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Revised and Enlarged Enemy Trading List in This Issue (Jto'iaL_!utLrlu PUBLISHED D.AZLY under order of THE PRESIDENT of THE UNITED ST&TES by COMMITTEE on PUBLIC INFORMATION GEORGE CREEL, Charman ,VoL. 2 WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1918. No. 301 FIXING OF THE RESALE PRICES GENERAL TRADE AGREEMENT OF ARTICLES TO BE FORBIDDEN BETWEEN THE UNITED STA TES- BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY FIRST FORMAL FINDING STATED IS FINA LL Y CONCLUDED HERE Case of Medical Concern Decided in Favor of Complainant-Follows FIRST ARRANGED WITH Supreme Court Decision in Ameri- STEPS TO IMPROVE HANDLING A NORTHERN NEUTRAL can Graphophone Co. Case. IOF SOLDIER MAIL AT CAMPS Agreement Assures to Nor- The Federal Trade Commission au- War Department Statement Re- way Supplies to Cover Her thorizes the following: garding Complaints of Error For a considerable time there has been Needs as Long as War a controversy throughout the country and Delay. Needs of This Country and over the question of the riglit of manu- facturers, wholesalers, etc., fixing resale The following statement is authorized Its Associates Are Not In- prices at which their articles could be by the War Department: sold, and the right to maintain such re- A general order has been issued dealing terfered with-No Aid for sale prices has been contended for by with the matter of numerous and bitter them, and the question whether such right complaints that have been made by reason Central Powers. exists has been brought before the Fed- of delays and errors in the delivery of eral Trade Commission numerous times. The War Trade Board has issued the mail to enlisted men in camps and canton- following: Many hearings have been had, many ments, and by reason of the loss or theft complaints have been made, and much of mail, after it has been turned over to The general commercial agreement be- consideration has been given to the sub- The military tween the United States and Norway, the authorities by the Post Of- first general ject by -that commission. Many business fice Department. agreement of this country concerns have been refusing to sell to with one of the northern neutrals, has customers who would not agree Regulation of Company Orderlies. been signed by Vance C. McCormick, to main- chairman of tain the resale price fixed by the seller. These occurrences cause widespread the War Trade Board, and Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, the special repre- First dissatisfaction amnong the men to whom Case Disposed of. mail sentative of the Norwegian Government is sent and the persons by whom in this country. The agreement The Fedoral Trade Commission has such mail is sent, and generally bring re- assures just disposed of the first of these cases in proach upon the military service. The to Norway supplies to cover her estimated which complaints have been issued charg- regimental mail orderly personnel is pre- needs, in so far as these can be supplied ing violations of law through fixing the scribed, but the company mail orderlies without detriment to the war needs of resale price of articles, the United States and its associates in and an order to apparently are not appointed according the war, and contains long schedules cease and desist from this practice has to any regulation or system, are changed enumerating just been issued by it in the case of Ches- frequently, and are replaced by men un- the quantities of foodstuffs, ter Kent & Co. (Inc.), fodder, fertilizer, textiles, metals and of Boston, manu- familiar with this work. minerals, rubber, and miscellaneous com- facturers of proprietary medicines. Much difficulty will be avoided if, upon modities which Norway is entitled to re- Attorneys for the company -admitted detailing mail orderlies, commanding of- that in the past the practices ceive. Norway for its part agrees to per- complained ficers issue proper instructions in this mat- mit the unhampered export to the United of had been in use. The order, the first ter. Upon-issuming their duties the mail States and its associates in the war of in cases of this character, forbids the orderlies will be informed that neglect, all Norwegian products not needed for company to- tardiness, or carelessness will subject home consumption, particularly of ores (a) Indicate to dealers the prices for them to appropriate punishment. They and minerals, chemical and metallurgical which its proprietary or patent medicines will be reminded that theft from and tam products, timber and wood products, fish, shall be resold. pering with mail, whether insured, regis- and fish products. This covers the regu- (b) Securing agreements from dealers tered c. o. d., or otherwise, are serious lar supply of nitrateq, iron ore, metals to adhere to such prices. military offenses, triable and punishable used in hardening special process steels, (c) Refusing to sell to dealeils who under the 93d Article of War. timber for mine props, wood pulp and fail to adhere to such prices. Change in Regulations. other