The Monticellonian., 1917-10-19
ECONOMIC BARRIER
 PUT AROUND ENEMY
PRESIDENT WILSON PROHIBITS ALL TRADING WITH HER OR
 WITH THEIR ALLIES.
NEUTRALS ARE INCLUDED
Requires Special Licenses For Trade Or intercourse With Any Enemy Or Ally of An Enemy Within
 the United States.

Washing President Wilson is sued the regulations for the trading with the enemy act They constitute the most far-reaching control of every phase of intercourse between the Unit ed States and the rest of the world They give legal force to every move f the United States in casting about Germany an economic barrier which will compel her into submission
 Not only the new regulations provide for cutting off trade between the Unit ed States and Germany, but they 60 the following:
 Cut off trade with Germany.s allies.
 Cut off trade with those who do trade with either Germany or her allies.
 Provide eustodians for all enemy property in the United States.
 Require special licenses for trade or intercourse with any enemy or ally of an enemy within the United States.
 Authorize the secretary of the treas ury to investigate and supervise all foreign exchange and prevent it's work ing to the advantage of the enemy.
 Empower the secretary of the treas ury to stop the taking from or into the United States of any communica- ton other than by mail. telegraph, ca ble or wireless.
 Officially creates a censorship board, consisting of representatives of the secretaries of war and of the navy. postmaster general, war trade board and committee on public information. to censor mail. cable radio and other means of communication
 WsI Keep Patents Secret.
 Authorize the federal trade commis- sion to keep secret any patents that nay be developed for the interest of the United States and 10 provide for working in the United States under patents held by enemies or allies or the enemy.
 Authorize the secretary of commerce to hear appeals from refusals of GUS toms officers to grant clearance pa pers to vessels.
 Charge the attorney general with the enforcement of the criminal sec tions of the trading with the enemy act
 Empower the president 70. reeu.ate imports as well exports.
 It is in the definition of enemy and ally of the enemy" that today's reg ulations will be of importance to ev- cry citizen of the United States Tn an official statement accompanying the regulations this is said of, thesdef- initions:
 Tt is highly important that every citizen of the United states should promptly familiafize himself with these definitions for his own protec- tion and for the layoI support of the government in it's efforts to wage the war to d successful concfus,on
 Esnemles ttenriy Dehucd.
 These are the definitions:
 Any person, of no matter what na= tionality, who resides within the ter ritory of the German empire or me territory of any of it's allies or the territory occupied by any of their mill itary forces is expressly made an "en- emy or an ally of the enemy !" Thus those American citizens who have re- mained in these territories are never theless the enemies for the purpose of these regulations.
 Any person, matter where resfd- ing or of what nationality. who is do- ing business within these territories is made an enemy or an ally of an enemy. This, of course. applies with special force to the border neutrals. and it Is this definition that will give great force to the embargo.
 Any corporation created by Germany or its allies is an enemy or an ally of an enemy. no matter where located
 Not only is it made unlawful to trade with the persons and firms derned above, but 1t is unlawful to trade with.
 Any person who there Is reasonable cause to believe Is acting for or on ac- count of. for the benefit of an enemy or an ally of the enemy. whoever ana wherever they may be.
 It is pointed out in the presidents order that in dealing with subjects of Germany who are residents of the United States. it must be remembered that tn cir nationality does not prevent ordinary commercial intercourse with them. The test Of their "enmity" in this law Is whether or not they are trading with or for the benent or the fatherland. It is pointed out that they may be interned under other provis- ions of law.
 War Trade Board Created Trading is defined minutely as:
 Gal To pay, satisfy, compromise or give security for the payment or sat isfaetion of any deht or obligation.
 tbl To draw, accept. pay. present for acceptance or payment. or incorse any negotiable instrument or cnose .n ac- ton.
 tc) To enter into. carry on. compete or perform any contract. agreement or obligation
 tdl To buy. sell. loan or extend credit, trade In, deal with. exchange, transmit, transfer. assign or otherwise dispose of or receive any form of property.
 te) To have any form of business or commercial communication or inter course with:
 To enforce and administer all of these provisions the president creates the war trade board. This board for good and sufficient reasons may IT, cense the trading prohibited generally. It thus will have absolute control of practically every phase of world trade in which Germany or her agents enter may try to enter.
 "0ne of the far-reaching effects of this power will be to enable the Unit ed States legally to cut off from South American and other neutral country applies for German corporate and 10 induce neutral trade to cease doing business with German agents if the same trade expects to do business with the United States
 Gfrense Enemy Insurance Companies
 The war trade board IS same in per sonnet as the experts admiEistratiVel hoard heretofore operating. Vance Mo Cormick Is chairman and represents the secretary of state. The secretary of the treasury has not appointed his