The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

President by Executive Order
PUTS Into Operation Trad
ing With Enemy Act.
MCCORMICK MADE CHAIRMAN
Authority Under the Law is Defeated
to Government Officials and New
Iy Created Board.

Washington, D. C.-Broad war
powers conferred upon the President
by the Trading-With-the-E Enemy Act
have been put into operation under an
executive order just issued deIegating
the authority under the law to various
government officials and to a newly
created war trade board.
This board is composed of the mem
bers OF the exports administrative
board, which it will replace with the
addition OF a representative of the
treasury Department. 1t will con-
tlnue to license exports and will exer-
else similar control over imports as
soon as the President proclaims under
authority of the Trading-With-the En-
envy Act the articles to be so re-
stricted
Trading or commercial dealings of
any nature with any enemy company
-sor agent in this country or abroad is
forbidden except under license of the
war trade board, which also is author
lied to license enemy or "aIIy of
enemy" companies doing business in
the United States, excepting insurance
companies whose supervision is in
trusted to the treasury.
Censorship of mails. cables, radio and
telegraph MESA ges passing out of the
United States is placed in the hands of
a censorship board consisting of represen-
tatives of the war, navy and postoffice de-
partments, the war trade board and the
chairman of the committee on public in
formation.
To Regulate Coin Exports.
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ton of transactions in foreign exchange
and exporta ton of gold or silver coin
under license and enforcement of the laws
provision against transmission to the
enemy OF information by any other means
than regular mails The treasury also
Is authorized to license insurance or re-
insurance companies of the enemy or
allies of the enemy doing business within
the United States
Regulation of the use of the enemy own
ed, or controlled patents for the war and
or the granting or publication of patents
containing information valuable to the
enemy is given to the federal trade COM
mission
with supervision over and licensing of
foreign language newspapers. IN an
ticipation OF this authority Postmaster
General Burleson has been receiving APP
pltcations for licenses and will begin is
suing them before Tuesday, October 16,
the date the provision of the law be-
comes effective. All such papers except
those granted licenses. are required I'M
der penalty to file with the local post
masters. before publication, true transla-
lions of all matter relating to the United
states government, or the government
or any other nation at war. The same
section of the law makes it unlawful to
circulate in any manner matter unmaiI-
able by the espionage act
The Presidents order defines the powers
OF the alien property custodian to act as
trustee for all enemy property within the
United States or to issue licenses exempt
Ing companies from his supervision An
appointment for this position will be
made soon
To Control Transportation
The secretary of state is empowered to
license the transportation of enemies to or
from the United States through the exist
ing passport means. The secretary of
commerce vii retain his present author
1ty to review the decisions of customs
carrying cargoeS in violation OF the trad
ing with the enemy act
The new war trade board is to consist
OF Vance c. Mccormick, chairman, repre-
Senting the secretary of state; DR.. AlonZo
Z. Taylor, representing the secretary of
agriculture; Thomas D. Jones, represent
ing the secretary of commerce.; Beaver
White, representing the food administra-
tor; Frank G. Munson, representing the
shipping board. and a representive of the
secretary of the treasury. yet to be
named. All but the treasury representa-
tfves are now members of the exports adj
ministrative board. whose work hereafter
Will be done by the bureau of exports OF
the war trade board.
The name of the present exports coun-
ell is changed to war trade council, with
the secretary of the treasury and Chair
man Hurley of the shipping board added
to its membership. the secretaries of
state. agriculture and commerce and the
food administrator
To Advise With President
This body will act in an advisory ca
pacity to the President and to the war
trade board.
The Presidents order vests in the
war trade board power to license trade
directly or indirectly for. or on account
of, or on behalf of. for the benefit Of
an enemy ally of enemy. Only with
the consent of the board may agents OF
enemy companies do business in the
companies also may not change the names
they used at the beginning of the war
without special license.
Secretary McAdoo is vested by the
President with and is expected to turn
over to the federal reserve board the
executive administration of any investi-
cation, regulation. or prohibition of any
transaction in foreign exchange, export or
earmarkng or gold silver coin, or bull
lion or currency, transfers of credit in any
form, "other than credits relating solely
to transactions to be executed wholly
within the United States. and transfers
or evidences of Indebtedness or of the