The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-10
ENEMY TRADING
ACT TO BECOME
OPERATIVE SOON
Presidential Order AuthOriz-
ing Enforcement Ready
to Be Issued.
PLACES CENSORSHIP
IN HANDS OF BOARD
Import and Export Control
Will Vest in Exports
Administration.

Washington. Oct. 9.-Commerce and
communication restrictions authorized
by the trading with the enemy act viii
be put into effect within a few days
under an executive order which Presi-
dent Wilson had virtually completed
tonight after comforting with cabinet
members, Vance Mccormick. chairman
OF the exports administrative board,
and Acting Secretary Crosby Of the
treasury.
Postmaster General Burleson an
nounced after the cabinet meeting that
the provision authorizing tho post
office department., to license foreign
language newspapers already was in
operation and that within ten days the
department would begin to issue H.
censes. A number OF papers already
have filed applications and scores are
expected within the next few days.
Censorship to Board.
Under the tentative draft of the ex-
ecntire order the censorship Of mails,
cables. radio and telegraph communi-
cation would be entrusted to n board
including Representatives OF the post
office. war and navy departments, and
the exports administration. The navy,
which now censors cables. and the war
department. which exercises control
over telegraph communication to Mex
leo, probably would retain those func.
tions while the new problem Of CEN
soring mail would be given special at
tention by the army and exports ad-
ministration representatives on the
board of censors.
Control over imports and exports,
vested in the president by the trading
with the enemy act. wal be delegated
to the exports administration.
The license control over enemy in
surance companies. vested in the presi-
dent, probably will be turned over to
the war risk' insurance bureau of the
treasury. Regulation OF foreign ex-
change and export of coin and bullion
would be given to the federal reserve
board.
1t is understood the commerce de-
partmcnt will be given custody of
enemy property in the United States
No Danger II You're Good.
The postmaster general said today
that publications need not fear sup
preston under the trading witn the
enemy acts censorship provision un-
less they transgress the bounds Of
legitimate criticism of the president.
the administration. the army, the navy
or conduct of the war.
I'VE shall take great care not to let
criticism which is personally or polit-
tcally offensive to the administration
affect our aeticn." he said. "But il
newspapers go so far as to impugn the
motives of the government and thus
encourage INSTRUMENTATION they will be
dealt with severely.
For instance, papers may not say
that the government is controlled by
Wall street. or munition manufac-
turers or any other special interests
Publication of any news calculated to
urge the people TO violate law will be
considered grounds for drastic action.
We will not tolerate campaigns against
conscriptions. enlistments, sale OF se-
euritSe8 or revenue collections. We
will not permit the publication or CIR
cnlation of anything hampering the
wars prosecution. or attacking inn
properly our allies"
Mr.. Bnreson explained that the
policy OF foreign language newspapers
would be judged by their past utter
ances and not by newly announced in-
tentions.
Mr.. Burleson said no Socialist paper
would be barred from the mails un-
less 1t contained REASONABLE or sedi-
tious matter.
"The trouble is." he added, that
most Socialist papers do contain this
matter"