The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-13
Those Residing in This Country Are Not Chased As Alien Enemies
 Like the Germans.
Loyalty That Has Been Displayed Toward This Country Caused President Wilson to Issue a Proclamation Suspending Restrictions That Are Applied to German Residents.

Washington, Dec 2. Austro- Hum garian SUI je,ts in the United states most of million or more will suffer few restrictions as the result of a state of war. between the Cnitoa States and their native land.
 In a proclamation today declaring a state of war with Austria Hunaarv in accordance with the act of congress President Wilson specified that un- naturalized Austro- -iungarians unlike the Germans in this country. should be free to live and travel anywhere, except that they may not enter or leave the states without permission and those suspected of enemy activity may be interned
 They need not register with police CT postoffice off. ials, as Germans will be required to do shortly, and are not barred from the one hundred yarI zones about the piers. docks and warehouses closed t0 Germans and are not required to leave the District of Columbia
 The presidents motive in drawing distinctions between Germans and Austrians was described as two-fold ~ first it was realized that the sym pathy of Hungarians, Rumanians Poles, Serbians, Sovaks and other i'm migrants from the Ausuo- Hungarian empire generally is not with the mother country in the war and they i have not been guilty of the multiform . campaign of Yf0lence practiced under the German war system Secondly such large proportion of la1orers in mUnition and steel plants and coal mines consists of Austrian subjects that it was found practically impos- sible to administer against them the rigid regulations imposed on the Ger mans who are half as numerous and more indiyidualistic.
 The department of justice even abandoned it's former plans to register Austrans along with Germans because of the immensity of the task and the administration determination to minimize embarrassment to Austrians thousands of whom have demon strated their loyalty 10 this couutr by enlisting in the army and navy.
 AS an indication of the presidents difference in feeling toward the sub iects of the dual monarchy it wa pointed out that nowhere in the proc lamation did he use the phrase alien enemies" as was done in previous proclamation referring to Germans Repeatedly he referred only 10 "na- tlves, citizens. denizens or subjects or Austria -Hungaria.
 The presidents proclamation after citing the resolution of congress au- thorizing war against Austria says
 Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Will son. president of the United States ol America. do hereby proclaim to all whom it may concern that a state ol war exists between the United states and the imperial and royal Austro- Hungarian government, and l 60 e7- pecially direct all officers, ciIll or military, of the United States tha' they exercise vigilance and zeal m the discharge of their duties incident 'o such a state of war, and l do more over. earnestly appeal 10 all Ameri- can to all American citizens that they in loyal devotion 10 their country dedicated from it's foundation to tA' principles of liberty and justice up hold the laws of the land and slEe undivided and willins support 10 t'o7- measures which may be adopted ol the constitutional authorities in pros ecuting the war to a suce2s5iul issue and obtaining secure ana "s' peace;
 And actine under and by virtue O. the United States and the alofes't' sections of the revised statutes "' hereby further proclaim and dire' that the onduct to be o SerVeu oi' tho part of the United states 'o- warsd all natives, citizens, den'zohS 0 subjects of Austria Hungary oein males of the age of fourteen veal and upwards. who shall he within LII" United States and not actually ha'u' alized, shall be as follows.
 "All natives, citizens, denHens o' subjects of Austria-iHungarN Iell' males of II years and upwards WI, shall be within the United States an' not naturalized are enjoined to pre- serve the peace towards the Oniteo States and to refrain from crih'