NOTES ON THE ENEMY TRADING LIST. 1. By section 3 (a) of the Trading with the Enemy Act, which is reprinted on following pages of this pamphlet, persons in the United States are prohibited under penalties from trading.or attempting to trade "either directly or indirectly with, to, or from, or for, or on account of, or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any other person, with knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that such other person is an enemy or ally of enemy, or is conducting or taking part in such trade, directly or indirectly, for, or on account of, or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, an enemy or ally of enemy," except under license from the President. By section 2 of the Act "enemy," "ally & of enemy,” “trade," and "person" are given specific definitions which are not coextensive with their ordinary popular use. 2. The War Trade Board, to which the President has delegated the administration of the Act, publishes this List to give American merchants, bankers, shippers, and others notice that "trade" with the persons and associations whose names appear on it may involve a violation of the Act unless a license therefor has been granted by the Board, in accordance with section 3 (a) of the Act. For the technical definition of "trade," reference is made to section 2 of the Act, post. 3. This is not a complete list of persons and associations with whom it is illegal to trade under the terms of the Act. Obviously it can include only those names concerning which the War Trade Board has sufficient information to justify listing. Therefore trade with a person or association known or suspected to fall within the prohibitions of the Act is not justified by the fact that his or its name does not appear on the List. 4. This revised edition of the Enemy Trading List entirely supersedes all lists, supplements, and announcements of changes published by the War Trade Board previous to March 15, 1918. 5. The listing of an "enemy" or "ally of enemy partnership is equivalent to listing all the partners individually, as well as the association. 66 6. The listing of a member of a partnership as an enemy" or "ally of enemy" applies against trade with the partnership as well as trade with the listed person. 7. The indication of an address for a name on the List, or in supplements to it, is not intended to exclude other addresses of the same person or association. Unless otherwise specified, a listed name refers to all branches of the business in the country. 8. In order to minimize, as far as possible, the inconveniences caused to American merchants by the dislocation of foreign trade through (5) the operation of the Trading with the Enemy Act, the War Trade Board is collecting and classifying the names of nonenemy firms who might be substituted for those within the prohibitions of the Act. A considerable amount of information already is available. In cases where the Board is not prepared to suggest a substitute firm, on request it will inquire of United States consuls abroad. If the applicant wishes this done by telegraph it will be necessary that he undertake to pay the cost of telegraphic.correspondence. The Board assumes no responsibility whatever for the credit or commercial or financial reliability of substitute firms. Its recommendations are confined to the character of the firms under the provisions of the Trading with the Enemy Act. It will facilitate the work of the War Trade Board if applicants in making inquiries will specify the particular trades in which substitutes are required. 9. Supplements to the List containing additions, removals, and variations will be published approximately on the 1st and 15th of each month. 10 The Enemy Trading List and all supplements thereto are telegraphed immediately to the representative of the United States of America in each country abroad, who is instructed to notify all American consuls. Therefore persons abroad who wish to know whether or not a name is on the List should apply for information to an American consul. Firms in the United States of America which have agencies or branches abroad should furnish them with copies of the List and supplements as they are published. 11. The List and all supplements and revisions will be mailed as issued to persons whose names appear on the mailing list of the War Trade Board, Washington, D. C. Names and addresses will be added to this mailing list upon application. 12. The List and all supplements and revisions are published in pamphlet form and also in the Official Bulletin (issued 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 may be obtained at the district offices of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce as listed below, at $2.50 per year. 13. Copies of the List and supplements in pamphlet form may be obtained from the branch offices of the War Trade Board and the district and cooperative offices of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. BRANCH OFFICES OF THE WAR TRADE BOARD. Canal Bank Building, New Orleans, La. 45 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 212 Customhouse, San Francisco, Cal. 825 Henry Building, Seattle, Wash. 402 Third National Bank Building, St. Louis, Mo. Federal Building, Galveston, Tex. Savannah Bank & Trust Co. Building, Savannah, Ga. Customhouse, Mobile, Ala. International Bank Building, Los Angeles, Cal. 748 Morgan Building, Portland, Oreg. 305 Lafayette Building, Philadelphia, Pa. DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE. 734 Customhouse, New York, N. Y. 1804 Customhouse, Boston, Mass. 504 Federal Building, Chicago, Ill. 402 Third National Bank Building, St. Louis, Mo. 1020 Hibernia Bank Building, New Orleans, La. 307 Customhouse, San Francisco, Cal. 848 Henry Building, Seattle, Wash. COOPERATIVE OFFICES OF THE BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE. Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland, Ohio. Greater Dayton Association, Dayton, Ohio. South American Agent, Southern Railway, Chattanooga, Tenn, General Freight Agent, Southern Railway, 96 Ingalls Building, Cincinnati, Ohio. TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT. [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. |