The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-15
WILSON NAMES
BOARD TO BAR
ENEMY TRADE
Six Members, Headed by
Vance Mccormick, to
Issue Licenses.
LARGER POWERS GIVEN
War Censorship Commits.
sion of Five Established
by President.
ALIEN PROPERTY CONTROL
Custodian Is Appointed
BurlesOn to Handle Sedi-
tious Publications.
LARGER POWERS GIVEN
ALIEN PROPERTY CONTROL
Special Despdfeh to TBp Su,,


WASHINGTON. Oct. 14-President Will
| son. In an Executive order made public
Tonight. has displaced the Exports Ad-
ministrative Board. headed by Vance
McCormick. with a much more powerful
War Trade Board Of six members. The
personnel and present functions Of the
exports board will be taken over and
| both expanded.
The board. which in the past has con.
| cerned itself exclusively with the regu-
lation Of exports. under its new powers
Will administer also the highly impor-
tant restrictions on commerce imposed
by the trading with the enemy act, the
licensing OF imports and the regulation
Of all commercial dealings with enemy
| subjects.
The new War Trade Board Is to con-
sist OF Vance G. Mccormick, chairman,
representing the Secretary Of State;
Dr. Alonzo F. Taylor, representing the
Secretary of Agriculture; Thomas D.
Jencs. representing the Secretary Of
Commerce; Beaver White. representing
the Food Administrator Frank c. Nun.
son, representing the Shipping Board,
and representative OF the Secretary of
the Treasury yet to he named.
All hut the Treasury representative
are now members Of the Exports Admin
istrative Board. whose work herea fter
Will be done by the Bureau Of Exports
OF the War Trade Board.
Enemy Trade Licenses.
Trading or commercial dealings Of any
nature with any enemy company or
agent In this country or abroad are for
bidden, except under license of the War
Trade Board, which also is authorized
to license enemy or ally Of enemy
companies doing business in the United
states. except insurance companies.
The Presidents order vests in the War
Trade Board power TO license trade "ai-
rectlE or indirectly with. to 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 be-
lieve that such other person is an enemy
or ally of enemy. or is conducting or
taking part In such trade directly or in
directly for or on account of. or on be
half Of. or for the benef, of. an enemy
or ally Of enemy"
only with consent of the board NAV
agents Of enemy companies do business
IN tho United States after November !
Ene'Ny companies also may not change
the names they used at the beginning of
the war without special license.
The Presidents order also establishes
war censorship board OF five members
and the office of alien property custo
dian, who will have authority TO take
over and hold until ne end of the war.
under regulations prescribed. moneys and
properties of enemy aliens in the United
States.
CeWsOrship Board.
Tho censorship board will administer
the Presidents regulations as to the cer-
sorship of cables. telegraph and mail
communications between the United
States and foreign countries Its flyc
members, respectively. will be designated
by the Secretary of War, the Secretary
of the Navy. the Postma stcr-;eneral tho
War Trade Board and George Greet
chairman of the Committee on Pubir,
Information.
In the distribution of the sweeping
powers granted In the espionage act and
the trading with the enemy act the Pres
ideut has greatly increa sed the duties
and authority of several OF the Govern
mont departments. The exception is the
Exports Council, which now becomes the
War Trade Council Its original mem
hership WAS Secretary Lansing, Secre-
tary Redfield Secretary Houston and tho
Food Administrator, and originally II had
the entire administration of the export
regulations. the Exports Administrative
Board. formed later, acting merely In an
advisory capacity
Now the situation is reversed The Ad-
ministrative Board. which becomes, hv
the Presidents order, the War Trade
Board. has substantially unuuestioned
authority while the Exports Council.
NOW the War Trade Council, merely Of
fers advice and counsel when this s
or;. =,
President has aided Secretary McAdon
and Chairman Hurley of the shipping
BOARD.
SrditiOus rrcss Matter.
The Postmaster General will have
charge Of all restrictions against the
printing OF disloyal and seditious senti-
ments In the foreign language newspa-
pers and magazines of the country, as
contained IN the trading with the enemy
act, this. OF course, in addition to ths
powers always vested in the Depart
ment to withhold mail privileges from
Objectionable publications.
The patent law complications which
have ensued as a result of the war will
he in the hands Of the Federal Trade
Commission. the transportation Of en-
emy subjects by vessels of American
registry in the hands of the state he
partment and the clearance of ships Of
domestic or foreign registry in the hand,
Of the Secretary Of Commerce
Secretary Mc.>doo from tho outset of
tho war has had charge of the regula-
tions concerning the export of coin, bull
lion and currency. but his functions are
expanded to include all transactions In
foreiSn exchange. transfers OF credit and
transfers Of evidence OF Indebtedness he
tween the United States and any foreign
country or between residents thereof.
Vie also receives charge OF sub section
(C) of section 3 of the trading with the
enemy act. relative to sending from this
country or receiving into II letters or an,
other forms Of tangible communication
eNcept that which passes through the
regular mall channels. lie is empowered