Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-25
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION
CREATES new TRADE BOARD
WIDE POWERS GIVEN TO BODY AND CONTROL
WILL BE ALMOST UNIVERSAL.
STRIKES AT ENEMY AND ALL HIS ALLIES

4 lawful to trade with an enemy or ally
Of enemy without license. but II is equal
Iy unlawful to trade with any person
who there is reasonable cause to believe
| In acting for or on account OF or for the
| benefit Of an enemy or ally OF enemy,
| and Il makes no difference what the ma
| tionality or what tho residence Of such
person may be. On the other hand. in
| dealing with subjects Of Germany who
are resident in the United States, II is
| important TO remember that, while other
| provisions OF law make II possible to in
| tern them, the mere fact OF their ma
tionality does not make them enemies
within the meaning Of this act ana -
prevent persons in this cor~try from
| having ordinary commercial relations
with them.
'-rhe trading with the enemy act, how
| ever. while imposing such stringent pro-
visions. gives power to the president to
grant licenses to trade with the enemy"
| the official explanation continues. THE
| exercise OF this power has been delegated
| by tho president to the war trade bu-
| reAu. Applications for licenses to trade
| with an enemy or ally OF an enemy, or
person acting on behalf Of, or for the
benefit Of an enemy or ally of enemy,
should be sent to the war trade bureau.
'"rhe act provides that a person who
| II an enemy or ally OF enemy doing busi-
| ness within the United States may. with
| In 80 days after its enactment, apply
| for a license TO continue to do business
in the United States. The main appli-
| cation OF these provisions will be TO Ger
man or ally OF German concerns which
| are doing business in tho United States
| through branch houses, or agents, such
| as insurance or Reinsurance companies.
Such an enemy or ally Of enemy may
| continue to do business within the United
\ States until such applications are acted
| upon, but under the restrictions. in the
case Of insurance companies, Of the
| presidents proclamation OF July 13, 1917.
Germans Wore Exempt.
| It win not be necessary under these
provisions. however, for German sub
| feet, or the subject Of an ally OF Ger
many who Is resident in this country to
| apply for a license unless for some other
reason he falls within the definition OF
| enemy or ally of enemy as explained. II
| a license Is granted to an enemy or ally
| OF enemy 10 do business within the Unit
| ed States, 1t IL then lawful for anyone
| within the United States to trade within
| the United States with such enemy or
ally OF enemy without himself applying
| for a license Such enemy however,
| even II Il Is granted q license to do busi
ness within the United States, is pro-
hibited from the time the act takes ef-
feot, from transmitting out OF the Unit
| ed States any money or property as a
basis for the establishment Of any credit
| within or outside Of the United States
for the benefit OF, or behalf OF an enemy
OF ally Of enemy. Applications for IL
| oense by an enemy or ally Of enemy in
the United States to continue to do buEi-
ness in the United States shoulG be sent
| to the war trade bureau, except in the
case Of enemy or ally Of enemy insur-
Anee companies. in which case they
should be sent TO the treasury depart
msnt.
mo enemy or ally Of enemy doing
business In the United States. or a part
nership in which an enemy or ally of
enemy was a member at the beginning
| OF the war, can make a change Of name
during the war without a license. The
war trade board is empowered by the
/ president to receive and act on epplica-
tions for such Licenses.
''The act prohibits and imposes severe
penalties on taking or sending any oom-
munication IN any form out Of the Unit
| ed States intended for any enemy or ally
Of the enemy, and also makes It unlaw-
full to bring in or take out Of the United
States any form Of communication eX-
cept by mail. Power is given by the act,
however, to relieve from these prohibi-
tons by license, and the secretary OF
the treasury Is empowered by the presi-
dent to receive applications for and to
grant such licenses.
Creates War Trades Council.
TN addition to the war trades board,
the president has created a war trades
council, composed Of the secretary of
state, the secretary OF the treasury, the
secretary Of agriculture, the secretary
OF commerce. the food administrator and
the chairman of the United States ship
ping board This war trade council will
take the place Of the exports council,
and VIII act In an advisory capacity In
such matters as may be referred to II
by the president or the war trade board.
'"rhe act contains various provisions
as 70 the application for patents by citi-
Hens Of the United States In enemy and
ally Of enemy countries during the war
and for the use in the United States by
. the citizens Of the United States of on
emy-held patents during the war. and
also for the suspension OF information
as to certain patent applications made
in the United States secrecy as to which
Is necessary for the military reasons
The Federal Trade Commission is EN-.
powered by the president to deal with
all these matters-receiving applications
and granting licenses with regard e
them.
among the most important and far.
I reaching OF the provisions OF the trading
Wath the enemy act are those dealing
> with the taking over by this government
! OF the custody and control Of enemy
! property within the United States.
' The property affected by these pro
visions IL that which is located in tn,
United States and belongs to any persoI
or corporation that Is an enemy or all,
OF enemy within the definitions Of thi
. aot referred to above, except those H.
= censes to continue doing business In tn,
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