The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-19
PROCLAMATION BARS ALL AID TO
THE ENEMY.
VARIOUS oFFsNsEs ARE GIVEN
States Owe Allegiance to This
Country-Laws and Consti-
tuition Apply to All. ..

NHsHluS(Oll,, AtTll .lt.--4All peESOllo
In the United States, citizens and
aliens, are warned in proclamation
issued by President Wilson that trea-
sOnable acts or attempts to shield
those committing such acts will be Wig
OrOusly prosecuted by the government.
Text of Proclamation.
The presidents proclamation fol-
lows:
whereas, all persons in the United
States, citizens as we'll as aliens,
,, should be Informed of the penalties
which they will incur for any failure
to bear true allegiance to the United
States:
Nov, therefore, l, Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States, here
by issue this proclamation TO call espe-
| cial attention to the following provi-
sions of the Constitution and the laws
of the United States:
"Section 3 of article 3 of the Con-
stitution provides In part: Treason
against the United States shall con-
sist only in levying war against
them, or In adhering to their enc
mics, giving them aid and comfort
Cites Criminal Code.
"The criminal code OF the United
States provides:
"'Section Whoever, owing allie
glance to the United States, levies
war against them or adheres to their
enemies, giving them aid and COM
| fort within the United States or else
where, is guilty of treason.
section whoever IL convicted
| Of treason shall suffer death or, at
| the discretion of the court, shall be
imprisoned not hess than five years
and fined not less than $4,000, to be
| levied on and collected out OF any
or all of his property, real and per-
| Sonal, of which he was the owner ut
| the time of committing such treason,
/ any sale or conveyance to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, and every per-
son SO convicted of treason shall,
moreover, be incapable of holding any
office under the United States.
Having Guilty knowledge.
"'SectiOn 3-Whoever, owing ale
glance to the United States and hav-
ing knowledge of the commission of
any treason against them cOnceals
and does not, as soon as he may,
disclose and make known the same to
! the president or to some judge of
the United States. or to the governor
or to some judge or justice of par
ticuIar state, is guilty of misprisOn
of treason and shall be imprisoned
not more than seven years, and fined
not more than 81 900.
"Section 6. If two or more persons
In any state or territory, or in any
place subject to the jurisdiction of the
| United States, consDire to overthrow,
put down, or to destroy by force the
government of the United States, or
to levy war against them, or To oppose
by force the authority thereof, or by
force to prevent, hinder, or delay the
execution of any law of the United
States or by force to seize, take, or
possess any property of the United
States contrary to the authority there
of, they shall each be fined not more
than $4,000, or Imprisonment not more
than six years or obth.'
Rulings of Courts.
"The courts of the United States
have stated the following acts to be
reasonable:
'"The use or attempted use of any
| force or violence against the govern
ment of the United States or its mill
tary or naval forces.
THE acquisition, use or disposal of
any property with knowledge that il
Is to be, or with intent that it shall
be of assistance to the enemy in their
hostilities against the United States.
"The performance of any act or the
publication of statements or informa.
ton which will give or supply, in any
way, aid and comfort to the enemies
of the United States.
THE direction, aiding, cOunseling or
cOuntenaneing of any of the foregoing
acts.
Resident kliens Liable.
"Such acts are held to be treason
able, whether committed within the
/ United States or elsewhere; whether
committed by citizen of the United
States or by an alien domciled or re-
siding in the United States, inasmuch
as resident aliens, as well as citizens,
owe allegiance to the United States
and it's laws.
| "Any. such citizen or alien who has
knowledge Of the commission of such
acts and conceals and does not make
known the facts to the officials named
In section Of the penal code Is guilty
of misprison of treason.
"And / hereby proclaim and warn
oil citizens of the United States. and
4 all aliens owing allegiance to the gov
| eminent Of the United States. to NIB
stain from committing any and all
acts which would constitute a viola.
ton of any of the laws herein set
forth; and / further proclaim ana
warn all persons who may commit such