Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-09-13
Any Comments on Government
or Reference to War Must
Also Appear Accurately
Translated Into English,
TRADING WITH ENEMY
RIGlDLY FORBIDDEN
President Is Given Power Over
Imports as Well as Exports
by Measure Which Now
Goes to Conference,

LBf MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL Ltthho WiNel
Washington. Sept. l2.-The admin
istration trading with the enemy bill,
which passed the house without
dissenting vote last July, was pass
ed by the senate late today with
many amendments, including one Civ
ing the president power to embargo
imports ana prohbiting pubiicauon
of war comment in the German lam
guage unless accompanied in par
allel column by a translation in Eng
lish
Other important provisions inter-
diet commerce between American and
Germans or the latters allies, give
the president broad powers to reg
ulate operations of enemy insurance
companies in this country, ana eN-
tend espionage powers.
The import embargo amendment
added today at the administrations
request, would extend present presl-
dental powers over export trade, to
| imports as well.
The bill passed the senate after
two days of listless debate heard by
an average of less than dozen mem
bers without a roll call and virtual
| ly without objection.
To Curb DisloyaI Press.
The amendment restricting publi-
cations in German, adopted by vive
voce vote was offered by Senator King
and is subject to elimination in con-
ference. 1t provides: THAT during
the pendency of the present state of
war and until peace shall be con-
cluded and the fact declared by proc
lamation of the president, it shall be
! unlawful for any person, firm or as
sociation to print or publish or cause
to be printed or published in the
German language any comments re-
specting the government of the Unit
ed States or of any nation with which
Germany is at war, its policies, inter-
national relations, state or conduct
of the war, or of any matter relat-
ing thereto, without printing or pub
fishing in column parallel to such
matter, a true and complete transla-
ton of the same in the English Ian
guage
Barred From Mails.
ANY print or publication in the
German language which does not
conform to the provisions of this
section, shall not be admitted to the
mails, and it shall be unlawful foi
any person to transport, carry or 9th
erwise publish or distribute tht
same.
ANY person violating the provisions
of this section shall on conviction
thereof be punished by fine of no
more than $500 or by Imprisonment
for period of not more than one
year, or may, in the discretion of th'
court, be both fined and imprison
ed"
Senator King urged adoption of hi
, amendment as a curb against thu
,vipers in our midst" trying to creat'
dissenson.
"There is no question:" said tn
Utah senator, that the press-th'
: German press, but don't mean to sa.
all-has done everything 1t could t.
stir up sedition and strife and maxi
this war unpopular. and those news
pdpeTs ouBHt W pe suppressed.
I. w. w. Bill Fails.
Prior to adoption of the KIM
amendment, the senate rejected al
amendment by Senator Myers design
!; ed to curb l. w. w. activities, pro
posing to penalize seditious discus
sion or action and interference, witt
production.
: In letter to Senator Ransdell o
) Louisiana, who offered the impor
) embargo amendment. Secretary Nc
, Adoo said the authority was neede'
Ito control essential raw material