Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-04-27
PRESIDENT DE-
FINES TREASON
Calls Attention of Citizens
Generally to Laws of Nation
Defining Treason and Pen
alties Covering Same.

0OAAC AAl CA4C VI A4ICN OCe%tCC1 NAtAASAAO
and aliens, are warned in a proc
lamation issued today by Presi-
dent Wilson that reasonable acts
or attempts to shield those COM
mitting such acts, will be vigor-
ously prosecuted by the govern
ment.
Whereas, all persons in the
United States, citizens as we'll as
aliens, should be informed of the
penalties which they will incur
for any failure to bear true allie
glance to the United States.
Nov, therefore, l, Woodrow
Wilson, president of the United
States, hereby issue this procla-
nation to call especial attention to
the following provisions of the
constitution and laws of the
United States:
Section 8 of article 3 of the
constitution provides in part:
Treason against the U nj t e d
States shall consist only in levy
ing war against them, or in ad-
herring to their enemies, giving
them aid and comfort
''The criminal code of the u
nited States provides:
"Section 1.-Whoever, owing
allegiance to the United States,
levies war against them or ad-
heres to their enemies, giving
them aid and comfort within the
United States or elsewhere, is
guilty of treason.
"Section 2. Whoever is con-
victed of treason shall suffer
death; or at the discretion of the
court, shall be imprisoned for not
less than five years and fined not
less than $40, 900, to be levied on
and collected out of any or all of
his property, real and personal,
of which he was the owner at the
time of committing such treason,
any sale or conveyance to the
contrary Notwithstanding, and
every person so convicted of trea-
son shall, moreover, be incapable
of holding any office under the
United States.
"Section 3.-Whoever, owing
allegiance to the United States
and having knowledge of the
commission of any treason against
them conceals and does not, as
soon as may be, disclose and make
known the same to the president
or some judge of the United
States, or to the governor or some
judge or justice of a particular
state, is guilty of misprision oil
treason and shall be imprisoned
not more than seven years anC
fined not more than 81, 900.
"Section eff two or more
persons in any state or territory,
or in any place subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States
conspire to overthrow, put dowr
or destroy by force the govern
ment of the United States or tt
levy war against them, or to op
pose by force the authority there
of, or by force to prevent, hinde
or delay the execution of any Law
of the United States, or by fore
to seize, take or possess any prop
erty of the United States contrar,
to the authority thereof, the,
shs II each be fined not more thai
$1,000, or imprisoned not NOR
than six years or both.
''The courts of the United State
have stated the following acts t
be reasonable: p.
''The use or attempted use o
any force or violence against tn
government of the United State
or it's military or naval forces;
THE acquisition. use or dispos
al of any property with knowledg
that it is to be, or with inter
that it shall be of assistance I
the enemy in their hOstilities {