New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-15
New War Boards Are
Created to Enforce
Drastic Rules
Mail and Cable
Censors Chosen
McAdco and Burleson
Virtually Control Ii.
censes for Commerce

censes for Commerce
WASHINGTON, Oct. II. Broad war
powers conferred upon the President
by the trading with the enemy act were
put into operation under an Executive
order issued tonight deIegating the
authority under the law to various gov
crnmont departments and TO g newly
created War Trade Board.
This trade board is composed Of the
ncmbers OF the Exports Administrative
Board, which IL will replace, with the
addition OF a representative Of the
Treasury Department. IL will continue
to license exports and will exercise
similar control over imports as soon as
the President proclalms, under au-
thority Of the trading with the enemy
act. the articles 20 Be so restricted.
Trading or commercial dealings Of
any nature with any enemy company or
agent IN this country or abroad is for
hidden. except under license Of the War
Trade Board. which also is authorized
10 license enem" or "ai.y of enemy
companies doing business ia the United
states, excepting Insurance companies,
whose supervision IS iutrusted TO the
Treasury Department.
New Censorship Board
Censorship of mails. cables. radio and
telegraph messages passing out OF the
United States ia placed I'D he hands Of
"A Censorship Board. consisting Of rep
resentatiyes of the W.. Navy and
Postotfice departments. thc Var Trade
Board and of George Creel, chairman OF
the Committee on Public tormation.
To the Treasury Is assigned the
regulation OF transactions in foreign
exchange and expectation Of gold or
silver coin under license snl enforce
men. of the laws orov.sion against
transmission TO the enemy Of informa-
tion b. any other means than regular
mails. The Treasury also is author
lied 70 license insurance or reinsur-
ance companies o. the enemy or ally
OF the enemy doing business within
the United States.
Regulation of the use Of enemy
owned or controlled patents for the
war and Of the granting or pu5liea-
ton Of patents containing Information
valuable 20 the enemy is given 10 the
Federal trade commission.
The Postmaster General is intrusted
with supervision over and licensing OF
foreign language newspapers. iu an
ticipaticn Of this authority Postmaster
General Burleson has been receiving
applications for licenses, and VIII be-
Gin issuing them before Tuesday. oc-
tcber i. the date the provision OF the
law becomes effective.
All such papers except those granted
licenses are required under penalty 70
file with their local postmasters be.
fore publication true translatlons OF
All matter relating 10 the United states
government or the governments OF any
other nation az war. The same section
Of the law makes II unlawful TO circl-
late in any manner matter made IN
mailable by the espionage ac'.
To Appoint CusiodSan
Tho Presidents order defines the pow
crs of thc alien property custodian TO
act a. trustee 70. an enemy property
within the United State o. 20 issue
licenses cxemptirg enemy companies
from his supervision. 4. appointment
for this position VIII pc made soon.
The Secretary o. State is empowered
TO license the tran sportat.on Of enemies
TO OF from the Uaited States through
the existing passports means. Tho Sec
retarv OF Comm~tCe VII retain his
present authority to review the de-
cisions Of customs collectors refusing
clearances 20 vessols carrying cargoes
in violation of the trading with the
enemy act.
The new War Trade Board IS 10 con-
sist of Vance {. McCOrm ck, chairman.
representing the Secretary Of Sta1c;
Dr.. Alonzo f.. 10 '!cr. representing the
Secretary of Agriculture; Thomas ID.
Jones. representing tne Secretary OF
Commerce; Beaver Whit. representing
the Food Administrator; frank {. Nun
son. presenting the Sn.pping Board
and a representatives Of tAe Secretary
of the Treasury, yet 70 - named. All
but the Treasury representative are now
members Of the Exports Administrative
Board. whose WORK hereafter will be
done by the BureGl Of Exports OF the
War Trade Board.
The name OF the p"csent Exports
Council IS changed 20 Wal Trade Couu-
ell. with the Secretary o. he Treasury
and Chairman Hurley of TIE shipping
Board added to its membership. the
Secretaries Of State. Agriculture and
Commerce AID the rood Administrator.
This body will ac. in a. advisory ca
pacity TO the Present and the War
Trade Board.
The Presidents order vests in the
War Trade Board power to license
trade directly or indirectly with. TO or
from or for, or or account of, or on be
half Of, or for the benefit Of. any other
person, with knowledge or reasonable
cause 70 believe that such other per-
son IS an enemy or ally OF enemy. or.is
conducting or taking Dart in such trade
directly or indirectly for. or on accoun,
of, or on behalf of, or for the benefit
OF, an enemy or ally Of enemy" Only
with the consent OF the board nav
agents Of ene<y companies do business
( IN the United States after November :
o Enemy companies also may not change
the names they used at the beginninr
/ OF the war without special license