Mexico Missouri message., 1917-04-19


for their own protection and for the
safety Of the United States, and to-
ward such alien enemies as conduct
themselves In accordance with law oil
citizens Of the United States are en-
Joined to preserve the peace and to
treat them with all such friendliness
as may be compatible with loyalty 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-
scrlbed by law shall be liable to re-
strnint or to give security or to re-
move, depart from the United States.
"And pursuant to the authority
vested In me. hereby declare and es-
tablish the following regulations,
which find necessary in the premises
and for the public safety:
81 An alien enemy shall not have In
his possession at any time or place
any firearms, weapons or implements
of war or component parts thereof,
ammunition, maxim or other silencer,
arms or explosives or material used in
"2. An alien enemy shall not have
in his possession at any time or place,
or use or operate, any aircraft or wire
less apparatus, or any form of signal
ing devices, or any form of cipher code
or any paper document or book, writ
ten or printed in cipher or In which
there may be invisible writing.
''3. All property found In the posses
sion of an alien enemy in violation OF
the foregoing regulations shall be sub
ject to seizure by the United States.
Must Keep Away From Forts.
IL. An alien enemy shall not ap-
proach or be found within one-half Of
q mile of any federal or state fort,
camp, arsenal, aircraft station, govern
ment or naval vessel, navy yard, rae
tory or workshop for the manufacture
of munitions Of war, or of any prod
ucts for the use OF the army or navy.
"5. An alien enemy shall not write.
print or publish any attack or threat
against the government or congress or
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 military, naval or civil service
of the United States, or Of the states
or territories, or of the District of Co
lumbia or of the municipal govern
ments therein.
"6. An allen enemy shall not commit
or abet any hostile acts against the
United States or give information, ald
or comfort to its enemies.
Cannot Live in Barred Localities.
az. An alien enemy shall not re-
side in or continue to reside In, to re-
main in or enter any locality which
the president may from time to time
designate by an executive order as a
prohibitive area.
"S. An alien enemy whom the presi-
dent shall have reasonable cause to E.
lieve to be aiding or about to aid the
enemy or to be at large to the danger
of the public peace or safety OF the
United States, or to have violated or
to be about to violate any of these reg
ulatious, shall remove to any locality
designated by the president by execu-
tive order and shall not remove there
from without permit, or shall depart
from the United States II so required
by the president.
80. No alien enemy shall depart
from the United States until he shall
have received such permit as the pres.
ident shall prescribe or except under
order of a court, judge or Justice, I'M
der sections 1909 and 1910 Of the re
vised statutes.
40. No alien enemy shall land In OF
| enter the United States except under
such restrictions and at such places al
the president may prescribe.
I'll. II necessary to prevent viola
ton of the regulations all alien enc
mics will be obliged to register.
"12. An alien enemy whom there
may be reasonable cause to believe tt
be aiding or about to aid the enemy
or to be at large to the danger of thu
public peace or safety, or who violates
or who attempts to violate, or Of whom
there is reasonable grounds to believe
that he is about to violate, any regu
lation to be promulgated by the presi
dent or any criminal law Of the Unit
ed States or of the states or territorie
thereof will be subject to summary ar
rest by the United States marshal o
his deputy or such other officers a
the president shall designate, and con
hnement in such penitentiary, prison
fail, military camp or other place o
detention as may be directed by tn
president"
white House Statement
The president also issued a call 70
volunteers to bring the army and nav
up to war strength, and gave his in
dorsement to the general stan arm
bill designed to obtain men by seleC
tive CONSUMPTION.
'The necessary, men," said the pres
dent in q statement, "will be secure
for the regular army and the Nations