The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-07
UNITED STATES IS ACTIVE
| DURING FIRST WAR DAY
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| Whenever there is declared war be-
| tween the United States anu any for
| eign nation or government or any in
vasion of predatory incursion is per-
| petrated. attempted or threatened
| against the territory OF the United
States by any foreign nation or gov
eminent and the President makes pub
| lie proclamation of the event, all ma
| tive citizens, denizens or subjects OF
a hostile nation or government being
| male OF the age OF fourteen years and
upwards 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
degree of the restraint to which they
shall be subject and in what cases and
upon what security their residence
shall be permitted and to provide for
the removal OF those who not being
permitted to reside within the United
States, refuse or neglect to depart
therefrom: and to establish any such
regulations which are found necessary
in the premises and for the public
safety:
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and 1910 of the revised statutes, fur
Their provision is made relative to
alien enemies
Now therefore, |, Woodrow Wilson
President Of the United States of
America, do thereby proclaim to all
who it may concern that state OF
war exists between United States
and the Imperial German govern
ment, and | do specially direct all Off
GERS, civil or military OF the United
States that they exercise vigilance
and zeal in the discharge of the duties
incident to such a state OF war; and I
do, moreover, earnestly appeal to all
American citizens that they in loyal
devotion to their country dedicated
from its foundation to the principles
of liberty and justice. uphold the laws
OF the land and give undivided and
willing support 10 those measures
which may be adopted by the constitu
tional authorities in prosecuting the
war TO 4 successful issue and in OBJ
tanning a secure and just peace;
And, acting under and by virtue of
the authority vested in me by the
Constitution of the United States and
the said sections of the revised
statutes.
Il do hereby further proclaim and
direct that the conduct TO be observed
I on the part of the United States to-
wards all natives, citizens, donizens or
subjects OF Germany. being male of
the age OF fourteen years and upwards
who shall be within the United States
and not actually nahutalized, who for
the purpose of this proclamation and
under such sections of the revised
statutes are termed alien enemies
shall be as follows.
"All alien enemies are enjoined to
preserve the peace towards the United
States and 10 refrain from crime
against the public safety and from vio-
lating the laws of the United States
and OF the states and territories there
Of, and TO refrain from actual hostili-
ty or giving information, aid or com
fort to the enemies of the United
States, and to comply strictly with the
regulations which are hereby or which
may be from time to time promugat-
ed by the President and so long as
they shall conduct themselves in ac-
cordance with law they shall be I'M
disturbed in the peaceful pursuit of
their lives and occupations and be ac-
corded the consideration due TO all
peaceful and lava biding persons. ex-
cept so far as restrictions may ne
necessary for their own protection and
for the safety of tine United States
and toward such alien enemies as con
duct themselves in accordance with
law all citizens of the United States
are enjoined TO preserve the peace
and to treat them with all such friend
illness as may be compatible with 10y
atty and allegiance to the United
States
and all alien enemies who fail to
conduct themselves as so enjoined in
addition to all other penalties pre-.
scribed by law shall he liable to re-
straint or to give security or to re-
move and depart from the United
States in the manner prescribed by
Sections 4069 and 1910 of the Re-
vised Statutes and as prescribed in
the regulations duly promulgated by
the President