The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-06
ISSUE
4 WAR
EDICT
President Wilson Announces
Proclamation to Nation.
Declares Alien Germans VIII
Not Be Restrained.
NATION ACTUALLY At WAR
Resolution Passed by Congress
Signed by President.
Arms of Germany Citizens in
u. 5. To Be Seized.
NOW FOR men and MONEY!
First Smash at Germany To Be
Struck at Once.
Secret Orders Flashed From
Washington Today.
Arms of Germany Citizens in
u. :. To Be Seized.
NOW FOR men and MONEY!
First Smash at Germany To Be
Struck at Once.
Secret Orders Flashed From
Washington Today.

Washington, April 6.-President
Wilson at 1:11 p. m. today signed the
resolution of congress declaring state
Of war between the United States and
Germany.
All the naval militia and naval re
serves were called to the colors with
the presidents signing of the var res
olution.
The president also signed a procla-
nation formally declaring a state IF
war between the United states and
Germany. In the proclamation he
called upon American citizens TO give
support to all measures of the gov
eminent
The president signed the resolution
with a pen handed to him by Mrs.
Wilson and which he will preserve.
The act was done in the executive
mansion. The president then went to
lunch and later to the cabinet meet
ing. All army department post com
manders in the United States and in
sular possessions were notified by
teIegra phic orders from the war de-
partment The message conveyed no
instructions.
The navy, department Immediately
wireIessed or telegraphed all It's sta
tions. navy yards and ships rs fol
lows:
The president has signed an act of
congress which declares that tate
of war exists between The United Sta tes
and Germany"
War Actually Exists.
by the signing OF the resolution. the
war which Germany actually has been
making on the United States for many
months is recognized in official form,
and the United States thus announces
to the world its determination to take
up what President Wilson character
ICES in his address to congress as
Germany's challenge to all the world
her war against humanity.
Speaker Clark had signed the reso-
luton soon after il passed the house
in the early hours IF this morning and
Vice President Marshall had signed it
soon after the senate convened a noon.
The engrossed copy was sent at once
to the White House. 1t was waiting
for the president when he returned
from a short walk with Mrs. Wilson.
The Presidents Proclamation.
The war proclamation follows:
Whereas the congress of the United
States in the exercise of the consti-
tutional authority vested in them have
resolved by joint resolution of the SEN
ate and house of representatives bear
ing date this day that a state of war
between the United States and the i'm
perial German government which has
been thrust upon the United States is
hereby formally declared.
whereas. ii is provided by section
4O67 of the revised statutes as follows:
whenever there is declared war
between the United States and an
other foreign nation or government or
any invasion of predatory incursion is
perpetrated. attempted or threatened
against the territory of the United
States by any fo1cign nation or gov
ernment and the president makes pub
lie proclamation of the event, all ma
tiVes citizens, denizens or subjects of
a hostile nation or government be-
ing male of the age of IA years and
upward who shall be within the United
States and not actually naturalfzed.
shall be liable to be apprehended re-
strained, secured and removed as alien
enemies.
As to Alien Citizens.
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
degree of the restraint to which they
shall be subject and in what cases
and upon what security their resi-
dence shall be permitted and to pro-
vide for the removal of those who not
being permitted to reside within the
United States refuse or neglect to de-