Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-10-24
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,

washington-Pr 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 betw cen the Unit ed States and the rest of the world. They give legal force to every move ofuAthe United States in casting about Germany an economic barrier which will compel her into submission
 Not ohl,. the new regulations provide for cutting off trade between the Unit ed States and Germany, but they aO the following:
 Cut off trade with Germany's allies.
 Cut off trade with those who do trade with either Germany or her allies.
 Provide custodians 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.
 Will Keep Patents Secret.
 Authorize the federal trade commits sion to keep secret any patents that may be developed for the interest of working in the United States under patents held by enemies or allies or the enemy.
 Authorize the secretary of commerce tn tN1 Ir, 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 10 regufate imports as we'll as exports.
 If 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. In an official statement accompanying the regulations this is said of the def initions:
 Tt is highly important that every citizen of the United States should promptly familiarize himselr with these definitions for his own protec- ton and for the layol support of the government in it's efforts to wage the war to successful concius.on.
 'Enemies'' Clearly Defined.
 These are the definitions:
 Any person, of no matter what na- tionality. who resides within the ter ritory of the German empire or the territory of any of it's allies, or the territory occupied by any of their mil 1tary forces is expressly made an len emy" or an ally of the enemy mus those American citizens who have re- mained in these territories are never theless the enemies for the purpose of these regulations.
 Any person, no 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 defIned 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 their nationality does not prevent ordinary commercial intercourse with them. The test of their "ennnity" in this law is whether or not they are trading with or for the benert 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:
 ta) To pay satisfy. compromise. or give security for the paynen, or sat- isfaction of any debt or obligation
 thl To draw. accept pay, present for acceptance or payment, or fncorse any nerotiahle instrument or cnose ,n ac- ton.
 Gel To enter into, carry on, comp.e,e or perform any contract. agreement or obli"ation.
 (d> To buy. sell loan or extend credit. trade in, deal with, exchange transmit, transfer, assign or otherwise disnose of or receive any form of property.
 Gel To have any form of business or commercial communication or@fnter- 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 li- cense the trading prohibited generally It thus will have absolute control ot practically every phase of world trade in which Germany or her agents enter or may try to enter
 "One of the far-reaching effects o1 this power will be to enable the Unit ed States legally to cut off from Soutf American and other neutral country applies for German corporations ant to induce neutral trade to cease doing business with German agents if tht same trade expects to do business | with the United States. License Enemy Insurance Companies. The war trade board Is sarne in per. l scnneI as the experts administrative board heretofore operating. Vance Nc. l Cormick is chairman and represents ] the secretary of state. The secresar, of the treasury has not appointed