Arizona republican., 1917-12-13
FEW RESTRICTIONS FUR AUSTR|ANS AND
 HUNCAR|ANS HERE
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WASHINGTON. Dec l2.-AustrO- Hungarian subjects in the United States, most of the million or more of whom are laborers and are loyal to the allied war cause, will suffer few re- strictions as a result of war between the lands of their birth and adoption.
 In a proclamation today declaring a state of war with Austria Hungary in accordance with the act of congress, President Wilson specified that un- naturalized Austro- -Hungarians, unlike the Germans in this country. should be free to live and travel any where, except that they may not enter or leave the United States without permission and those suspected of enemy activity may be interned
 They need not register with police or public officials as Germans will be required to do shortly. and are not barred from the 100 yard zones about the piers, docks and warehouses closed to Germans and are not required 10 leave the District of Columbia
 The presidents motives in drawing distinctions between Germans and Austrians was regarded as two-fold, first it was realized that the sympathy of Hugariaps. Rumanians, Poles. Ser bians. Czechs. SlOvacs and other inn migrants from the Austro- Hungarian empire, generally is not with the mother country in the war and they have not been guilty of the multi-form cam paign of violence practiced under inc German war system.
 Secondly, such a large proportion of laborers in intuition and steel plants and coal mines consists of Austrian subjects that it was found practically impossible to administer against them the rigid regulation imposed on the Germans, who are half as numerous and more individualistie.
 The department of justice even aban- doned it's former plans to register Aus trians along with Germans because of the immensity of the task and the ad ministration's determination to mini mize embarrassment to Austrians thousands of whom have demonstrated their loyalty to this country by en- listing in the army and navy.
 As an indication of the presidents difference in feelinfg toward subjects of the dual monarchy it was pointed out that nowhere in the proclamation did he use the phrase alien enemies as was done in previous proclamations referring to Germans. Repeatedly he referred only to natives. citizens. deni- ' The presidents proclamation after | citing the resolution of congress au- | thorising war with Austria, says:
 Now, therefore, l Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States of Amer | ica. do hereby proclaim to all whom 1t may concern. that a state of war exists between the United States and the | imperial and royal Austro Hungarian | government; and l especially direct all l officers. civil or military. of the United | States. that they exercise vigilance and | zeal in the discharge of the duties inci- l dent to such a state of war: and 1 do. moreover. earnestly appeal to all American citizens that they, in loyal | devotion to their country, dedicated | from it's foundation to 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 constitu- tional authorities in prosecuting the war to a successful issue. and obtain ing a secure and just peace; and. act
 ing under and by virtue of the author ity vested in me by the constitution of | the United States and the aforesaid | sections of the revised statutes. l do hereby further proclaim and direct that the conduct to be observed on the part of the United States towards all natives. citizens. deniZens or subjects of Austria Hungary. being males of the age of fourteen years and upwards who shall be within the United States and not actually naturaliZed. shall be as follows:
 "An natives, citizens, denizens o subjects of Austria Hungary, being males of fourteen years and up wht
 
 actually naturalized. are enjoined {, preserve the peace towards the United States and to refrain from crim' against the public safety and iron violating the laws of the United State and of the states and territories there
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