Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-15
RESUMPTION OF TRADE
FORMALLY ANNOUNCED
America Is Now AT Liberty Ia Carr.
OH Business With
q. Germany.
SOVIET AREA is YET BARRED
Will BE No Exchanges With Bol>hc.
visit Russia or HmnSary-Unitcd
Z states Agents Arc Already IN
TeutOn Country.


9& WASHINGT0N. July Formal am
6 Douncement of the resumption - trade
with Germany was made today ny the
State Department. a general enemy
trade license. with certain reservations.
Y viii be tho medium through which
\, business will he done. The actual order.
pertaining 10 the resumption OF trade
reads!
The war-trade hoard section OF the
y Depart If state announces hat
seseral enemy-irade license has been
issued. authorizing an persons IA the
uniteH States. on and after .luly II.
1919. to trade and communicates with
persons residing IN Germany and to
trade, and communicate with all per
sons with whom trade aud comuiuui-
cation is prohibited by tho trading
with the enemy act
The restrictions So, forth by the
department are as follows.
I'D The above mentioned genera
license does MOI endorse tho irnror,a-
ton into the United states from Ger
many or elsewhere. OF dyes. dyestum,
4 potash. drugs or chemicals. which have
been produced or manufactured in Ger
many.
Doc, Not Open IN soviet Area.
90 The above mentioned general
license does not modify or affect in any
trace ana communicaiion between the
United States and Hungary or tina;
portion OF RUSSIA under the control
of ting Bolshcvist authorities
go This above mentioned general
license does not authorize trade with
respect to any property which hereto
fore. pursuant to the provisions of the
trading W tn the enemy act amend
ed. has been reported to ihs alien
property custodian. or should have been
so reported 20 him, or any property
which heretofore. pursuant to the pro
visions of sad act the alien property
custodian has seized or has required
IcnNeNfi
delivered or paid over TO him
Under terms of . supplemental an
known that the United states can now
import practically anything II wants
from from any any country II The world save
are certain exceptions. few in num-
per, the most important # which arc
and a mum Der OF medicinal remedies.
Arc Already in Germany,
Unofficial agents of tho American
government arc already ia Germahy
where they ~" prepared % attend TO
fed by the URited states senate. how
ever: our regular consuls w!ll 20 for
ward.
For the nresen, he state Depart
men is unable because We ar" techni-
caliy a. war witn Germany, 10 issue
passport - mat country.
Aoreover, there are no Diplomatic
represents yves or consular agents II
germany IN this country 10 wise the
passports we're they issutsi
The proce durc 10 he followed though
VIII De the granting OF passports 10
an adjoining ueutrsl country. like iIoI.
land e. Denmark. and once the AiDeri-
can business sGtnt reaches there ne
WIN sNperi:nte !ittle trouble in obtain
l. in dire nsed OF supplies. ana the
American business man is practically
the only one who can promise goods in
unlimited quantities
- Nj
IN the United States under similar cir
cumstshces Their passports VIII be
made out - neutral country bI, The
tacit UNDERSTANDING between Inc two
nations VIII permit German agents on
board steamships for the Dnited States
and allow them to enter This country
The war trade divisions action Wa
in line with the order to the coIncU
S Sf I've al rs.is lifting ,ne economic
The formal notice by Acting Score.
tary Polk was accompanied by twp
export Conservation lis, and the o,he.
rescinding bunker restrictions which
nave prevented the collins Of vessels
~ american ports without licenses.
ships Already Londed.
Trading with Germany is cXDec,.d
many having been loaded in American
ports ports and s~attins the isauance OF tn.
Board has announced that i, stood
ready , to establish .,esmship lines To-,
tween Hiher!t1t Atlantic ana Gun
soon 81" earso as"H5s ca ms H aoaR.
Restrictions lefc.lu' torce cffert trad
iIunEary. and with those sections OF
Russ!a controlled by TIT. i;Ulghcyisis
The importation Of dyes dycstufs
potash. drugs. and chemicals whirh
nave been manufactured in Germany.
even n ihty have been trausror,cd
ELSEWHERE before being shipped q tho
United states is still forbidden. *
cept when individual inDn,i iicensr
are secured to cover the movement.
me Importation of wheat and wh5ni
houF $50 is banned 10 protect tho goy
eminent price guarantee on wheat
grown IN tho Quilted states and ,hc
genera License does not cover I'm.
alloy. 80 "a P's oi
,, In Ir,eosscindinc the cNpor, conser,a.
non list the board allied pariiouls,
nI atinm TO th,' effect that ali regm.
fac,ims mon nay" hccn in force al.
TO ScandiHavia ana Nolland NAV" Non
SCI as!d", while the bunker Iiccusn is
s,,N ~, to authorized vessels Nyipr
In, " .! any nation 10 coal in liz
tnilen S'dt"S i"r any port without am
Iornali'ics. All of inc lirongcs ,,r
f,f F,,.