The Monticellonian., 1917-10-19

representatives. Dr. Alonzo E. Fay Tor represents the Department of Ag- riculture; Thomas b Jones represents the secretary of commerce.; Beaver White, the food administration, and Prank C. Munson the shipping board.
 This board will also have the power to permit enemy concerns to do busi- ness in the United States on license and tn 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- tion of books by all persons engaging in such traffic,
 The power given the secretary of the treasury 10 control communica- fiens. except those by mail and wire, is taken to indicate that the treasury secret service will from now on have q dominant part in the spy hunts. The language in which this power is con ferred by the president gives Mir. Me Adoo's department eentrof over:
 ''The taking out or or bringing into inc United States any letter. writing or tangible form of COmmunicatf ton, except in he regular course Of the mail: and of sending, taking or trans 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 cabteGram or wireless mes sage or other form Of communication intended for or to be delivered directly or indirectly 10 an enemy or any pr an enemy"
 Censor Outgoing Mails.
 of hand has jurisdiction over all commu- nications passing aHf of the United States or any foreign country "rrom lime to time specified by the presi- dent"
 This board for the first time has the right to censor all outgoing mails and to search departing ships Tor snch communications.
 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 paten.s 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.
 To the postmaster general for the of his regulation or Tor eign language publications Is allotted S35, GOO of the trading with the enemy appropriation,
 It is not necessary for German sub iects 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 m 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 of anX credit for the benefit of their German home principals.
 War Trade Council.
 In addition 10 the war trade neafe the president creates war trade council. consisting of the secretaries the food administrator and the chairman of the shipping board. This council will act as an adviser 10 the board. and to it will be referred questions by the president or by the board.
 The provisions of the law with re- gard to the custodian of enemy prop erty are among the most important Tn the legislation. Under them all prop erty of an enemy. an ally Of an enemy, held for the benefit of either must be reported to the custodian within thirty days.
 Germans resident In the nfted States need not make these reports. The requirement applies to those de fined as enemies or allies 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 II suspects to be enemies or allies of the enemy. and the amount of stock held Dy each.
 Severe penalties are provided for ali rIn fntl fn nTf aPfN held for or indebtedness owed to en- emes or allies of the enemy.
 The alien property custodian may. in his discretion, require all enemy to be transferred to him 70 be held for the term of the war
 He administers such property in a capacity. He may invest all money so transferred in Liberty bonds. At the end of the war this money anc will be disposed of as Con cress determines. The attorney gen eral will supervise the payment Of an claims against property thus held.