Albuquerque morning journal., 1917-10-15
All Trading or Commercial
Dealing With Germany Is
Prohibited Under Severe.
Penalties,
F0REIGN-l LANGUAGE
PRESS IS REGULATED
Newspapers Printed in Other
Than English Must Secure
License; War References
Must Be Translated.

nv MORNING JourNAL SPECIAL LsAsHo WIRE,
Washington, Oct. 1f.-Broad war
powers conferred upon the president
by the trading with the enemy act
were put into operation under an
executive order issued tonight dele
eating the authority under the law to
various government departments and
to newly created war trade board.
This trade board is composed of the
members of the exports administra-
tive board, which it will replace with
the addition of representative Of the
treasury department. 1t will continue
to license exports and will exercise a
similar control over imports as soon
as the president proclaims, under au-
thority of the trading with the en-
Ierny act, the articles to be so re-
stricted.
All Dealings Forbidden.
Trading or commercial dealings of
any nature with any enemy com,
pany or agent in this country or
abroad is forbidden except under IL
cense of the war trade board, which
is authorized to license enemy or "ally
Fof 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
tho Irpi.ed States is placed In the
hands of censorship board consisting
of representatives of the war, navy
and postoffice departments, the war
trade board and Of George Creel,
chairman of the committee on public
information.
Powers of Treasury Department.
To the treasury Is assigned the reg
ulation of transactions in foreign ex-
change and expectation of gold or
silver coin under license, and enforce
ment of the laws provision against
transmission to the enemy Of infor-
nation by any other means than reg
ular mails. The treasury also Is au-
thorized to license insurance or re-
insurance companies of the enemy
or ally of the enemy doing business
with the United States.
Regulation of the use Of enemy
owned or controlled patents for the
war and of the granting or publication
Of patents containing information val
liable to the enemy is given to the
federal trade commission.
Foreign.language Press.
The postmaster general is entrusted
with supervision over and licensing of
foreign-language newspapers. In an
ticipation of this authority. Postmas-
ter General Burleson has been receiv-
ing applications for licenses and will
begin issuing them before Tuesday.
October IS, the date the provision of
the law becomes effective. All such
papers except those granted licenses
are required under penalty to file with
their local postmasters before publi-
cation true translations Of all matter
relating to the United States govern
ment or the government Of any other
nation at war. The same section OF
the law makes il unlawful to circulate
in any manner, matter made un-
mailable by the espionage act.
Trustee for Alien Property.
The presidents order defines the
powers Of the alien property custo-
dian to act as trustee for all enemy
property within the United States or
to issue licenses exempting enemy
companies from his supervision. An
appointment for this position will be
made soon.
The secretary of state is empower
ed to license the transportation of
enemies to or from the United States
through the existing passport means.
The secretary Of commerce will retain
his present authority to review the
decisions of customs collectors re-
'fusing clearances to vessels carrying
cargoes in violation of the trading
with the enemy act.
The new war trade board is to con-
sist Of Vance C. Mccormick, chair
man, representing the secretary Of
state; DR.. Alonzo L. Taylor, represent
ing the secretary of agriculture;
Thomas d. Jones, representing the
secretary of commerce.; Beaver
White, representing the food adminis-
tration5 Frank G. Munson, represent
ing the shipping board and a repre-
sentative Of the secretary of the treas
ury, yet to be named.
Changes of Bureaus Made.
All but the treasury representative
are members of the exports adminis-
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 the war trade council. This body will
act In an advisory capacity to the
president and to the war trade board.
The presidents order vests in the
war trade board power to license
trade directly or indirectly with an
enemy or ally OF the enemy. Only
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