Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-06

United States, is hereby formally
declared;'
"'Whereas, it is provided by
section 4,O67 of the revised sta
tutes as follows.
"'Whenever there is declared
a war between the United States
and any foreign nation or gov
ernment or any invasion or pred
atory incursion is perpetrated,
attempted or threatened against
the territory of the United States
by any foreign nation or govern
ment, and the president makes
public proclamation of the event,
all natives, citizens, denizens or
subjects of hostile nation or
government, male, of the age of
IA years and upwards who shall
be within the United States and
not actually naturalized shall be
liable to be apprehended, re-
strained, secured and removed as
alien enemies.
"Thc president is authorized
in any such event by his procla-
nation thereof, or other public
acts, to direct the conduct to be
observed on the. part of the Unit
ed States toward the aliens who
become so liable the manner and
degree Of the restraint through
which they shall be subject and
in what cases and upon what Sc
curity 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 estab-
lish any such regulations which
are found necessary in the prem
ises and for the public safety
"Whereas, by sections 4,068,
1909 and 4,07O of the revised
statutes, further provision is made
relative to alien enemies;
"Now, therefore, I, Woodrow
| Wilson, president of the United
States of America, do hereby pro-
claim to all whom it may con-
Germ, that a state of war exists
between the United States and
the imperial German govern
ment, and 1 do specifically direct
all officers, civil or military, OF
the United States that they exer-
else vigilance and zeal in the dis
charge of the duties incident to
such a state of war, and 1 do,
moreover, earnestly appeal to all
] American citizens that they, in
loyal devotion to their country
dedicated from it's foundation tc
the principles of liberty and jus
tice, uphold the laws Of the land
and give undivided and willing
support to those measures which
may be adopted by the constitu.
tional authorities in prosecuting
the war to successful issue and
in obtaining a secure and just
peace: and. acting under and by vir-
tue Of the authority vested in mo by
the constitution Of the United States
and the said sections Of the revised
statutes,
"And, acting under and by virtue Of
the authority vested in mo by the con.
stitution Of the United States and the
said sections of the revised statutes
II. do hereby further proclaim and
direct that the conduct to be observed
on the part Of the United States to.
ward all natives. citizens and deni'
zens, or subjects Of Germany. being
male Of the age of IA years and up
wards, who shall be within the Uni
ted States and not actually natural.
lied, who. for the purpose of thi.
proclamation and under such sections
Of the revised statutes are termed
Ealien enemies. shall be as follows:
"All alien enemies are enjoined tt
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,
Il "And all alien enemies who fail Il
conduct themselves as SO enjoined, 1r
addition to all other penalties pre-
scribed by law, shall be liable to re-
traint or to give security or remove
and depart from the United States II
the manner prescribed by sections