The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-21
Presidents Order Enforced to
the Letter. / hough Violence
10 Avoided
EVEN FEDERAL CLERKS ).
MUST LEAVE DISTRICT
New York Completes Task by
Noon OF First Day--Other
Centers /, oiiowing-Wo omen
Are Not included

Washington. Nov. 2o.--six hun
ared thousand alien enemies Of the
United States have peen driven from
the barred zones throughput the coun-
try up to midnight tonight.
President Wilson's proclamation is
being enforced 10 the letter ~ the
department OF justice and all co-re-
lated organizations. From this mo-
ment no. alien enemy viii be allowed
TO enter or remain in the following
restricted places:
/. Piers along the ocean front or
water front where a 50oton vessel
may anchor.
2. On board any ship at sea within
three miles of land.
g. The Panama canal zone.
The District OF Columbia
This means just what President VII
sons proclamation req as-~that no
man or youth over fourteen years Of
age who is not a naturalized Amert-
can will be permitted to live in these
restricted areas. First naturalization
papers will not do. second, papers
must have been taken out before a
foreign born perscu rs safe.
There Will be TO exceptions to this
mr. mate enforcement OF the regua
tions which now arc being drawn ur
ny %AAtbf Tie ~tEFERT&i gregory. Every
- .
architects, draughtsmep or what not,
working In the Uatted states govern
ment Offices will not he allowed TO
remain.
There is only one semolance OF ex-
ceptien. That refers to the District
OF Column bia Many cases were sub
nRittod to the department OF Justice
today Of persons who had lived here
for twenty and thirty years and had
been In the EMPLOY naent OF the gov
eminent but. who had not taken out
their citizens papers. They appealed
~ stay. 'Fhe anSH or was a refusal
However, they will he allowed Until,
December Is 10 mako their change
They then cannot again enter this re-
strfcted area
The most active centers fin the
Sfsastry where >aiisu ehegx4iss srana
rounded w were New York. Chicago.
ST Louis and San Francisco X was
reported TO the department today that
New York had already cleared her
barred districts before no~r1. Chicago
ana San Francisco reported that they
would have practically all the aliens
out ny nightfaM But there will he
no prosecution; no unfue violence or
rough enforcement of the provisions
of the proclamation.
As John Lord O'Brian, speciaf a~-
sistant attorney general in charge OF
the alien work. expresses II:
The precise orders will he carried
ont exactly to TIE letter But there
VIII be no persecution. no vtrdicttve-
ness Every precaution viii lbe taken
70 protect the property rights and per
sonal rights Of the people who are
compelled to move Everything viii
ha done with due regard to law. Rut
the proclamation will be enforced
fully"
As the proclamation hv It's terms
excludes women, m aliens family viii
have plenty of time To make a change
of address =Gr they may .rer,7sir, n,
NE restricted Zones themselves.
The precise order of rounding nm
alien enemies and keeping track nf
them has not Vet been completed by
the department of Justice The Of
nee Nxpects to have the regulations
ready In a few DAYS The attorney
general is empowered to enforce the
proclamation as he sees At, Police
Intelligence branches OF the navy and
army and the postal authorities may
all be called upon. It Is possible that
all aliens may be connrelfed to report
regularly their movements. They Of
course, will not be informed; but Il
may be necessary to require them IN
report TO the marshal In THAR district
when they leave home and return.