The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-10-25
NEW WAR BODY
TO STOP TRADE
WITH GERMANY
Property Of Country's Enemy, in
the United States, to Be
Taken Over.
DECREE IS FAR-REAcHING
Proclamation Issued by the President
Is Most Drastle-Export Of Gold
Barred - Censorship Board
Has Unlimited Power

WashingtOn.-Presid Wilson is
sued the following regulations for the
trHdlng with the enemy act. They con-
stltute the most far-reachlng control
of every phase Of intercourse between
the United States and the rest Of the
world:
By virtue Of the authority vested in me
by IAN Act to Define. Regulate and
Punish Trading With the Enemy and for
Other Purposes" approved October g.
B17, and by title VII OF the act approved
June Is, 1917, entitled IAN Act to Punish
Acts of Interference With the Foreign
Relations, the Neutrality and the Foreign
Commerce Of the United States, to Pun
tsh Espionage and Better to Enforce the
Criminal Laws of the United States and
for Other Purposes" hereinafter desig-
mated as the espionage act), hereby
mako the following orders and rules and
regulations:
WAR TRADE BOARD.
hereby establish a war trade board
70 be composed Of representatives. re-
Ipeciively, OF the secretary Of state, of
the secretary of the treasury. OF the sec
retary of agriculture, of the secretary Of
commerce, Of the food administrator and
hereby vest in said board the power
and authority to issue licenses under such
terms and conditions as are not incon-
siStent with law or to withhold or re-
fuse licenses for the expectation of all
articles except coin, bullion or currency,
the expectation or taking Of which out
of the United States may be restricted by
proslamations heretofore or hereafter is
sued by me under said title VII of the
espionage act.
l further hereby vest in said war trade
board the power and authority to issue
upon such terms and conditions as are
not inconsistent with law or to withhold
or refuse licenses for the Importation Of
all articles, the importation Of which may
be restricted by any proclamation here
after issued by me under section IL Of
the trading with the enemy act.
further hereby vest in said war trade
board the power and authority not vested
In other officers by subsequent provisions
of this order, to issue under such terms
and conditions as are not inconsistent
with law or to withhold or refuse licenses
to trade either directly or indirectly with,
so or from, or for, or on account of or on
behalf of or for the benefit Of, any other
person with knowledge or reasonable
cause to believe that such other person
Is an enemy or an ally of enemy or Is
conducting or taking part in such trade
directly or indirectly for or on account
\ .0f, or on behalf of or for the benefit Of,
an enemy or ally of enemy.
/ further hereby vest in said war trade
board the power and authority, under
such terms and conditions as are not In
consistent with law to issue to every
enemy or ally of enemy, other than enc
my or ally of enemy, insurance or rein
surance companies. doing business within
the United States through an agency or
branch office, or otherwise. applying
therefor within 30 days of October 6, 1917,
licenses temporary or otherwise to con-
tinue to DO br jiness. or said board may
withhold or refuse the same.
And I further hereby vest In said war
trade board the executive administration
of the provisions of section OBJ of the
trading with the enemy act, relative to
granting licenses to enemies and enemy
allies, to assume or use other names than
those by which they were known at the
beginning of the war and I hereby au-
thorize said board to issue licenses not
Inconsistent with the provisions of law
or to withhold or refuse licenses to any
enemy or ally of enemy or partnership
of which an enemy or ally OF enemy is
ulember or was member at the begin
ning of the war to assume or use any
name other than by which such enemy
dnarily known at the beginning of the
war.
/ hereby revoke the executive order OF
August 21, 1917, creating the exports ad'
ministrative board. All proclamations
rules, regulations and instructions made
or given by me under title VII of the
espionage act and now being administered
by the exports administrative board are
hereby continued, confirmed and made ap
plicable to tho war trade board, and al
employees of the export administrative
board are hereby transferred to and con-
stituted employees of the war trade
board in the same capacities, and salt
war trade board is hereby authorized tc
exercise without interruption the power:
heretofore exercised by said exports ad
ministrative board.
The said war trade board Is hereby au
thorized and empowered to take all sucf
measures as may be necessary or expe
dent to administer the powers hereby
conferred And I hereby vest in the wal
trade board the power conferred upon tn,
president by section s (A) to make sucl
rules and regulations, not inconsisten
with law, as may be necessary and prop
er for the exercise of the power con
ferred upon said board.
WAR TRADE COUNCIL.