The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-16

Washington, Jan. 14-As a fur
Their step to promote conservation
measures, President Wilson. in Il
proclamation made public today, eA-
tended the licensing system of the
Food Administration to importers,
manufacturers, and distributors OF a
number of essential foodstuffs and
cattle fodder.
Even the saltwater fishermen
were brought within the edict along
with the peanut industry. Others in
cluded were persons engaged in the
business of mailing barley or other
grains or in the business of storing
or distributing malt, except brewers
of malt liquor who do not malt their
own grain. Gamers of peas, dried
beans, corn, tomatoes, salmon, or
sardines, the manufacturers of all
tomato products, and the manufac-
turers of all products derived from
wheat or rye are also within the pro-
visions of the proclamation, which
becomes effective Feb. 18th.
The Presidents proclamation, dat
ed Jan. 10, which was made pubic
today, follows:
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A Proclamation.
Whereas, under and by virtue o.
an Act of Congress entitled AN Act
to Provide Further for the National
Security and Defense by Encouraging
the Production, Conserving and Sup
ply, and Controlling the Distribution
OF Food Products and Fuel" approx
ed by the President on the 10th day
of August. 1917, it is provided,
among other things. as follows;
That, by reason of the existence OF
q state of war, it is essential to the
national security and defense, for
the successful prosecution OF the war
and for the support and maintenance
of the army and navy, to assure an
adequate supply and equitable dis
tribution and to facilitate the move
ment of foods, feeds, fuel, including
fuel oil and natural gas, and fertili-
ger and fertilizer ingredients, tools,
utensils, implements. machinery and
equipment required for the actual
production of foods, feeds, and fuel,
hereafter in this act called neceS-
saries; to prevent, locally or general
ly, scarcity, monopoliZation, hoard
ing, injurious speculation, manipula-
lions, and private controls affecting
such supply. distribution, and move
ment: and to establish and maintain
Governmental control of such neces-
saries during the war. For such
purposes the inStrumentalltles
means, methods, powers, authorities,
duties, obligations, and prohibitions
hereinafter set forth are created, es-
tablished, conferred, and prescribed.
The President is authorized to make
such regulations and to issue such
orders as are essential effectively to
carry ont the provisions of this act.
AnG, Whereas. It is further pro.
an said act s::-----
w IT, from time to time, whenever
IL President shall find 1t essential
o license the importation. manufac-
ture. storage. mining, or distribution
OF any necessaries, in order to carry
into effect any of the purposes of this
act, and shall publicly so announce,
no person shall, after date fixed In
the announcement, engage in or car
~ on any such business specified ID
the announcement of importation,
manufacture, storage, mining, or dis
tribution of any necessaries as set
forth in such announcement unless
he shall secure and hold a license is
sued pursuant to this section. The
President is authorized to issue such
license and requirements for systems
Of accounts and auditing of accounts
to be kept by licenses, submission, or
reports by them, with or without
oath or affirmation, and the entry
and inspection by the Presidents
duly authorized agents of the places
of business of licensees.
And whereas it is essential in or
der to carry into effect the provisions
of the said act, that the powers con-
ferred upon the President by said
act be at this time exercised to- the
extent hereinafter set forth.
Now, therefore, I Woodrow Will
son, President of the United States
Of America, by virtue of the powers
conferred upon me by said act OF
Congress, hereby find and determine
and by this proclamation do an
nounce that it is essential, in order
to carry into effect the purposes OF
said act, to license the importation
manufacture, storage, and distribu,
ton Of feeds and certain other fooG
commodities to the extent hereinaf
ter specified.
"a All persons, firms. corpora
tions, and associations engaged in
the business of (a) importing. man
ufacturing, (including mixing and
processing of all kinds), storing, OF
distributing any commercial mixed
feeds, including dairy feeds, horse
and mule feeds, stock feeds, hog
feeds, and poultry feeds; OBJ man
ufacturing feeds from any of the fol
lowing commodities or importing
storing, or distributing any of the
following commodities as feeds OIL
feed ingredients: Buckwheat, KAT
fir, milo, feterita, broomcorn, cane
seed, speit, emmery, millet, sunfiow
er seed, grain and seed screenings
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