The Pulaskian., 1917-10-19

, representatives. pr. Alonzo E. Fay for represents the Department of Az ricuiture; Thomas D. Jones represents the secretary of commerce.: Beaver White. the food administration ana Frank C.. Munson the shipping board.
 This board will also have the power to permit enemy concerns to do ousi- ness in the United States on license and to permit other persons and firms who have been of enemy nature 70 change their names.
 The secretary of the treasury, how ever, will have charge of the license of enemy insurance companies as here tofore.
 The secretary of the treasury is also charged with the control of foreign commerce in money, securities and bullion. He is empowered to require statements under oath and the produc- in such traffic.
 The power given the secretary of the treasury to control communica- tfons. except those by mail and wire, secret service will from now on have dominant part in the spy hunts. The language in which this power is con- ferred by the president gives Mir. Mc- Adoo's department controf over:
 "The taking out of or bringing into the United States any letter, writing or tangible form of communication, except in the regular course of the mali ana or SSHQiHE. ldkl1S or tIaIS- hitting, or attempting to take. send or transmit out of the United States any letter or other writing. book, map, plan or other paper, picture, or any telegram cab1egram or wireless mes sage or other form of communication intended for or to be delivered directly or indirectly to an enemy or airy or an enemy"
 Censor Outgoing Mails.
 The censorship boarc, on yne other hand, has Jurisdiction over all commu- nieations passing out of the United States or any foreign country from time to time specified by the presi- dent" right to censor all outgoing mails and to search departing ships Tor sucn communica tions.
 The powers given the federal trade communication over the American and enemy patents are assigned to that body because they involve the ad justment of payments into the funds of the custodian of enemy property for the use during the war of patents owned by enemies or allies of the enemy The federal trade board is empowered to regulate these payments and to fix the prices of the articles produced under the German patent m this country.
 enforcement of his regulation Of ror- eign language publications is allotted S35 900 Of the trading with the enemy appropriation.
 It is not necessary for German sub jeets or subjects of German allies to apply for licenses to do business with in the United States. This provision applies only to the branches of firms and the agents of persons who are fn Germany or her allied countries.
 Once licenses have been granted with these firms business may be done law fully within the United States. put they cannot transmit without the United States any money or the basis of any credit for the benefit of their German home principals.
 War Trade Council
 In addition to the war trade boara the president creates a war trade council. consisting of the secretaries of state, treasury. agriculture and commerce, the food administrator and the chairman of the shipping board. This council will act as an adviser to the board, and to it will be referred questions by the president or by the
 The provisions of the law with re- gard to the custodian of enemy prop erty are among the most important In the legisla tion. Under them all prop erty of an enemy. an ally of an enemy, property held for the benefit of either must be reported to the custodian within thirty de vs.
 Germans resident in the United
  The requirement applies to those de- fined as enemies" or "allles Of the enemy" only.
 All stock corporations in the United States must, within sixty days of the passage of the act, report all stock holders who are or whom it suspects to be enemies or allies of the enemy, and the amount of stock held Dy each.
 Severe penalties are provided for all persons who fail to report property held for or indebtedness owed to en- emies or allies of the enemy.
 The alien property custodian may, in his discretion, require all enemy property to be transferred to him 70 be held for the term of the war
 He administers such property in a fiduciary capacity. He may invest all money so transferred in Liberty bonds At the end of the war this money ano property will be disposed of as Con- gress determines. The attorney gen eral will supervise the payment of all claims against property thus held.