New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-07
America in Armageddon;
Country Is Called to War;
All Its Forces Mobilizing
The War Proclamation
WASHINGTON April I'LL o'clock this afternoon President
w Wilson signed the Joint resolution adopted by Congress and i'm
mediatey the following proclamation:

write, print or publish any attack or
threats against the government or
Congress Of the United States, or
either branch thereof, or against the
measures or policy of the United
States, or against the person or
property of any person in the mill
tary, naval or civil service Of the
United States, or of the states or
territories, or Of the District Of Co.
lumbia, or of the municipal govern
ments therein:
(6) An alien enemy shall not
commit or abet any hostile act
against the United States or give in
formation, aid or comfort to its enc
mics.
(7) An alien enemy shall not re-
side in or continue TO reside in, TO
remain in, or enter any locality
which the President may from time
tc time designate by executive or
der AS a prohibited area. in which
residence by an alien enemy shall
be found by him to constitute a
danger to the public peace and
safety of the United States. except
by permit from the President and
except under such limitations or re-
strictions as the President may pre-
scribe;
(8) An alien enemy whom the
President shall have reasonable
cause to believe to be aiding or about
to aid the enemy, or to be at large
to the danger of the public peace or
safety of the United States. or to
have violated or to be about to vio-
late any of these regulations, shall
remove to any location designated by
the President by executive order. and
shall not remove therefrom without
d permit. or shall depart from the
United States If so required by the
President;
(9) No alien enemy shall depart
from the United States until he shall
have received such permit as the
President shall prescribe, or except
under order of a court, judge or JUS
tice, under Sections 1869 and 1910
of the Revised Statutes;
G0) No alien enemy shall land
in or enter the United States, except
under such restrictions and at such
places as the President may pre-,
scribe;
QD If necessary to prevent vio-
lations of these regulations, all alien
enemies will be obliged to register;
Q2) An alien enemy whom there
may be reasonable cause to believe to
be aiding or about to aid the enemy,
or who may be at large to the dan
ger Of the public peace or safety, or
who violates or attempts to violate,
or of whom there is reasonable
ground to believe that he is about to
violate, any regulation duly promul-
gated by the President, or any GRIM
inal law of the United States, or of
the states or territories thereof, will
be subject to summary arrest by the
United States marshal, or his
deputy, or such other officer as the
President shall designate, and to con-
fnement in such penitentiary,
prison, Jail. military camp or other
place of detention as may be direct
cd by the President.
This proclamation and the regu-
lations herein contained shall extend
and apply to all land and water,
continental or insular, in any way
within the jurisdiction of the United
States.
In witness whereof | have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal Of the United States to be af-
fixed. WOODROW WILSON.