Mexico Missouri message., 1917-10-25

United States. German SUBJECTS and ths
subjects Of her allies resident in the
United States do not from the mere fact
Of their nationality fall within these def
millions. The act makes II the duty Of
every concern within the United sthtea.
issuing shares or stock. within 60 0ayg
to the alien property custodian the names
Of such OF Its officers, directors ana
stockholders as are known to be or rea-
sonably believed to be enemies or allies
Of enemy, and the amount Of stock os
shares owned by each.
May Take Over Property.
'-rhe act provides In addition, under
severe penalties, that every person in
the United States holding any property
for an enemy or ally OF an enemy, or foP
any person whom he may have reason
able cause to believe to be an enemy %
ally OF enemy. must report the fact 70
the allen property custodian within 30
days after the passage OF the act. 30
also any peroon In the United States In
debted In any way to an enemy or ally
Of enemy, or TO person whom ho may
have reasonable cause to believe 70 Be
an enemy or ally Of enemy, must maho
a similar report.
der the provisions Of the executive order,
require transfer to himself Of any
property held for or on behalf Of an
enemy or ally Of enemy, or the payment
OF any money owed to an enemy or ally
Of enemy. by a person in the UAitea
States. In addition any person In the
United States who. holding any property,
or SO owing any money, may transfer
such property or pay SA>.., money to the
alien property custodian With his con-
sent.
Property or money Transferred to tina
alien property custodian viii be held un-
til the end OF the war, and then dealt
with as congress shall direct. All
funds or ready money may be invested
in LIberty Bonds and held In such form.
THE president has delegated to the
attorney general the power to direct the
payment Of claims against enemy prop
erty In the hands OF the custodian, upon
the consent of all persons Interested
The president will hereafter name an
alien property custodian.
THE president by his executive order
has committed to the secretary OF the
treasury the executive administration OF
tn broad powers conferred by the act as
to the prohibition and regulation Of q
transfer between the United States and
foreign countries Of coin, currency bull
tary OF the treasury will continue with
the assistance OF the federal reserve
banks to pass on applications for leave
to export bullion, coin and currency. No
prohibitions or regulations have as yet
been made as to the transfer Of credits
or securities between the United States
and foreign countries.
German Papers Affected.
"The president has created a censor
ship board to administer such regulations
as he may prescribe as to the censorship
OF cables, telegraph and mail commune
cations between the United States and
foreign countries. This board Is COM
posed OF representatives. respectively. Of
the postmaster general. OF the secretary
Of war; the secretary Of the navy, of the
war trade board and Of the chairman Of
the committee on public information.
The act provides that every paper
printed In a foreign language shall fur
nish translations to the postmaster gen.
eral OF the matter concerning the war
printed by It. unless a permit to omit
doing so Is granted to It THE adminis-
tration OF this provision Is committed to
the postmaster general and applications
for such permits should be made to him.
"The act provides that It shall be un-
lawful for any person without license
to transport or attempt to transport into
or from the United States, or for any
American vessel to transport In any part
of the world any citizen OF an enemy or
ally of an enemy nation. The admins
tration of this provision Is vested in the
,ata department, and authority given
Inc secretary Of state to grant the nee
essary licenses for such transportation
collectors Of customs are given tho
right to refuse clearances to vessels
which are transporting cargo In viola
tion Of the provisions OF the trading
with the enemy act. Power to review
such refusal Of clearance by the collec-
tor IL vested in the secretary Of COM
merce by the executive order OF the
president"
The new war trade board established
by the presidents order Is composed Of
Vance c. Mccormick, chairman as rep
resentative Of the secretary Of state; \
representative OF the secretary OF the
treasury to be appointed; DR.. Alonzo r..
Taylor as representative Of the secre-
tary Of agriculture; Thomas D. Jones,
as representative of the secretary Of
commerce; Beaver White, as representa-
tive Of the food administrator, and Frank
c. Munson, as representative Of the
United States shipping board. Thos. L.
Chadbourne. jr.. is counsellor to the
board.
Licensing Of Imports.
Tho war trade board, under the presi-
dents direction, succeeds to all the func-
tions which have been exercised by the
| exports administrative board. which goes
out Of existence. The proclamations OF
the president forbiddinR the export Of