Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-20
NET TIGHTENED
AROUND ALIENS
BY NEW ORDER
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persons are hereby required to COM
ply with such rules and regulations;
and the attorney general in carrying
out such registration is hereby au-
thorized to utilize such agents,
agencies, officers and departments
of the United States and of the
several states, territories, dependen-
cies and municipalities thereof, and
of the District OF Columbia as he
may select for the purpose, and all
such agents, agencies, officers and
departments are hereby granted full
authority for all acts done by them
in the execution of this regulation
when acting by the direction of the
attorney general. and after the date
fixed by the attorney general for
such registra ton no allen enemy
shall be found within the limits of
the United States, it's territories,
or possessions, without having his
registration card on his person"
Restrictions on Travel
The restrictions were imposed on free
travel in the following section:
An alien enemy shall not change
his place of abode or occupat ton or
otherwise travel or move from place
to place without full compliance
with any such regulations as the
attorney general of the United
States may from time to time make
and declare; and the attorney gem
eral is hereby authorized to make
and declared rom time to time such
regulations concerning the move
ments of alien enemies as he may
deem necessary in the premises
and for the public safety, and to
provide in such regulations for
monthly or other periodical report
of alien enemies to federal, state or
local authorities, and all alien enc
mics shall report at the times and
places and to the authorities fixed
in such regulations"
Germans will be barred from employ
ment on all vessels on the ocean or the
great lakes, and even from travelling or
private motor boats of their own, un-
der the following provisions:
"An alien emmy shall not, except
on public ferries be found on any
ocean, bay, river, or other waters
within three miles Of the shore line
of the United States or its terrific
rial possessions or on any
their connecting waters and har-
boris"
The section forbidding alien enemies
to approach shipping centers is as fol
lows:
An alien enemy shall not approach
or be found within one hundred
yards of any canal, wharf, pier or
dock used directly by, or by means
of lighters by any vessel of vessels
of over 500 tons gross engaged i'm
foreign or domestic trade other than
fishing, nor within 100 yards of any
warehouse. shed, elevator, railroad
terminal or other terminal, storage
or transfer facility adjacent to or
operated in connection with any
such wharf, pier or dock.
The attorney general is given I'D
ditional authority to declare prohibte,
zones about other establishments wneI.
ever he deems 1t advisable to do sc
The proclamation does not interfere
however, with existing regulations tor
bidding enemies to live within a hal
mile of munition plants, shipyards ant
other government establishments though
all previous special permits to ALLOW
aliens to ignore the zone restriction
are revoked.
The proclamation applies both to con
tinental United States and to the Philip
pines. Porto Rico and Alaska. The pen
atty for violation will be internment 70
the war.
Officials explained today that the gov
ernment's action is not intended to b
vindictive, and that Germans who meal
no harm to the United States will no
be molested. Under regulations now oe
ing framed by the departments of Jus
tice. all Germans may not be require,
10 report periodical - officials. TIL
regulations will DE promulgated within
: few days, but the terms of the pICsi
dents pr, ClamatiOR become imm ii ate
ly effective.