The sun., 1917-11-21
'ENEMY ALIENS
START EXODUS
FROM CAPITAL
German Clerks in Every
Executive Department
Forced to Quit.
NO EXCEPTION GRANTED
Wilson to Ask Authority to
Act Against Women and
Germany's Allies.
NO EXCEPTION GRANTED

Special Despatch to THE SrS.
WASHINGTON Nov. 20--The exodus
of enemy aliens, classified as tran
sents. which was forced by the Presi-
dents proclamation, began In WASH
ington to-day. The "transients' in
clude all German male citizens OF more
than II years. who have not resided
continuously in the District Of Column
bia since April 6, when war was de-
clared. Those who have lived here dur
ing that period have until December
Is to depart.
III spite Of applications for exception
to the ruling the Department Of JUS
tice decided to stand rigidly by the
terms Of the regulations and grant none.
Clerks in every executive department.
1t was discovered. were included in the
ban and were forced to give UP their po-
sitions to-day and leave the city An
estimate Of the number OF persons af-
fected here was impossible tonight.
Government officials also were unable
to tell the number of Government EN-
ployees who were forced to leave as a
result OF the Governments decision to
keep closer watch on all Germans
Every German leaving the capital was
forced to give full information as to the
place where he expected to go, and a
report will be made to the authorities OF
the localities to (which he is destined
Each German also was ordered to report
Immediately to the United States Mar
shall of the district of his coming resi-
dence
Will Bar Women Later.
1t was learned to-day that President
Wilson went as far as possible under the
existing laws in framing the regulatio
applying to enemy aliens. The restric-
tons under the regulations are now as
drastic as possible under present condi-
tions. but they do not reach far enough
to safeguard the country's interesta To
remedy this it was learned on official
authority the Administration will go to
Congress for additional legislation
The regulations are based on a law
more than 100 years old in which an
enemy alien Is defined as any one not
wholly naturalixed, subject to or born in
a nation against which tie United States
has declared war and who is a male
over IA years old. This reaches only a
portion of the enemy aliens
The new legislation sought will he to
include women as we'll as men and to
eliminate the danger from Austrians
and the citizens OF other allies Of Ger
many now in the United States by CIV
ing the President power to keep them
away from points where they might in
terfere with the war plans and prepara-
tions OF the United States
Work on Regulations Rushed.
Regulations for putting the Presi-
dent's proclamation into full effect are
~ Ia.
by the end of the present week. Officials
OF the Department worked until mid
night last night and tonight in an ef-
fort to get them in shape. The main
difficulty is IN the registration Of the
alien enemies and the plans to be fol-
lowed for a comprehensive round UP Of
all of them all over the country. 4
round up along the coast and in lake
ports already has started.
Three plans are being considered now
registration through the post Offices
through local police departments and
through United States inarshals. II was
indicated Tonight that the resources OF
the POST Office Department would he
utilized in securing registrations In the
less densely populated districts, that
United States marshals would be utilized
IN securing the registration Of enemy
aliens in most Of the cities and that the
local police forces would he used for
registering the alien enemies in eight or
ten big cities. There Is no question but
that the police will he relied upon in
Manhattan and Brooklyn. it was stated.
Department of Justice officials are
particularly pleased with the clause in
the proclamation forbidding enemy
aliens the use of navigable waters OF
the nation. II makes any German found
even in "A rowboat about q waterfront or
n the vicinity Of yeSSelg ctihiacf ~ i'm,
mediate internment and will prevent
them even engaging passage on mer-
chant vessels.
Barhed Wire 10 Protect Plants.
1t can be stated with the force of Of
fetal assurance that soldiers will be used
in guarding and patrolung many OF the
barred zones already outlined in the
first proclamation. Private manufactur-
ers engaged on important Government
supply work. such as munitions makers,
will be forced to aid materially in pro-
vidinE adequate protection for their
plants. Barbed wire entanglements as
well as guards may be demanded by the
Government and soldiers may supple
ment these precautions.
There has been disposition in the
past on the part of some private manu-
featuring concerns to overlook this fea-
ture themselves and depend on their in
surance to guard them against any loss.
This IL not going to satisfy the Admins
tration from this time on.
The Government wants the supplies.
and wants them as fast as they can be
turned out. It was pointed out, and in
surng them against loss through incen-
diary fires and explosions IL not giving
any material and immediate comfort to