Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-13
TRADINC-WITH-ENEMY
BILL PASSES SENATE
Many Amendments Adopted, Includ-
ing Ono Giving President Power
to Embargo Imports.
ASKED BY ADMINISTRATION
Another Change Would Prohibit Pub
LEGATION Of War Comment In Cor.
man Executive Can Regulate
All Insurance Companies.
fRx Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. September 1.-THE
administration trading -with-the-enemy
bill, which passed tho House without
a dissenting vote last July, was passed
by the Senate late to-day with many
amendments, including ono giving the
President power to embargo imports
and prohibiting publication of war COM
ment In the German language. unless
accompanied In a parallel column by
translation in English.
Other important provisions interdict
commerce between Americans and Ger
mans or the latter's allies. give tho
President broad powers to regulate op-
erations OF enemy insurance companies
In this country, and extend espion.
age powers.
The import embargo amendment. add
cd to-day at tho ADMINISTRATORS re.
quest. would extend presidential pow
ers over export trade to imports az
we'll
The bill passed tho Senate after two
days of listless debate, heard by an
average of less than a dozen members,
without n roll call and virtually with
out objection.
The amendment restricting publica-
ticns in German. adopted by viva
voce vote. was offered by Senator King.
and Is subject TO elimination in CONFER
ence.
CURB AGAINST VIPERS
CREATING DIssENsYoN
Senator King urged adoption OF his
amendment as curb against tho
vipers In our midst" trying to create
dissension.
There is no question" said tho U.lh
Senator, that the press-the German
press. but I don't mean to say all-hae
done everything 1t could to stir up
sedition and strife. and make this war
unpopular. and those newspapers ought
to be suppressed"
Prior to adoption Of tho King amend
ment the Senate rejected an amend
ment by Senator Myers designed to
curb I. w. w. activities. proposing to
pcnalize scditious discussion or action
and interference with production.
In letter to Senator RansdelI. OF
louisiana who offered tho import en-
barge amendment Secretary McAdoo
said the authority was needed to CON
troll essential raw materials necessary
In the prosecution OF the war" ns
we'll as TO meet conditions of gold i'm
portat!ons and foreign exchange. He
also said it was desirable in order 10
deal with governments imposing re-
striction3 on the export of materials
needed in this country"
An amendment by Senator Reed was
accepted. limiting the bilrs operation
to ninety days after the war.
BROADCAST AUTHORITY
GIVEN TO PRESIDENT
experimenting the insurance pro-
enemy insurance companies to continue
operations In this country under pres
idential licenses. but prohibit their
sending funds abroad. the Senate adopt
ed an amendment by Senator Reed Civ
Ing the President the broadcast author
ity over all foreign insurance COM
panics of all descriptions. enemy. neu-
trail or allied.
Senator Pomerene. of Ohio. called at
tention to necessity for regulating not
only enemy insurance concerns. bu.
also some Of neutrals. He said tina,
some Swedish and Russian companies,
controlled by Germans or German in
terests. have branches in Germany, and
could send valuable military informa-
ton by such means.
Giving OF securities in this country
owned by enemies and appointment o.
an allen property custodian" to admin
lister enemy property subject to seizure,
are other provisions OF the bill. Sen
ate committee amendments giving the
President complete authority to ad.
minister the bills provisions and ex-
Guiding the Secretaries Of the Treas-
ury and Commerce from specific pow
ers. were adopted.
The bill retains authority for licensed
USE at prices fixed by the President.
OF enemy patents. copyrights and SIM
:lar privileges.