Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-15
Big war BOARDS
Tbey Go With the Establishment OF
Peace
TRADE COMPETITION TO Be RESTORED

ed: But u Us Not rrOodo'e
They Will Be Long Retained.
Washington, November 1O.-With-
ont new legislation a number OF the
.-,.., ,.ar lu,i,. 'i;' EaT" core
INTO being since the United States drew
the sword for world freedom Will 90
out OF existence the moment peace Is
pru,.lai.u"d: InG"r the authority 'h"'
created them their life is limited 70 the
duration of the war" and how many
the president and his advisers snail
deem necessary in at least the early
d..,. nt ,.,,cn is q question that Is al
tating the capital as the END OF inc
struggle draws near. Tens Oh thou-
s,nds of war workers are directly az
fcctcd, because they are cogs IN the
vast machinery, while citizens general
ly cannot fail TO be interested IN no"
IT will be taken apart. But beyond 'he
statement that the food administration
will be allowed TO die there Is no ON
cial word of just what congress Will be
asked to do.
Officials generally up to now nave
been too busy keeping steadily AT ''he
task of winning the war by arms IL
necessary, to think about what VIII
come with peace. But so widespread
is the present belief that the problem
mus. To-, tII..h'u at Onc" that th' 'u'''
of what will happen must now DC gam
cd. Already the president has speciai
committee considering the read)ust-
mrnt from war to p,ac" ana l's''S"
ton making possible the functionins oi
some of the war bodies after the sign
ing of the treaty Is talked OF In soHic
quarters. 1t is feared chaos would &C.
velop IL the government wouio rei'N
its grip too suddenly.
Important Boards Must Go.
Among the government agencies that
have been created as the direct result
NJ the war and which under the pres
ent authority for their existence would
die with the ratification of the peace
,reatv are several Of the most import
mt bureaus. The list includes the
food administration, the fuel admins
tration, the war trade board ana 'he
war industries board.
The food administration, created uh-
der the Lever food and fuel controi ac''
approved August 10, 1917, to estaollsh
control Of food, feeds and their deri'-
atives during the war" will disappear
Immediately peace is declared, II was
stated here tonight. Its own officials
GOO no reason for its continuance IN
peace. except for the fulfillment ol GER
tain contractual obligations undertake
on bv it's grain corporation ana sugar
equalization board. This could be done
without the existence of the food ad-
ministration, it is held, and so far as Is
known there is no movement to induce
congress to extend its life. Further
more, Herbert Hoover, it is pointed
out, will be fully occupied with MS
new task of feeding the liberated peo-
pie Of Europe. assignment to which oy
the president was announced last
night.
The fuel administration is also in ex-
istence under the Lever act, ana lts
functions also will end with the sign
ing Of peace, unless an amendment TO
the law is asked to extend its lie anu
thus avoid confusion in winding up its
affairs. DR.. Garfield has not yet ex-
pressed himself on the matter, but II
is understood he and his advisers be-
lieve several months will be required
to relinQuish government control OF
fuel, unless the interval between the
signing OF the armistice and the ratih-
cation Is greatly prolonged.
Trade Boards Value.
The war trade board was created by
an executive order signed by the pres
tdent October IL, 1917. to administer
the trading with the enemy act and
certain sections OF the espionage act.
Its existence would seem to end with
the disappearance Of the enemy
through the conclusion Of peace. but
It is already recognized that the world
embracing organization built up by the
board should prove OF incalculaolc
value in starting up the country's Tor
eign commerce in peace. Accordingly.
il Is entirely possible that this body
will be continued under a new name.
II it is not, 1t Is probable that its ma
chinery would be taken over by the
department Of commerce or the ship
pins board.
The war industries board Is a child
Of the council Of national defense. Gre
ated by executive order, that grew
larger than its parent in short time
through the vast importance OF Its
functions. Although some hold that
the Overman act gives the president
power to continue the organization as
an aid to the Industries Of the country
when they return to the work Of peace,
Chairman Baruch states that the pres
ident's committee now studying the
problem Of turning from war to peace
with the least possible dislocation OF
industry may find 1t necessary TO sug-
gest legislation.
The council Of national defense.
through the state councils. has been
found a valuable assistant to the war
industries board in carrying out Its
work in various parts of the country.
and 1t is likely this organization will
play an important part in reconstruc-
ton, possibly under another name.
Which Must Continue.
Among the big war bodies whose
work must continue even after peace
are the office Of the alien property Gus
todian, the war risk insurance bureau
and the war finance corporation.
In the hands Of A. Mitchell Palmer.
alien property custodian. Is the mil
lions upon millions Of dollars worth OF
German and Austrian property in this
country seized by virtue OF the trading
with the enemy act All moneys COM
ing into his hands is invested by the
secretary OF the treasury. while he Is
holding other property as a common
law trustee. Both will bc disposed Of
-. Xho ond ~ fba nor q rou prces shall