exports, particularly for the Euro- (d) Refusing to sell to dealers who pean associates of the United States in fail to adhere to such prices upon the A change in the Army Regulations will the war, America~s own requirements in same terms as dealers who do so adhere. shortly be promulgated which will bring the way of imports from Norway being (e) Furnishing any conformity with advantage to deal- Army Regulations into relatively small. ers who adhere to the resale prices, while the present practice in the Post Office De- refusing similar treatment to dealers who partinent in the matter of insured parcels, No Aid to Central Powers. do not adhere to the prices. and commanding officers will issue the It is, of course, provided that none of This order of. the commission follows necessary instructions to cause mail or- the supplies imported from the United the decision of the Supreme Court of the derlies to accord to insured parcels the States or its associates or forwarded by (etinuki on page 7.) (Continued on page 3.) the aid of American bunker coal shall go 2 THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN: SATURDAY, MAY 4,,1918. directly or indirectly to any of the cen- its allies was early declared by Tresident tral powers or be used to replace com- Wilson and has been a cardinal principle FLEET CORPORATION READY modities exported to-those ountries. A of the War Trade Board from the outset further but easily, comprehensible pro- of its negotiations with the neutrals. TO ENFORCE HOUSING RULES viso stipulates that nothing manufac- tured, grown, or produced by means of Principal Items on list. Will Exercise Power Under Bill machinery, implements, fuel, lubricants, The principal items on the list of sup- or other auxiliaries to production im- plies for Nortay under the agreement to Prevent Injustice to ported under the agreement is to be ex- with the United States are as follows, the Shipyard Workers. ported to the central powers. Guaran- amounts being for a year's consumption tees, too, are to be exacted by Norway and calculated in metric tons unless The United States Shipping Board au- in the case of any reexport to neutrals otherwise specified: thorizes the following: against a benefit to Germany and its al- A. Foodstuifs: lies Bread grains, Including rice--.. 00, 000 A report has reached the Shipping from such reexport. Fodder stuffs (oil cake and In- Board that at Newpoft News, Va., some Bunker coal and supplies for ships car- dian corn) ---------------- 200 000 rying the supplies to Norway will be fur- Starches -------------------- 1, 000 of the old shipyard workers are being nished and such vessels will Cocoa ----------------------- 1,400 forced out by landlords in order that they not be seized Coffee ---------------------- 14, 500 may relet the houses to nonwar workers. or hampered by the United States and as- Tea --------------------------- 160 sociated Governments, though the powers Sirup ----------------- 1------10,000 This caused the Shipping Board to is- of inspection and supervision necessary Spices ------------------------- 82 sue the following, a reiteration of its de- Frnitdidddd-d-------dddddddd4,000 termination to exercise the power con- under war conditions are of course re- Frult, fresh -------------------- 6, 000 tained. Sugar 000 ferred on it in this matter of housing: Pork and beef 1--10,000 Satisfactory to Both Parties. B. Oils and fats: Requisitioning Found Necessary. Vegetable oil and fats - ---- 10, 000 The agreement, which in its terms is Oil seeds (for seed-crushing The Fleet Corporation has found it nec- considered most liberal to Norway, repre- plants) ---------------------- 20, 000 essary to requisition the use of houses in sents an arrangement satisfactory to both Mineral oils -------------------- 76,500 certain localities where it appeared to its Also necessary quantities of paraffin wax, satisfaction that the owners were dis- parties, the American representatives hav- stearin, vegetable and mineral turpentine, var- ing some time ago informed Commissioner nishes, shellac, rape oil, etc. posed to threaten the occupants, who were Nansen that they accepted the final Nor- C. Rubber tires, in quantites specified to meet shipyard workers, with dispossess, the wegian proposal as a basis for the com- Norwegian needs. apparent reason for such step being either pleted agreement. This proposal was em- D. Textiles: to obtain a higher repkal out of the ship- bodied in the draft agreement, formula- Silk yarns and tissues 100 yard worker or from some other occupant. Cotton, raw, yarn and manufac- have been advanced in tion of which and a necessary discussion tures ---------------------- 8, 000 Already, rentals of details under the general basis of Wool, wool yarn, and products- 3, 700 some cases almost threefold; the occu- agreement have consumed the consider- Tilax, hemp, jute, and tow __- ,8,500 pants of the hondes from which the ship- Supplies of metal-working machinery of all yard workers are dispossessed not infre- able time which has elapsed since the ac- kinds are subject of special agreements.