Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-04-10
GERMANY FORCED ACTION BY
THE UNITED STATES, SAYS
FRESHEST WILSON.
Must Refrain From All Acts Hostile to
Our overnment-citizens Asked
for Loyal Devotion to Country
in All War Measures.

Washington. Wilson April
6 at III O'Clock signed the resolution
of congress declaring state of war be-
tween the United States and Germany
BY the signing of the resolution the
war which Germany actually has been
making on the United States for many
months is recognized in official form
and the United States thus announces
to the world its determination to take
up what President Wilson characterized
in his address to congress as Ger
manys challenge to all the world, her
war against humanity.
Speaker Clark had signed the reso-
luton soon after it passed the house
and Vice President Marshall signed it
soon after the senate convened at noon.
The engrossed copy was Sc that once
to the White House.
The war proclamation. follows:
Whereas, the congress of the Unit
ed States in the exercise of the con-
stitutional authority vested in them
have resolved by joint resolution of
the senate and house of representa-
tives bearing date this day that a state
of war between the United States and
the imperial German government that
has been thrust upon the United States
is hereby formally declared:
Whereas, it is provided by section
4087 of the revised statutes as fol.
lows:
Aliens Liable TO Apprehension.
whenever there is declared a wal
between the United States and any
foreign nation or government and in
vasion or predatory incursion is per
petrated, attempted or threatened
against the territory of the United
States by any foreign nation or gov
eminent and the president makes pub
lie proclamation of the event, all ma
tive, citizens, denizens or subjects o.
hostile nation or government being
male of the age of IA years and up
ward who shall be within the United
States and not actually naturalized
shall be liable to be apprehended, re
strained, secured and removed al
alien enemies.
1.-THE president is authorized in any
event by his proclamation thereof OF
other public acts to direct the conduc
to be observed on the part of the Uni
ted States toward the aliens who be
come so liable; the manner and de
gree of the restraint to which they
shall be permitted and to provide fol
the removal of those who, not beinl
permitted to reside within the United
States, refuse or neglect to depart
therefrom and to establish any sucf
regulations as are found nescessary il
the premises for the public safety.
Whereby sections 406S, 4069 and
1910 of the revised statutes further
provision is made relative to alien
enemies:
Appeals to All Citizens.
"Now, therefore, |, Woodrow Wilson
president of the United States OF
America, do hereby proclaim, to all
whom it may concern, that a state
of war exists between the United
States and the imperial German gov
eminent, and / do specially direct
all officers, civil or military, of the
United States, that they exercise Wig
lance and zeal in the discharge OF
the duties incident to such state
of war and l do, moreover, earnestly
appeal to all American citizens that
they in loyal devotion to their coun
try dedicated from it's foundation tC
the principles of liberty and justice
uphold the laws of the land and
give undivided and willing support
to those measures which may be
adopted by the constitutional au
thorities in prosecuting the war tC
a successful issue and in obtaining
a secure and just 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;
Enjoins Aliens to Preserve Peace.
Il do hereby further proclaim ano
direct that the conduct to be observed
on the part of the United States to
wards all natives, citizens, denizens OIL
subjects of Germany, being male of the
age of IA years and upwards, WHIT
shall be within the United States an'
not actually naturalized, who for thu
purpose of this proclamation and un
der such sections of the revised stat
utes are termed alien enemies, shall b.
as follows:
"All alien enemies are enjoined L
preserve the peace towards the United
States and to refrain from crime
against the public safety ami from
violating the laws of the Unite'
States and of the states and territorie
thereof and to refrain from actua
hostility or giving information, aid o