The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
'ENEMY'S TRADE
HIT BY new Law
President Issues Regulations for
Trading With Foe-Mails
and Press Included.
CREATES CENSORSHIP BOARD
Rules Constitute the Most Far-Reach.
Ing Control Of Every Phase Of In
tercourse Between u. s. and
Rest of World.

Washington, Oct. 15.-President Will
son issued the regulations for the
trading with the enemy act. They
constitute the most far-reaching con-
troll Of every phase of intercourse be-
tween the United 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 force her into submission.
The presidents proclamation places
probably the most powerful economic
war-making machinery in the worlds
history In the hands of two men, e.
N. Hurley of Chicago and Vance Nc
Cormick Of Harrisburg.
Not only do the new regulations pro-
vide for cutting off trade between the
United States and Germany, but they
do the following:
Cut off trade with Germany's al
lies.
Cut off trade with those who do
trade with either Germany or her al-
lies.
Provide custodians for all enemy
property In the United States.
Require special license for trade or
intercourse with any enemy or ally
of an enemy within the United States.
Supervise Foreign Exchange.
Authorize the secretary of the treas
ury to investigate and supervise all
foreign exchange and prevent its 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-
ton other than by mail, telegraph,
cable Or wireless.
Officially creates censorship board,
consisting of Representatives Of the Sec
retaries of war and of the navy, post
master general, war trade board and
committee on public information, to
censor mail, cable, radio and other
means Of communication.
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
workings in the United States under
patents held by enemies or allies Of
the enemy.
Censor Foreign Papers.
Vest In the postmaster general the
to censor foreign language
publications.
Charge the secretary Of state with
control over the entry and egress from
the United States Of enemies or allies
OF the enemy.
Authorize the secretary of COM
merce to hear appeals from refusals
of customs officers to. grant clearance
papers to vessels.
Charge the attorney general with the
of the criminal sections
Of the trading with the enemy act.
Empower the president to regulate
imports as well as exports.
Powers Given Two Boards
Tremendous powers and responsible
tiles are placed In the hands of two
executive boards by the proclamation
issued by the president, putting into
effect the purposes Of the trading with
the enemy act passed at the war ses-
sion of congress.
These two boards are the war trade
council anil the war trade board.
The members of the war trade coun-
ell will be: Robert Lansing, secretary
Of state; William G. McAdoo. secretary
Of the treasury; David F. Houston, Sec
retary of agriculture; William G. Red
field, secretary of agriculture: Herbert
c. Hoover. food administrator Edward
N. Hurley, chairman shipping board.
The following are to be members Of
the new war trade board: Vance G.
Mccormick. chairman, representing the
secretary of state; DR.. Alonzo E. Tay-
lor, representing the secretary Of agri-
culture; Thomas D. Jones of Chicago,
the secretary Of CON-
merce; Beaver White, representing the
food administrator; Frank C. Munson,
the shipping board; rep
Of the secretary of the
treasury, yet to be named.