
ever he is hereby authorized and EN-.
powered to direct the detention of such
vessels by Withholding clearance or by
formal notice %forbidding departure and
to revoke, modify or renew any such
direction"
1t also would give authority to the
president to de-y American facilities
of commerce to citizens in the United
States of an offending belligerent ma
ton and would authorize him to use
the land and naval forces of the gov
eminent to enforce the r~etaliatory pro-
visions.