Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
IsREslDENT WILSON DECIDES ON
POLICY OF LENlEhcY TO SUB.
JEcrs OF NEW ENEMY.
MOST OF THEM LOYAL
TO UNITED STATES
s,tand by America Despite Declaration
Of War Against Native Countryside
Registration TO Be Enforcsd-Big
industries Escape Serious Problem
in Procuring Common Labor.

washington, Dec. l4.--Austro- Hun
lgarian subjects in the United States,
most OF the million or more OF whom
ire laborers and are loyal to the nj
lied war cause, will suffer few restric-
lions as result of var between the
lands of their birth and adoption.
In proclamation today, declaring
4 state OF war with Austria Hungary
lin accordance with the act OF Cons
Eeress. President Wilson specified that
|,tnnaturalixed Germans in this country,
should be free to live and travel any
where, except that they might not
snter or leave the United States with
snt permission, and those suspected OF
enemy activity might be interned.
They need not register with police
or postoffice officials, as Germans will
lie required to do shortly. are not
i'arred from the 1oo-yard zones about
the piers, docks and warehouses,
closed to Germans, and are not reduir,
I'D to leave the District of Columbia.
Austrians Stand BY y. ;.
The Presidents motive In drawing
distinctions between Germans and
4kustrians was described as twofold:
First. it was realized that the SYM
|Iathy Of Hungarians, Roumanians,
Poles. Serbians, Cxechs. slovacs and
other Immigrants from the Austro-
Hungarian empire generally IL not
with the mother country in the war.
and they have not been guilty Of the
llnultiform campaign OF violence prac-
ticed under the German war system.
| Secondly, such q large proportion Of
llaborers in munition and steel plants
Itlnd coal mines consists OF Austrian
iubjects that 1t was found practically
impossible to administer against them
1.-The rigid regulations imposed on the
,5ermane, who are half 90 numerous
!,snd more individualistic.
Not "a ae ,R.o;..er.S. b y
Z The. Department 81 Jnstica even
abandoned ;ts former n,an. ~ rev;.-
terinx Anstrians along with GERMAN.
|l,ec3nse sof the ,mmens,tv g Inc t..E
E,,nd the adminfsfratinr.. daterr,sr..
lion 10 minimize embarrassmenf -
|.Austrians. thousands az whom nave
their ioy.l,v ~ Nj.
(Country nv enlistinx a the a,r.v ava
navy. 8
As1an ird;ca tiar ~ tho p,..iAe , -.
|diRerence a. feeiin., toward .nhia.t.
For the Duall Monarchy Il wa. nointed
out that nowhere n ethe snrccls s, 4 inn
| did - ma tna rhra.. .s..li.. 49,
mia. !. 4. was dara IN p,a,,,rus 800.
ll.mat4o,. rsfarr;ng -. fsarr,ans =. q
neat.dI,, he ,.ssr,.ea o,,,v - a., s4,,,a.
citi1ens. deni.ena or ,ubi Mi ~ Az.
| tria- Hungary. .,...s
Grssery Explains.
Attorney General Gregory explained
lths proclamation In this statement: 81
.'The proclamation issued by the
President today proclaims q state az
llvar existing between this country and
Austria Hungary, calls upon. all citi-
;sens to perform their duty, warns
E,ubieots of the enemy to conform to
E,ur~laws and en1oins upon American
HE the enemy who remain loyal to the
UNITED States with all such friendli-
ness as may be compatible with 10y
atty and allegiance to the United
States. s5 ~
l "This proclamation difeers from the
preceding proclamation. relating to
the German empire, In that. whne a
Eauthorizes the arrest and infefnment
laof any subjects of the dual empire
Whose conduct may be . menace to
the safety OF the country. the only
Irsstricti0us which 1t contains are pro-
htRittona Against either entering or
}leavtng the United States without nFst
obtaining permission.
Their Loyalty Shown.
sss. ;9s;; !. sss ssss; J, ss
taitnfulnesS IN lndustr1al~ WORK. their