The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-04-19
THE SOLEMN
PROMISE
In language that all can
understand, President
defines a Traitor and
the penalty,

the penalty.
Monday President Wilson issued
proclamation defining treason an
kindred crimes and stating the pun
shment therefor, with the promis
that offenders will be prosecuted. I
will be well to heed that warning
and so that our readers may know, w
publish the proclamation in full
Proclamation.
Whereas, all persons in the Unit
ed Ctates, citizens as well as aliens
should be informed of the penaltie'
which they will incur for any failure
to bear true allegiaRse to the United
States;
"Now, therefore I, Woodrow vii
son, president of the United states
thereby issue this proclamation 70 cal
especial attention ta the following
provision Of the constitution ard the
laws of the United States:
Section OF article III of the con-
stitution provides in part; Treason
against the United States shall consist
only in levyiRg war against them. pr
in adhering to their enemies, giving
them aid and comfort
1.-THE crimiaal code of the United
States provides:
Section Whoever owing al
.legiance to the United States, Ievies
war against them or adheres to their
enemies, giving them aid and comfort
within the United States or elsewhere
is guilty OF treason.
" Section Whoever is convicted
Of treason shall suffer death; or at
the discretion of the court shall be
imprisoned not lass than five years
and fined not less than $4,000, to be
levied on and collected out Of any or
al of his property, real and personal
of which he was the owner at the time
Of committing such treason, any sale
0r conveyance to the contrary not
withstanding, and every person so
convicted of treason. shall, moreover,
be incapable of holding any office IN
der the United States.
g Section 3-Whoever, owing ale
glance to the United States and hav-
.ng knowledge of the commission of
any treason against them conceals
and does not, as soon as may be, dis
close and make known the same to
he president or some judge of the
United States. or to the governor or
5ome judge or justice of a particular
state, is guilty of misprision of trea-
son and shall be imprisoned not more
than seven years and fined not more
than $1,000.
" Section eff two or more per-
sons in any state or territory, or in
any place subject to the jurisdiction
Of the United States, conspire to over
throw, put down, or destroy by force
the government of the United States
or to levy war against them, or to
oppose by force the authority thereof
or by force to prevent, hinder or de-
ay the execution of any law of the
United States or by force to seize
axe or possess any property of the
United States contrary to the author
:ty thereof, they shall each be fined,
.ot more than $4,000, or imprisoned
not more than six years, or both
1.-THE courts of the United States
have stated the following acts to be.
reasonable:
''The use or attempted use of an
force or violence against the govern
uent of the United States, or its mill
.ary or naval forces;
''The acquisition, use or disposal o.
any property with knowledge that +
is to be, or with intent that it shall
be Of assistance to the enemy in thei
hostilities against the United States
1.-The performance of any act or the
publication OF statements or tnforma
ton which viii give or supply, in an
way, aid and comfort to the enemie
of the United State
"The direction, aiding, counseling
or eountenancing of any of the fore
going acts.
"Such acts are held to be treas
1nable whether committed within the
United States or elsewhere; whethe~
committed by a citizen of the United
States or by an alien domiciled, or
residing, in the United States, mas
much as resident aliens, as well as
citizens. owe allegiance to the United
States and its laws.