Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-15
ENEMY ACT NOW
IN FULL EFFECT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

OF this authority Postmaster-Ge General
Burleson has been receiving appli-
cations for licenses and will begin Is
suing them before Tuesday. October
l6. the date the provision OF the law
becomes effective. All such papers
except those granted licenses are re-
quired under penalty TO file with their
local postmasters before publiratio
true translations of all matter relating
to the United States government or
the governments Of any other nation
at war. The same section Of the law
makes II unlawful to circulate In any
manner matter made unmailable by
the espionage act.
The presidents order defines the
Iowers OF the alien property custo-
dian to act as trustee for all enemy
property within the United States or
to issue licenses excmpting enemy COM
panies from his supervision. An ap-
pointment for this position will be
made soon.
The secretary of state Is empowered
to license the transportation Of enc
mics to or from the United States tnru
the existing passport means. The
secretary OF commerce will retain his
present authority to review the de-
cisions OF customs collectors refus-
ing clearances to vessels carrying car
goes In violation OF the trading with
the enemy act.
Who Constitutes Board.
The new war trade board Is to con-
sist Of Vance c. Mccormick, chair
man, representing the secretary of
state; Dr. Alonxo f. Taylor. represent
ing the secretary OF agriculture:
Thomas u. Jones. representing the
secretary Of commerce; Beaver White,
representing the food administrator
Frank c. Munson, representing the
shipping board. and representative
OF the secretary Of the treasury yet
to be named. All but the treasury
representative ara now members OF
the exports administrative board whose
work hereafter will be done by the
bureau OF exports OF the war trade
board.
The name OF the present exportn
council is changed to war trade voun-
ell with the secretary of the treas
ury and Chairman Hurley OF the ship
ping board added to it's mem bership,
the secretaries OF state, agriculture.
and commerce and the food admins
tiator
The definition OF an enemy or ally
OF enemy Is explicit. Any person. re-
gardless or nationality, who resides
within the territory OF the German
empire or the territory OF any OF its
allies or that occupied by their military
forces Is expressly made an enemy
or "ally OF enemy by the act. Even
citizens of the United States remain
ing within such territory are regarded
as enemies or .allies of an enemy
An "enemy" or ally OF enemy do
ing usiness within the United States
before November mey apply for @
! license to continue to do business In
| the United States.
''The main application Of the pro-
visions" the official statement said
will be to German or ally of German
concerns which are doing business ir
the United States thru branch houses
or agents, such AZ insurance or re-
insurance companies. Such an enc
my OF ally OF enemy may continue
to do business within the United
States until such applications are actet
upon"
The license provisions Of the act d,
not apply to Germans, AustriaDs, Turk
or Bulgarians doing business In tn,
United States and having no busdnes
connections with interests actually op
terating In Germany or her allied coun
tries. Thus thousands OF alien enemie
Having small business establishment
In the United States need not appl!
for license to continue operation un
lees they have dealing with companie
having connections In enemy or all.
of enemy territory. The act author
ICES the president to declare all thes
alien enemies subject to license reGu
lations but II has not extended tn
provision to these persons by his order