Middletown transcript., 1917-10-27
TRADING WITH
ENEMY ACT
President Delegates Broad
Powers Ito New War
Trade Board.
IMPORTS TO BE RESTRICTED

Washington, Oct. 14.-Broad war
powers conferred upon the President
by the Trading With the Enemy Act
were put into operation under an execu-
tive order issued tonight delegating the
authority under the law to various GOV
srnment departments'and to a newly
created War Trade Board.
This trade board Is composed OF the mem
ters of the Exports Administrative Board.
which it will replace. with the addition OF
q representative of the Treasury Depart
unent. 1t will continue to license exports
and will exercise a similar control over
imports as soon as the President proclalms
under authority Of the Trading With the
Enemy Act, the articles to be so restricted
Trading or commercial dealings OF any
nature with any enemy company or agent
In this country or abroad Is forbidden ex-
cent under license-of the War Trade Board,
which also is authorized to license enemy
or ALLY Of enemy" companies doing busl-
ness In the United States, except insurance
companies whose supervision Is intrusted
70 the Treasury Department.
Censorship Board Named.
Censorship of mails, cables, radio and
telegraph messages passing out Oh tne
limited States is placed in the hands OF
\ Censorship Board consisting Of repre-
ssntatives of the War, Navy and Post
ONCE Departments. the War Trade Board
and Of George Creel. chairman OF the COM
snittee on Public Information.
To the Treasury is assigned the regu-
iation Of transactions In foreign e1cnange
and expectation Of gold or silver coin under
~
~ision against transmission to the enemy
Of information by any other means than
regular mails. The Treasury also Is au-
&horized to license insurance or refnsur-
~nce companies Of the enemy or ally OF
the enemy doing business within the United
States.
Regulation Of the use Of enemy owned
or controlled patents for the war, and OF
the granting or publication Of patents con-
tanning information valuable to the enemy.
. Given to the Federal Trade Commission.
Foreign Language Papers.
The Postmaster General is entrusted with
supervision over and licensing OF foreign
language newspapers. In anticipation Of
this authority PostmasterG General Burleson
has been receiving applications for licenses
and will begin issuing them before Tues
Aay. October 16, the date the provision Of
the law becomes effective All such papers
axcept those granted licenses are required
under penalty to file with their local post
masters before publication true translation
Of all matter pertaining to United states
Government or the Governments OF any
other nation at war. The same section OF
the law makes it unlawful to circulate in
any manner matter made unmailable by the
Espionage act
The Presidents order defes the powers
Of the alien Property Custodian to act as
trustee for all enemy property within the
United States or to issue licenses exempt
ing enemy companies from his supervision
An appointment for this position will be
made soon.
The Secretary OF State Is empowered tc
license the transportation of enemies to ol
from the United States through the existing
passport means. The Secretary OF Com
mefce will retain his present authority tt
review the decisions Of customs collectors
refusing clearances to vessels carrying car
Koes In violation Of the Trading With tht
Enemy Act
Personnel OF War Trade Board.
The new War Trade Board is to con
sist of Vance c.. Mccormick, chairman rep
fesenting the Secretary Of State; DR.. Alone
q. Taylor, rpresenting the Secretary o.
Agriculture; Thomas D. Jones. represent
Ing the Secretary Of Commerce; Beavel
White. representing the Food Administra
Tor; Frank c. Munson, representing tn
Shipping Board; and a representative O
the Secretary Of the Treasury, yet to b.
named. All but the Treasury representa-
tive are now members Of the Exports Ad
ninistratiye Board, whose work hereafte
win be done by the Bureau OF Exports Q
the War Trade Board.
The name of the present Export Council
b changed to War Trade Council, wit
the Secretary Of the Treasury and Chair
man Hurley, of the Shipping Board, adde
10 Its membership, the Secretaries Of State
Agriculture and Commerce and the Foo
Administrator. This body will act In a
advisory capacity to the President and tn
War Trade Board.
Power In Presidents Order.
The Presidents order vests in the Wa
Trade Board power to license trade I'd
rectly or indirectly with. to or from Q
for, or on account of, or on behalf Of, 6
Tor the benefit Of, any other person, wit
knowledge reasonable cause to bel1ev
that such other person Is an enemy or all
Of enemy, is conducting or taking pal
In such trade directly or indirectly for, 9
on account of, or on behalf Of, or for th
benefit Of. an enemy or ally Of enemy"
Only with consent Of the board ma
agents Of enemy companies do business
the United States after November g. Enem
companies also may not change the name
they used at the beginning Of the war will
ont special license.
Secretary McAdoo Is vested by the Pres
dent with and Is expected to turn over
the Federal Reserve Board 'the executiN
administration Of any Investigation, regl
iation, or prohibition Of any transaction
foreign exchange, export or earmarking
gold or silver coin, or bullion or currenc
transfers Of credit in any form (other ths
credits relating solely to transactions.
be executed wholly within the Unite
Etates) and transfers Of evidences Of II
debtedness or of the ownership Of pro-
srty between the United States and ar
foreign country or between the residen
Of one or more foreign countries, by al
person within the United States" The r
serve Board already exercises virtual CO
troll Of gold and silver exports.
Work For Secret Service.
The Secretary Of the Treasury's vest
authority to prevent transmission or j
formation to an enemy, either to or fro
the United States will be exercised by t
Secret Service The Secretary may perm
this transmission when he wishes.
II further authorize the Secretary
the Treasury" says the President In /
order, ito grant license under such teri
and conditions as are not inconsistent wi
law or to withhold or refuse the same
any enemy or ally Of enemy insurance
reinsurance company doing business with
AN AMERICAN SAILOR LOST.