The Pulaskian., 1917-04-13
WILSON WARNS ALIENS IN WAR
 PROCLAMATION
President Calls Upon Americans To Support Measures of
 Government.
ALIENS MUST KEEP PEACE

I auQ OhttGT FCHdikiCS--k-ANSd- 1 tive Calls for Volunteers
 for Both the Navy
 and Army.
 Washington, April 7.-The president
 on Friday signed a proclamation for
 mally declaring state of war be- 1 tween the United States and Germany.
 In the proclamation he called upon l American citizens to give support to all measures of the government. 1 Text of War Proclamation.
 The war proclamation issued by
 President Wilson is as follows: Whereas, the congress of the Unit 1 ed States, in the exercise of the con-
 have resolved by joint resolution of the senate and house of representa- 1 tiives bearing date this day, that state of war between the United States and the imperial German government, which has been thrust upon the Unit l ed States is hereby formally declared: Whereas, 1t is provided by section l 1OOA O4 tAC ACNASSu SLdtulCS dS 4QA- l lows:
 Whenever there is declared a war between the United States and any l foreign nation or government or any invasion or predatory incursion is per petrated, attempted or threatened i against the territory of the United States by any foreign nation or gov 1 | lie proclamation of the event, all na- tives, citizens, denizens or subjects of a hostile nation or government being male of the age of fourteen years and 1 upward who shall be within the Unit ed States and not actually naturalized shall be liable to be apprehended re- strained, secured and removed as alien enemies.
 "The president is authorized in any such event by his proclamation there of or other public acts to direct the conduct to be observed on the part of the United States toward the aliens who become so liable; the manner and 1 degree of the restraint to which they
 shall be permitted"
 Whereas, by sections 4068, 4069 1 and 4070 of the revised statutes, fur 1 ther provision is made relative to alien enemies:
 'Now, therefore, l. Woodrow Will son, president of the United States of l America, do hereby proclaim to all whom it may concern that state of war exists between the United States and the imperial German government, and l do specially direct all officers, civil or military, of the United States that they exercise vigilance and zeal 1 in the discharge of the duties incident 1 to such a state of war and do, more over, earnestly appeal to all American
 citizens that they in loyal devotion to l their country, dedicated from it's foun- dation to the principles of liberty and 1 justice, uphold the laws of the land 1 and give undivided and willing support 1 to those measures which may be adopt i ed by the constitutional authorities in 1 prosecuting the war to a successful 1 issue and in obtaining secure and
 just peace.
 Aliens EnJoined to Keep Peace.
 And, acting under and by vir- 1 tue of the authority vested in me by 1 the Constitution of the United States and the said sections of the revised ] statues, l do hereby further proclaim 1 and direct that the conduct to be 1 observed on the part of the United 1 States toward all natives, citizens, 1 denizens or subjects of Germany, be- 1 ing male, of the age of fourteen years l and upward, who shall be within the l United States and not actually natur- l alized. who for the purpose of this l proclamation and under such sections of the revised statutes are termed 1 alien enemies, shall be as follows: "All alien enemies are enjolned to | preserve the peace toward the United l States and to refrain from crime against the public safety and from 1 violating the laws of the United States
 and of the states and territories there l of, and to refrain from actual hostil- l ity or giving information, aid or com 1 fort to the enemies of the United 1 States and to comply strictly with the l regulations which are hereby or which
 may be from time to time promulgated by the president, and so long as they I shall conduct themselves in accord
 ance with law they shall be undis-
 turbed in the peaceful pursuit of their E lives and occupations and be accord
 ed the consideration due to all peace .~~o~-~o-~~~~~o-~