Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-15
FINAL STEP TAKEN
IN TRADE BARRIER
AGAINST GERMANY
Legal Force Given to Every
Move in Isolation
of Enemy.
BROAD WAR POWERS
PUT INTO OPERATION
Authority Delegated to Various
Government Departments and
Newly Created Board.
ASSURES ECONOMIC CONTROL
Regulations Cut OF All Dealings
With Berlin and It's
Allies.
BROAD WAR POWERS
PUT INTO OPERATION
ASSURES ECONOMIC CONTROL
Regulations Cut OF All Dealings
With Berlin and It's
Allies.
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WASHINGTON, October 14-Broad
dent by the trading with -the-enemy
act were put into operation under an
executive order issued tonight dele
eating the authority under thc..law. to
various government departments and
to a newly created War Trade Board.
The trade board is composed of the
members of the Exports Administrl-
tion Board. which 1t will replace with
the addition OF representative of the
Treasury Department. 1t will continue
to license exports and will exercise
similar control over imports as soon
as the President proclaims, under the
trading with -the-encmy act, the ar
ticles to be restricted
Trading or commercial dealings, OF
any nature with an enemy company
or agent in this country or abroad is
forbidden. except under license Of the
War Trade Board, which also is au-
thorized to license enemy or "aily-of-
enemy" companies doing business in
the United States. except Insurance.
companies. whose supervision is in
trusted to the Treasury
PLACED IN HANDS
OF CENSORSHIP BOARD
Censorship of mails. cables, radio and
telegraph messages passing out of the
United States Is placed in the hands
OF censorship board consisting OF
representatives of the War. Navy and
Post-Ofiicc Departments. the War Trade
Board and of George Creel, chairman
of the committee on public informa-
tion. ..~,-s 557 '''-.-H r.
To the Treasury Is assigned the reg.
ulation OF transactions in foreign ex-
change and expectation OF gold or
silver coin under license. the enforce
nent of the laws provision against
transmission to the enemy of informa-
ton by any other means than regular
mails. The treasury also must license
insurance or Reinsurance companies OF
the enemy or ally of the enemy doing
businesss with the United States.
Regulation OF the use of enemy.
owned or controlled patents for the
war and of the granting or publica-
ton OF patents containing information
valuable to the enemy, is given to the
Federal Trade Commission
The Postmaster-General is entrusted
with supervision over and the licens-
irE OF foreign language newspapers,
MI such papers, except those granted
licenses. are required under penalty to
hie with their local postmaster before
publication true translations OF all
matter relating to the United States
government or the governments OF any
other nation at war. The sama section
or the law makes It unlawful to cir
cuiate in any manner matter made un-
mailahle by the espionage act.
ORDER DEFINES POWERS OF
ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN
Tho Presidents order defines the
power OF tho alien property custodian
act as trustee for all enemy property
within the United States or to issue
licenses e1emptins enemy companies
from his supervision. An appofntmen
Tor this position will be made soon
The Secretary of State ia empowered
10 license the transportation or enc
mies to or from the United States
.nrough the existing passport means.
Ihe Secretary OF Commerce will re-
tam MS present authority to review
the decisions OF customs collectors FOR
refusing charters to vessels CARVING
cargoes In violation of the trading
-the-enemy act.
ihe new War Trade Board is to con-
sist OF Vance c. Mccormick, chairman.
representing the Secretary of State.
DR.. Alonzo E. Taylor, representing ths
Secretary OF Agriculture; Thomas ID.
Jones. representing the Secretary ne
Commerce; Beaver White, representing
the food administrator; Frank C.. Mum
son. representing the Shipping Board:
ana a representative of the Secretarv
OF the Treasury. yet to be named. All
but the treasury representatives are
now members of tho Exports Admins.
trative Board, whose work hereafter
Will be done by the bureau of exports
OF the War Trade Board.
The name OF the present exports
council Is changed to War Trade Coun-
Gil, with the Secretary OF the Treas
ury and Chairman Hurley. of the Shin
ping Board. added to its memberships.
the Secretaries OF State. AErlcuIture
and Commerce and the food adnitnis-
trator. This body will act in an ad-
visory capacity to the President and
the War Trade Board. t,s
POWER OF LICENSING
WITH WAR TRADE BOARD
The Presidents order vests In tho
war Trade Board power to license
trade, directly or, indirectly with, to
or from or for. or on account Of or ON
behalf Of, or for the benefit Of, any
other person, with knowledge of rea.
sonable cause to believe that such
other person is an enemy or ally, OF
enemy, OF is conducting or taking part
in such trade, directly or indirectly Tor:
or on account of, or on behalf OF. or
for tho benent Of. any enemy OF ally
OF enemy" Only with consent OF the
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