New-York tribune., 1917-12-13
o.s,ses to Classify Them
With German Enemy
Aliens
None VIII Have
To Register Here
p,ss;dent Feels Majority of
Nationals Are Loyal
to America

v.sf,NGTON, Dec. l2.-AuStro-
g..esr;ar subjects in the United
-...s, mos. Of tho million or more Of
-, are Iaborcrs and arc loyal TO the
,me8 war cause, will suffer few re-
....;o-s as @ result Of war between
N.i.,ss OF their birth and adoption.
=, PROCLAMATION TODAY declaring a
80. of war with Austria Hungary, in
...o,5anee with the act Of Congress,
g..,i5ent Wilson specified that un-
..,-s,ized Austro-HunSarians. unlike
-. Germans in this country, shall be
,... 20 live and travel anywhere, ex-
At thst they may not enter or leave
80 limited States without permission,
.,s those suspected Of enemy activity
nay be iaterncd.
Need Not Register
They need not register with police
a, pos,ofico officials, rs Germans will
4. required 10 do soon. and arc not
haired from tho 100-yard zone about
plsrs. docks and warehouses closed 70
Germans. and arc not required TO leave
the District Of Columbia.
The Presidents motive IN drawing
distinctions between Germans and
Au,,rians was described as twofold
FIRST % was realized that the sym
oathv OF HungarIeus. Rumanlans, Poles,
ss-b;srs. CTechs, Siovacs and other
immigrants from the Austro-Hungarisn
rnrlre. generally IS not with the
mother country in the war. and they
have not been guilty Of the multl-fOrm
eaupsien Of violence practised under
he German war system.
Secondly, sucn p large proportion OF
lsborers I'm munlton and steel plants
and coal mines consists OF Austrian
srbiects that it was found practically
impossible 20 administer against them
The rigid regulations imposed on the
Germans. who are not half as numer-
Gus and more individuRlistic
Many Are Loyal
The Department of Justice even
abandoned its former plans TO register
Austriars along with Germans becauEe
O. the immeusity o. the task and the
Administrations determination TO min
imize embarrassment TO Austrians,
thousands o. whom have demonstrated
their loyalty 20 this country by enlist
rc iu the army and navy.
As az indication Of the Presidents
difference n feeling toward subjects OF
,he Dual Monarchy il was pointed out
'ha. nowhere ESQ the proclamation dld
he use the phrase "alicn enemies as
vas done iH previous proc.amations re-
ferring 90 Germans. Repeatedly he re-
fsrred ouiy 20 natives. citizens, denl-
-sns or subjects" Of AustriaHungary.
Feared Labor Troubles
Since Congress adopted the war reso-
luton the Department Of Justice and
other government departments have
been bes.eged with anxious queries
from big manufacturers and coal oDer-
stors employing many AustrO-hun-
gariG1 laborers.
Fear was expressed that with labor
already inadequate for the war indus
,riss any drastic action against Aus
TRAN subjects would seriously hamper
var production. These industrial lead
srs were told 81 first that the depart
nent planned only TO compel Austrians
70 register.
Within the lac. few days nu' Der
Of Austrian subjects have been arrest
ed IN the United States and held for
Investigation TO determine whether
they should be interned during the
var. The identity Of these men and
he extent Of the roundup have not
been made public by the Department
OF Justice.