New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-19
Not To Be Allowed Within
Half Mile of Any United
States Property
Hard to Obey Rule
In Brooklyn District
If Enforced Strictly 1t Will
Bar Many from Two Of
City's Bridges

All alien enemies who live within
half mile Of fort, camp, aircraft
station, government or naval vessel.
navy yard. factory or workshop for the
manufacture Of munitions or Of any
other product for the use Of the army
and navy" must move away before Jane
/ or submit to arrest This order was
sent 10 all United States District At
torneys and marshals yesterday by At
torney General Gregory.
The order carries out provisions con-
tanned in President Wilson's war. proc
iamation Of April .. In New York
/ City, and more especially in Brooklyn,
It's strict enforcement promises much
confusion and almost an upheaval Of
population.
Hard TO Find Homes
In the Federal district which in
cludcs Brooklyn lie the navy yard,
three forts, the Sayyille wireless plant.
the Mneola aviation field, the new
Rockaway reservation and numerous
munition factories. Enemy aliens will
find difficult to pick out a Brooklyn
location that is not within half mile
of some one OF them. Thousands Of
families will be affected.
Enemy aliens who do not live within
half a mile Of a prescribed area must
, not approach within half a mile Of IT,
/ With strict enforcement Of this pro-
vision, large districts of Brooklyn must
become automatically barred zones to
2 do Ia Iun in 1rtor a
Manhattan to work, pass within "a
| stones throw Of some forbidden spot.
Unless an exception il made, for OK
ample, enemy aliens must be forbidden
TO cross the Manhattan Bridge, which
passes within half mile Of the navy
yard. The Williamsburg Bridge will
be in the same category. Numbers Of
rapid transit lines Will be taboo.
Further confusion viii be added to
the strict enforcement Of the law by
the fact that Brooklyn factories are
now turning their attention 20 filling
government contracts. The Attorney
Generals order says that no alien en-
envy will be allowed 10 live within half
a mile Of one Of these places.
Scores Asked to Move
Rossenwasser Brothers, shoe manu-
| facturers, Of Long Island City. to point
an example. have begun work on S5,-
/ 900 900 contract for army shoes. Be
cause Of this more than a score Of Ger
man families that live within half a
mile of the factory have received or
ders 20 move.
} u seems likely. however that decided
latitude will be exercised BY the Fed
eral authorities in constituting this par
ticular provision The Attorney Gen
erals statement says that enemy aliens
/ who Come within one-half mile Of
said places viii DO so at their own risk
and may be summarily arrested" But
! II continues:
"The marshal may issue permit TO
any one TO continue TO reside in the
! forbidden locality or to come within
! the forbidden locality tor the purpose
Of passing through such half-milc area
or being employed or doing business
within the same If. after such proof as
the marshal may require he is satisfied
that such continued residence or such
passage through or such employment
4 will not be dangerous to the cOmmu-
Unity or TO the United States
The enforcement Of regulations !
and . Of the Presidents proclamation
Will be much more strict.
Prohibits Firearms
The first prohibits the retention by
an alien enemy OF any firearm, weapon
| Of war. or any part thereof, as well as
/ explosives or any material used IN their
I manufacture. The second forbids the
possession or operation Of aircraft.
/ wireless apparatus, or any form Of sig
/ mailing device.
Here. also. the United States Attor-
ncy may exercise scmc discretion, and
| permit marshals 10 sanction the re-
/ tention Of such of these articles as he
/ deems advisable under certain restric-
/ tlOnS
Alien enemies who tear down. mutt
/ late, abuse, dcSccratc or insult the
| flag arc to be regarded as q danger TO
| the public, and will be arrested a.
] once.
"Candida" in BROOKLYN