The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-06

/ eSSdrN IN lle
! public safety.
"Whereas by sections 406S, 4069 and
| 4O7O of the revised statutes further
provision is established with relaloh
| to enemies
president of the United States OF
| America do hereby proclaim to al!
| whom it may concern that a state OF
| war exists between the United states
and the imperial German government
| and L do specially direct all Officers
| 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 do more
| over earnestly appeal to all American
| citizens that they in loyal devotion to
! their country dedicated from It's 1oun-
| dation to the principles of liberty and
! Justice uphold the laws of the land
and give undivided and willing support
! to those measures which may De
adopted by the constitutional author-
! tiles in prosecuting the war to sue
cessful issue and in obtaining a secure
and just peace.
And, acting under and by virtue of
the authority vested in me by the con-
stitution of the United States and the
said sections of the revised statutes,
Advises German Citizens.
Il do hereby further proclaim and
direct that the conduct to be observed
on the part of the United states TO-
wards all natives, citizens, denizens or
subjects of Germany being male, OF
the age of IA years and upwards who
shall be within the United States and
not actually naturalized, who for the
purpose of this proclamation and un-
der such sections of the revised stat
utes are termed alien enemies, shall be
as follows:
"Al alien enemies are enjoined TO
preserve the peace toward the United
States and to refrain from crime
against the public safety and from
violating the laws of the United States
and of the states and territories there
of and to refrain from actual hostili-
ties 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 promu--
gated by the president, and so long as
they shall conduct themselves IN ac-
cordance with law they shall be un-
disturbed in the peaceful pursuit OF
their lives and occupations and be
accorded the consideration due to all
peaceful and law-abiding persons, ex-
cept so far as restriction may be
necessary for their own protection and
for the safety of. the. Unlteq states,
conduct themselves in accordance
with law, all citizens of the United
States are enjoined to preserve the
peace and to treat them with all such
loyalty and allegiance to the United
States.
Will Intern Violators.
And all alien enemies who fall TO
conduct themselves as so enJolned IN
addition to all other penalties pre-
scribed by law, shall be liable to re-
straint or to give security or to re-
move and depart from the United
States in the manner prescribed by sec
tions 1869 and 4O70 of the revised
statutes and as prescribed in the reg
ulations duly promulgated by the pres
ident.
And pursuant to the authority
vested in me 1 hereby declare and
establish the following regulations
which find necessary in the premises
and for the purpose OF safety;
Can't Retain Firearms.
Am alien enemy shall not have
in his possession at any time or
place, any firearms. weapons or i'm
plement of war or component parts
thereof, ammunition, maxim or
other silencer, arms or explosives or
material used in the manufacture Of
explosive.
''2-An alien enemy shall not have
in his possession at any time. or
place or use or operate any aircraft
or wireless apparatus or any form of
signalling device or any form of
cipher code or any paper. document
or book written or printed in cipher
or in which there may be invisible
writing.
"3-All property found in the
possession of an alien enemy in vio-
lation of foregoing relations shall be
subject to seizure by the United
States.
Am alien enemy shall not ap-
proach or be found within one-half
of a mile of any federal or state
fort camp, arsenal. aircraft station,
yard. factory or workshop for the
manufacture of 9unitions of war or
any products for the use of the army
or navy"
No Aid or Comfort to Enemy.
"5.-An alien enemy shall not
write, print publish any attack or
threat 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 persons or
property of any person in the mill
tary naval or civil service of the
United States or of the states or
territories or the District of Column
bla or OF the municipal governments
therein.
"6.-An alien enemy shall not
commit or abet any hostile acts
against the United States or give in
formation, aid or comfort to it's
enemies.
An alien enemy shall not re-
slde IN or continue to reside in,
remain in or enter any locality
which the president may from time
to time designate by executive or
der as a prohibitive area in which
residence by an alien enemy staIl
be found by MIN to constitute a
danger to the public peace and safe
" or the United States. except by
permit from the president and ex-
cept under such limitations or re-
strictions as the president may pre-
scribe.
No Alien Enemy Can Land i'm L. s.
S-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