The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-10
PRESIDENTS WAR
PROCLAMATION A RE-
MARKABLE DOCUMENT
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ing support to those measures which
may be adopted by the constitutional
authorities in prosecuting the war to
successful issue and in obtaining a
secure and just peace;
Must Preserve Peace.
And, acting under and by virtue OF
the authority vested in me by the
Constitution of the United States and
the said sections of the Revised Stat
utes;
81 do hereby further proclaim and
direct that the conduct TO be observed
on the part of the United States to-
ward all natives, citizens, denizens or
subjects of Germany, being males, Of
the age Of IA years and upward, who
shall be within the United States, and
not actually naturalized, who, for the
purpose of this proclamation and under
such sections Of the Revised Statutes
are termed alien enemies, shall be "a
follows:
"All alien enemies are enjoined tn
preserve the peace toward the United
States and to refrain from crime
against the public safety, and from
violating the laws of the United States
and of the States and territories
thereof and to refrain from actual hos.
tility or giving information, aid, or
comfort, to the enemies of the United
States, and to comply strictly with
the regulations which are hereby or
which may from time to time promul-
gated by the President, and so long as
they shall conduct themselves in ac-
cordance with law they shall be un-
disturbed in the peaceful pursuit o:
. their lives and occupations. an be
accorded the consideration due to all
peaceful and law-abiding persons, ex
cept so far as restrictions may be nee.
essary for their own protection and for
the safety Of the United States and to
ward such alien enemies as conduct
themselves in accordance with law, all
citizens Of the United States are en-
. Joined to preserve the peace and to
treat them with all such friendlinesc
as may be compatible with loyalty and
allegiance to the United States.
Liable to Restraint.
and all alien enemies who fail t.
conduct themselves as so enjoined IL
addition to all other penalties prescrib-
ed by law, shall be liable to restaint,
or to give actual or to remove and de-
part from the United States in the
manner prescribed by Sections 1869
nd Of ha
as prescribed in the regulations duly
promulgated by the President
and pursuant to the authority vest
ed in me, | hereby declare and estab-
lish the following regulations, which
find necessary in the premises and for
the public safety:
. Il. An alien enemy shall not have
in his possession at any time or place
any firearms, weapons or implement
of war, or component parts thereof,
ammunition, Maxim or other silencer,
arms or explosives or material used in
the manufa cture of explosives.
80. An alien enemy shall not have
in his possession at any time or place
IOr use or operate any aircraft or wire.
less apparatus or any form of signal
ing device, or any form of cipher code
or any paper, document or book, writ
ten or printed in cipher or in which
there may be invisible writing.
SO. All property found in the posses
sion of an alien enemy in violation OF
the foregoing regulations shall be sub
ject to seizure by the United States
Must Avoid War Plant.
a. An alien enemy shall not ap.
proach or be found within one half
mile of any Federal or State fort.
camp, arsenal, aircraft station, Govern.
ment or naval vessel, navy yard, fac
tory or workshop for the manufact-
ure of munitions of war or of any pro-
ducts for the use of the army or navy
"5. An alien enemy shall not write
print or publish any attack or threat /
against the Government or Congress of !
the United States or either branch .
thereof, or against the measures or I
policy of the United States, or against
the persons or property of any person
in the military, naval or civil service
or territories, or of the District of Co.
lumbia or of the municipal govern
ments therein.
"6. An alien enemy shall not COM
nit or abate any hostile acts agains(
the United States or give information,
aid or comfort to its enemies.
"a, An alien enemy shall not reside
in or continue to reside in, TO remain .
in or enter any locality which the Pres
ident may from time to time designate .
by an executive order as prohibitive \
area in which residence by an alien /
enemy shall be found by him to consu
tute a danger to the public peace and I
safety OF the United States except b. l
permit from the President, and except /,
under such limitations or restrictions
as the President may prescribe.