The Pulaskian., 1917-10-19
ECONOMIC OBSTACLE PUT AROUND BERLIN
PRESIDENT WILSON ISSUES REG uLATioNS FOR TRADING
 WITH ENEMY ACT.
CENSORSHIP ESTABLISHED
Secretary os Treasury Authorized To Supervise All Foreign Exchange All Patents Held By Enemies To
 Be Utilized By This Country.

hington.-President Wilson is- sued the regulations for the trading with the enemy act. They constitute l the most far-reaching control of every phase of intercourse between the Unit ed States and the rest of the world. They give legal force to every move | of the United States in casting about Germany an economic barrier which will compel her into submission. Not only the new regulations provide for cutting off trade between the Unit ed States and Germany, but they 60 the following:
 Cut off trade with Germany's allies. Cut off trade with those who do trade 1 with either Germany or her allies. Provide custodians for all enemy 1 property in the United States. 1 Require special licenses for trade or | intercourse with any enemy or ally of | an enemy within the United States.
 Authorize the secretary of the treas ury to investigate and supervise all ] foreign exchange and prevent it's work ing to the advantage of the enemy.
 Empower the secretary of the treas ury to stop the taking from or into the United States of any communica- l ton other than by mail, telegraph, ca ble or wireless.
 Officially creates a censorship board. secretaries of war and of the navy. postmaster general, war trade board and committee on public information to censor mail. cable, radio and other | means of communication.
 VIII Keep Patents Secret.
 Authorize the federal trade commits sion to keep secret any patents that may be developed for the interest of the United States and to provide for working in the United States under 1 patents held by enemies or allies Of 1 the enemy.
 Authorize the secretary of commerce | to hear appeals from refusals of GUS toms officers to grant clearance pa- pers to vessels.
 Charge the attorney general with I the enforcement of the criminal sec tfons of the trading with the enemy act
 Empower the presiden, 70 regu7ate Imports IS well as exports
 It is in the definition of "enemy" and l ally of the enemy that today's reg ulations will be of importance to ev- cry citizen of the United States. In an official statement accompanying the regulations this is said of the def lnitions:
 "It is highly important that every citizen of the United States should l promptly familiarize himself with 1 these definitions for his own protec- l ticn and for the layol support of the l government in it's efforts to wage the war to successful conclusion.
 "Enemies' Clearly Defined.
 
 l Any person, of no matter what na- tionality, who resides within the ter rftory of the German empire or the territory of any of it's allies. or the territory occupied by any of their mill l ttary forces is expressly made an fen enny" or an ally of the enemy Thus i those American citizens who have re- mained in these territories are never l theless the enemies for the purpose of i these regulations.
 f Any person Tnaffar Ing or of what nationality. who is do- Ing business within these territories is made an enemy or an ally of an enemy. This, of course, applies with speeia force to the border neutrals, and it is this definition that will give great /. force to the embargo.
 Any corporation created by Germany or its allies is an enemy or an ally Of an enemy, no matter where located. i Not only is 1t made unlawful to trade i with the persons and firms denned above, but 1t is unlawful to trade with !.
 Any person who there is reasona bIe cause to believe is acting for or on ac- count of. for the benefit of an enemy or an ally of the enemy, whoever ano wherever they may be.
 It Is pointed out in the presidents order that in dealing with subjects of Germany who are residents Of the United States, it must be remembered that their nationality does not prevent ordinary commercial intercourse with them. The test of their "enmity" in l this law is whether or not they are trading with or for the benent or the tatherland. It is pointed out that they may be interned under other provis- ions of law.
 War Trade Board Created.
 Trading" is defined minute1y as:
 .(a) To pay, satisfy, compromise, or give security for the payment or sat isfaction of any debt or obligation.
 (b) To draw, accept, pay, present for ] nT Y1nT negotiable instrument or cnose m ac- ton.
 Gel To enter into. carry on. comp,e,e or perform any contract. agreement or
 (dl To buy, sell. loan or extend credit trade in. deal with, exchange transmit, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of or receive any form of
 (e) To have any form of business or commercial communication or inter- course with:
 To enforce and administer all of these provisions the president creates the war trade board. This board for good and sufficient reasons may 1i- cense the trading prohibited generally It thus will have absolute control of l practically every phase of world trade in which Germany or her agents enter or may try to enter
 "One of the far-reaching effects of this power will be to enable the Unit eu StateS ieSalIy 10 cut orr from South American and other neutral country applies for German corporations and to induce neutral trade to cease doine business with German agents if inc same trade expects to do business with the United States
 License Enemy Insurance Companies
 The war trade board is same in per sonnel as the experts administrative board heretofore operating Vance Nc Cormick is chairman and represents the secretary of state The secreya rv of the treasury has not appointed his --~--~>-~-~---~-----~--
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