Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-15
BROAD POWERS Of
ENEMY TRADING ACT
PUT INTOOPERAT|O|V

RepuDiCdn a. r. Leased WHS1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Broad
powers conferred upon the president
by the trading with the enemy act
We're put into operation under an
executive order issued tonight dele
eating the authority under the law to
various government departments and
to a newly created war trade beard.
This trade BOARD is composed of the
members of the exports admin Stra-
tive board, which it will replace with
the addition of a representative of
the trade. 1t will continue to license
exports and will exercise a similar
control over imports as soon as the
president proclaims, under authority
of the trading with the enemy act,
the articles to be so restricted.
Trading or commercial dea hngs of
any nature with an enemy company
or agent in this country or abroad is
| forbidden except under licer.se of the
war trade board, which also is auth
orized to license or ally of enemy"
companies doing business in the
United States, excepting insurance
companies whose supervision is en-
trusted to the treasury.
Censorship of mails, cables, radio
and telegraph messages passing out
of the United States is placed in the
hands of a censorship board consist
ing of representatives of the war.
navy and postoffice departments. the
| war trade board and f Geol ge Creel,
chairman of the conn littee on pJbl!c
infoI nation.
To the treasury is assigned the
regulation of transaf tions in foreign
exchange and expectation of gold OF
silver coin under license and enforce
| -ss-g.. i,,e.
! transmission to the enemy of infornla-
| ton oy any other means than regular
mails The treasury also is authorized
to license insurance. or Reinsurance
companies of the enemy or ally ut
the enemy doing business whit the
! United States.
| Regulation Of the use of enemy
owned or controlled patents for the
war and Of the granting or publica-
ton of patents containing infornla-
ton valuable TO the enemy is given
10 the federal trade commission.
! The postmaster general is entrusted
| with supervision over and licensing
of foreign language newspapers. IN
anticipation of this authority, Post
| master General Burleson has been
| receiving applications for licenses and
! win begin issuing them before Tues
day. October Is. the date the pro-
vision of the law becomes effective.
| All such papers except those granted
licenses are required under penalty to
file with their local postmasters be-
fore the publication true translations
of all matter relating to the United
States government or the govern
ments Of any other nation at war. The
same section of the law makes it
unlawful to circulate in any manner,
matterl made unavailable by the es-
pionage act.
The presidents order defines the
powers Of the alien property custo-
dian ito act as trustee for all enemy
property within the United States or
10 ISSUE licenses eXempting enemy
companies from his supervision. Al
appointment for this position will be
M Re soon.
The secretary of state is empowered
to license the transportation of enemies
to- or from the United States through
the existing passport means The sec
rStary of commerce will retain his pres
ent authority to review the decision
bf customs collectors refusing clear
ances to vessels carrying cargoes in
violation to the trading with the enemy
act.
A The new war trade board is to con-
sist of Vance c. Mccormick chairman
representing the secretary of state; DR.
Alonzo L. Taylor representing the sec
retary of agriculture; Thomas d
Jones, representing the secretary OF
commerce; Beaver White. representing
the food administrator; Frank c. Mum
son, representing the shipping board
and representative of the secretary OF
the treasury, yet to be named.
All but the treasury representatives
are members of the exports admins
trative board whose work hereafter
will be done by the bureau of exports
of the war trade board. The name OF
the present exports council is changed
to war trade council. This body viii
act in an advisory capacity to the pres
ident and to the war trade board.
The presidents order vests in thu
war trade board power 10 license trade