Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-13
Subjects of Dual Monarchy in
This Country Not to Be Re-
strained So Long as They
Observe the Rules,
lNTERNMENT TO FOLLOW
DIS0BEDIENCE OF ORDER
Less Rigid Rules Than Toward
: Germans Because New En-
ennleS Are Not So Malignant
as Are AdherentS of Kaiser

tsf MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wissI
Washington, Dec. 12.--Austro- Hun
garian subjects in the United States,
most of the million or more OF whom
are laborers and are loyal to the ali.
ned war cause, will suffer few restric-
tions as result of war between the
lands of their birth and adoption.
In a proclamation today declaring
state of war with Austria Hungary
In accordance with the act Of con-
gress, President Wilson specified that
unnaturalized Austro- -Hungarians, un.
like 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.
Need Not Register.
They need not register with police
or postoffice officials, as Germans
will be required to do shortly, and are
not barred from the 100-yard zones
about the piersS docks and warehouses
closed to Germans and are not re-
quired to leave the District of Column
bia.
The presidents motive in drawing
distinctions between Germans and
Austrians was regarded as two-fold.
first II was realized that the sympathy
of Hungarians, Rumanians, Poles,
Serbians, Czeohs, Slovacs and other
immigrants from the Austro- -Hungar-
ian empire, generally is not with the
mother country in the war and they
have not been guilty of the multi
form campaign Of violence practiced
under the German war system.
Cannot Apply Rigid Rule.
Secondly, such large proportion OF
laborers in munition and steel plants
and coal mines consists of Austrian
subjects that 1t was found practically
impossible to administer against them
the rigid regulations imposed upon
the Germans, who are half as numer-
Gus and more individualistic.
The department of Justice even
abandoned its former plans to register
Austrians along with Germans be-
cause of the immensity of the task
and the administration is determined
to minimize embarrassment to Aus
TRANS. thousands of whom have DEM
onstrated their loyalty to this country
by enlisting in the army and navy.
AS an indication of the presidents
difference in feeling toward subjects
of the dual monarchy Ii 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
al. ia
denizens Or subjects" of Austria-Hun-
gary
The presidents proclamation after
citing the resolution of congress au-
thorizing war with Austria. says:
The Proclamation Says.
"Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Will
SON, president of the United States OF
America, do hereby proclaim to all
whom 1t may concern, that state Of
war exists between the United States
and the imperial and royal Austro-
cially direct all officers, civil and mill
tary, of the UNnrd states, that they
exercise vigilantb and zeal in the dis
charge of the duties incident to such
a state of war; and I do, moreover.
earnestly appeal to all American citi-
zens 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 constitutional au-
thorities in prosecuting the war TO =.
successful issue, and obtaining a Sc
cure and just peace; and. acting unn
der and by virtue of authority vested
in me by the constitution Of the Unit
ed States and the aforesaid sections
of the revised statutes, 1 do hereby
further proclaim and direct that ths
conduct to be observed on the part OF
the United States towards all natives,
citizens denizens or subjects of AUS
tria Hungary. being males OF the age
of ii years and upwards. who shalt
be within the United States and not
actually naturalized, shall be as foi-
! lows:
Word to Austrians in United States.
"All natives, citizens, denizens or
subjects of Austria Hungary, being
| males of IA years and up who shall
be in the United States and not actual
! ly naturalized. are enjoined to preserve
the peace towards tie United States