No. 1 OCTOBER 6, 1917 TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ENEMY TRADING LIST ISSUED BY THE WAR TRADE BOARD OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1917 NOTES ON THE ENEMY TRADING LIST. 1. The Enemy Trading List is compiled for the benefit of American merchants who, by the Trading with the Enemy Act, are prohibited under penalties from trading with the enemy, or ally of enemy, without first obtaining a license from the War Trade Board. This is a list of enemies and allies of enemies, and other persons, firms, and corporations, who there is reasonable cause to believe have acted, directly or indirectly, for, on account of, on behalf of, or for the benefit of enemies and allies of enemies. This list does not purport to be a complete list. Any person, firm, or corporation trading with any other person, firm, or corporation who there is reasonable cause to believe is an enemy or ally of enemy, or in such trade is acting for, on account of, on behalf of, or for the benefit of an enemy or ally of enemy, is not relieved from the prohibitions and penalties imposed by the Trading with the Enemy Act by reason of the fact that the name of such other person, firm, or corporation does not appear upon this list. 2. In order to minimize, as far as possible, any inconvenience which may be caused to American merchants by the dislocation of foreign trade owing to the operation of the Trading with the Enemy Act, the War Trade Board is collecting and classifying the names of nonenemy firms who may be able to act as substitutes for firms who may prove to be enemies or allies of the enemy, within the meaning of the Trading with the Enemy Act. A considerable amount of information is already available at the War Trade Board, and it will be in many cases possible to suggest the names of satisfactory substitutes without the necessity of referring the matter abroad. The Board is, however, prepared on application to inquire of United States consuls abroad for the names of suitable substitutes. When the applicant wishes this done by telegraph he will be required to undertake to pay the cost of telegraphic correspondence. The Board assumes no responsibility whatever for the credit, standing, or financial responsibility of such substitute firms. It would greatly facilitate the work of the War Trade Board if applicants in making inquiries would specify the particular trade or trades for which substitutes are required. 3. The Enemy Trading List, of which this is the first issue, will be telegraphed on the day of its issue to the representative of the United States of America in each country abroad, who will be instructed to notify all American consuls to whom persons abroad should apply for information as to the names on this list. Firms in the United States of America with agencies or branches abroad should, however, furnish such agencies or branches with copies of the lists as they are published. The list will be mailed as issued to all firms appearing on the mailing list of the War Trade Board, 1435 K Street, NW., Washington, D. C. 4. Additions to and variations in this list will be published approximately on the 1st and 15th of each month. The lists will be published in the Official Bulletin, published daily by the Committee on Public Information, 10 Jackson Place, Washington, D. C., which is for sale at $5 per year; and in Commerce Reports, issued daily by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C., which is for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C., or from the district offices of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce as listed below, at $2.50 per year. Copies of the lists may also be obtained from the War Trade Board, 1435 K Street NW., Washington, D. C., and also from the branch offices of the War Trade Board, and the district and cooperative offices of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, as follows: COOPERATIVE OFFICES OF THE BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE. [PUBLIC-NO. 91-65TH CONGRESS.] [H. R. 4960.] An Act To define, regulate, and punish trading with the enemy, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act shall be known as the "Trading with the enemy Act." SEC. 2. That the word "enemy," as used herein, shall be deemed to mean, for the purposes of such trading and of this Act (a) Any individual, partnership, or other body of individuals, of any nationality, resident within the territory (including that occupied by the military and naval forces) of any nation with which the United States is at war, or resident outside the United States and doing business within such territory, and any corporation incorporated within such territory of any nation with which the United States is at war or incorporated within any country other than the United States and doing business within such territory. (b) The government of any nation with which the United States is at war, or any political or municipal subdivision thereof, or any officer, official, agent, or agency thereof. (c) Such other individuals, or body or class of individuals, as may be natives, citizens, or subjects of any nation with which the United States is at war, other than citizens of the United States, wherever resident or wherever doing business, as the President, if he shall find the safety of the United States or the successful prosecution of the war shall so require, may, by proclamation, include within the term "enemy." The words "ally of enemy," as used herein, shall be deemed to mean (a) Any individual, partnership, or other body of individuals, of any nationality, resident within the territory (including that occupied by the military and naval forces) of any nation which is an ally of a nation with which the United States is at war, or resident outside the United States and doing business within such territory, and any corporation incorporated within such territory of such ally nation, or incorporated within any country other than the United States and doing business within such territory. (b) The government of any nation which is an ally of a nation with which the United States is at war, or any political or municipal subdivision of such ally nation, or any officer, official, agent, or agency thereof. (c) Such other individuals, or body or class of individuals, as may be natives, citizens, or subjects of any nation which is an ally of a nation with which the United States is at war, other than citizens of the United States, wherever resident or wherever doing business, as the President, if he shall find the safety of the United States or the successful prosecution of the war shall so require, may, by proclamation, include within the term "ally of enemy." The word "person," as used herein, shall be deemed to mean an individual, partnership, association, company, or other unincorporated body of individuals, or corporation or body politic. The words "United States," as used herein, shall be deemed to mean all land and water, continental or insular, in any way within the jurisdiction of the United States or occupied by the military or naval forces thereof. The words "the beginning of the war," as used herein, shall be deemed to mean midnight ending the day on which Congress has declared or shall declare war or the existence of a state of war. The words "end of the war," as used herein, shall be deemed to mean the date of proclamation of exchange of ratifications of the treaty of peace, unless the President shall, by proclamation, declare a prior date, in which case the date so proclaimed shall be deemed to be the "end of the war" within the meaning of this act. The words "bank or banks," as used herein, shall be deemed to mean and include national banks, State banks, trust companies, or other banks or banking associations doing business under the laws of the United States, or of any State of the United States. The words "to trade," as used herein, shall be deemed to mean (a) Pay, satisfy, compromise, or give security for the payment or satisfaction of any debt or obligation. (b) Draw, accept, pay, present for acceptance or payment, or indorse any negotiable instrument or chose in action. (c) Enter into, carry on, complete, or perform any contract, agreement, or obligation. (d) Buy or sell, loan or extend credit, trade in, deal with, exchange, transmit, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of, or receive any form of property. (e) To have any form of business or commercial communication or intercourse with. |