Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-20
WILSON CLAMPS
DOWN ON ALIENS
Treasonable Activities of Ger
mans VIII Be Curtailed
by New Proclamation.
MISCREANTS EASILY TRACED
Enemies Over IA Years of Age
Must Register; Cannot
Move Without Permit.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-Drastic
agents to keep the thousands of Ger
mans in the United States under con-
stant surveillance and curb the treas
enable activities of few will be pro .
mulgated in several days by Attorney
General Gregory to make effective the
proclamation Issued today by Prcsi-
dent Wilson imposing restrictions on
free movement of alien enemies. BY
means of the new regulations the de
partment of justice expects to be able
to round up number of Germans
who are believed to have directed the
organized campaigns of sabotage and
propaganda to embarrass the United
States in the war.
Under the proclamation unnatural
lied male Germans above the age Of
IA are required to register with the
police or some other authority to be
designated by the attorney-gener
In addition they must report period
ically to come official II the attorney
general so orders.
Movement Limited.
They may not travel In the United
States without a permit and may not
approach within one hundred yards
of any wharf, pier. dock, warehouse
shed, elevator storage house, railroad
terminal or other establishment, which
the attorney general may designate.
They are forbidden to travel on the
ocean, great lakes or any river or
waterway, either on public vessels or
in their own private boats. They may
not enter or reside in the District of
Columbia or on the Panama canal
zone and are not permitted to make
aerial flights in balloons or airplanos.
Extends TO Territories
The new ordC. applies to Germans
living within the United States. the
Philippines, Porto Rico, Alaska and
other possessions or territories, but
does not affect subjects of Austria
Turkey and Bulgaria. 1t is effective
Immediately, but the registration and
licensing for travelling will not be
put into full effect for few days
In administering the new regulations
the department of justice will abide
by the governments tablished
policy of annoying law-abiding Ger
mans as little as possible and the
full pressure of the restrictions will
be imposed only on Germans sus-
pected of having evil designs against
the United States.
number of recent fires and eX-
plosions have been attributed to the
work of allen enemies. Under the
provision for the 100-yard restricted
zone agents may arrest any who are
found on docks, piers or warehouses.
Stops Motor Boat Menace.
One of the most important features
of the presidents proclamation, in
the opinion of department of justice
officials. is the forbidding Of water
travel to enemies. Much of the
damage to docks and piers is known
to have been done by German agents
travelling in motor boats. In addi-
ton, German walters or stewards on
ocean steamships. either in trans
atlantic or coastwise traffic, are sus-
pected of having carried messages
which eventually reached Germany.
The closing of the District of Co
lumbia to Germans was urged by gov
ernment agents as one means Cf les
sening the traffic in valuable war in
formation which is believed to have
its most important center in tho CAPT
tai. The few scores of unnaturalized
Germans living in Wash!nl1on will be
forced to move out Immediately.
German women are not subject to
tho regulations inasmuch al alien
enemies were defined by the espion-
age act as natives, citizens, lenizens
or subjects of the hostile nation or
government, being males of the age
of "A years or upward"