The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-15
Trading With the Enemy Act
Gives Legal Force to Every
Step in Economic War
DEFINITIONS AFFECT
CITIZENS EVERYWHERE
Commerce Forbidden Even
With Neutrals So Long as
They Continue to Do Bust
ness With Central Allies

Was 1i1gtoH. Oct. 4.r- President
Wilson tonight issued The regulations
or the enfot cement OF the trading
Nth the enemy act. They constituts
. ne most Far-rea ching control Of every
pAsse or intercourse between the
tuifed States and the rest of tho
" rid
They give iegg.l force to every move
II the United States in casting about
&c many an economic barrier which
vii compe' her into submission.
NoS only do the new regulations
p~otiie for cntting off trade between
the United states and Germany, but
they 10 the following:
I, cut off trade with Germany's al
Iie.'.
>. Cot or trade with those who do
tr1de with either Germany or her
allies.
. Provide crstodians FOR alt enemy
nrope~tY in tbs United States,
t,oq1jr 81 ecial licenses for trade
or Intercourse with any enemy or ally
,f any eac,ly within the United
SisteiL
T. Authorize the secretary OF the
treasury to investigate and supervise
al foreign exchange and prevent its
working to tho advantage of the en-
envy.
E.nrcver the secretary OF the
tr,aEglrY " stop 'he taking from or
into tn" Iritet' states, of any COM
nlu 1ic 1t ou other than by mail. tele-
grarh, cable or wireless
! IN .ia1lv creates a eensorshir
hoard 60 1slssine OF representatives ct
the sacretarv OF war and the secre-
tary Of the navy, postmaster general.
war trad beard and COMMITTEES on
prhiic information to censor mall.
"a Sl.i radio, OF other means of eepa-
n1t0icati1u.
4. Authorizes the federal trade conf
mission TO kepp secret any patents
.l3at NAV he developed for the inter-
ost IF the t-nitea states and TO pro-
vide for working in the United States
under patents held by enemies OF al.
lies 81 the enemy.
g. Vest in the postmaster general
the authoritv to censor foreign Ian
ruaee publications.
10 Charee the secretary Of state
with yserttfrsT t,s-es tire siH atssssss
from the United States OF enemies or
ail'ns TT the enemy.
n Authorize the secretary ~ conf
n7erce 70 hear appeals from refusals
os creto"2s officers TO grant clearance
papeys to vessels
IL CHARGE the attorney general
with the enforae nent of the criminal
sections of the trading with the en-
envy act.
T.. Emro,ver the nresident TO reg
llate ,rlnorts as we'll as exports
Definitions Arc Important.
u is in the defrition OF enemy
and "aIlv Of enemy" that todav's reg
1lations will he of inheritance to everv
citizen Of the United States. In an
eficia1 statement accompanying the
regulations this is said of these deh-
nitions:
at Is highly important that everv
citizen of the United states should
promptly familiarize himself with
these definitions for his own protec-
ZION and for the loyal support Of the
government in it's efforts II wage the
war to a successful conclusion
These are the definitions:
Auv person Of no matter what ma
I+iona}itv who resides within the ter
| ritorv of the German empire or the
/ territory OF any OF its allies. or tia
I territory occuuied by anv OF their mil
/ ftarv forces is expressly made an
enemy" or IAN ally OF an enemy"
Thus those American citizens VINO
/ have remained in these territories
are nevertheless enemies for the. pur-
pose of these regulations 49,
Any peEsan--nn- matter where E
! siding or of what nationality who -
i doing business within these territories
t is made an enemy or an ally OF an 81 II
t envy. This, of course, applies WIN
snecta1 force to the border neutraM.
and 1t is this definition that viii give
great force to the embargo.
! Any corporation created by GER
MANY or its allies is an enemy or an
/ ally of an enemy.
I Anv corporation ~ whomever Gre
lated. doing business in Germany y IN
enemy and doing business with Ger
trnany's ally. an enemy.
Not onIv is it made unlawful 20
trade with the persons and nrms de-
fined above but 1t is unlawful to trace
with 'any person, who, there 10 rea-
sonable caust to believe, is acting Ics
or on account of or for the benefit q
,an enemy or an III. of an enemy.
whoever and wherever thew may be.
Test Of s'Eninity."
7, Is tninted ont IN the pre.idcntsF
order tla' in ,iealing with subjects o.
! Germany who are resident o. To-
United states Il must be remembered
! that THEN nationality Toes not prevent
o. binary CONNIE rcial intercourse Win
them. The test of their 'enniity u
this liz N is whether or not they are
trading with or for the benefit OF thA
lfatherland tt Is pointed out that they
may he informed under other provisions
of laM---------- -
"1rading'' is defined infinitely ~.
(a1 To paw satisfy, compromtDe Or
give security for the payment or satie-
lection of any debt or oblikaticn.
tbl 70 draw. accept, pay. preeenf
for acceptance or payment. or ind0ree
, any negotiable instrument or chOae n
action.
II 90 To enter into, carry on. corn.
pItte or perform my contract. Aeyee-
!, niaut or obffs alton.
ray To buy. sell. loan Co.'S
rradit trnda IN dAaI Nth n&rZS fA1