New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-23
GERMANS IN U.S..
MUST REGISTER
ALIENS IN AMERICA ARE PLACED
UNDER NEW RESTRICTIONS
BY GOVERNMENT.
PERMIT FOR TRAVELLERS
NEW ORDER BY PRESIDENT AP-
PLIES TO ALL ENEMIES IN
U. s. AND TERRITORIES.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-All alien enemies arc
required to register and to obtain per
mits for travel, under a proclamation
issued by President Wilson. Enemies
also are prohibited approaching with
in 100 yards of waterfronts, docks
railroad terminals or storage houses
and are forbidden to enter or reside In
the District of Columbia.
The proclamation, issued as a sup
plement to the one declaring a state
of war with Germany, provides fur
ther that an alien enemy shall not,
except on public ferries, be found on
"any ocean, bay, river or other waters
within the United States. They are
forbidden to fly in a%eroplanes, bal
looms or airships and to enter the Pan
IN Canal m
Only Germans will be affected by
the proclamation, as it specifies "ene-
mics and not allies of enemies"
The proclamation orders registration
as follows:
"All alien enemies are hereby re-
quired to register at such times and
places and in such manner as may be
fixed by the attorney general of the
United States, and the attorney gen.
eral is hereby authorized and direct
ed to provide as speedily as may be
practicable for registration of all
alien enemies and for the issuance of
registration cards to alien enemies,
and to make and declare such rules
and regulations as he may deem nee
essary for effecting such registration"
"All alien enemies and all other per-
sons are hereby required to comply
with such rules and regulations; and
the attorney general in carrying out
such registration is hereby authorized
to utilize such agents, agencies. Off
GERS and departments Of the United
States and of the several states, terri
tories, dependencies and municipalf-
ties thereof, and Of the District of Co.
lumbia, as he may select for the pur-
pose, and all such agents, agencies,
officers and departments are hereby
granted full authority for all acts done
by them in the execution of this reg
ulation when acting by the direction
of the attorney general, and after the
date fixed by the attorney general for
such registration no enemy alien
shall be found within the limits of the
United States, it's territories or pos
sessions without having his registra-
ton card on his person."
The restrictions were imposed on
free travel in the following sections:
IAN alien enemy shall not change
his place of abode or occupation or
travel or move from place
to place without full compliance with
any such regulations as the attorney
general of the United States may from
lime to time make and declare; and
The attorney general is hereby au-
to make and declare from
line to time such regulations concern.
.ng the movements of alien enemies
as he may deem necessary in the
premises and for the public safety, and
% provide in such regulations for
monthly, weekly or other periodical
'epOrt of alien enemies to federal,
state or local authorities, and all alien
enemies shall report at the times and
places and to the authorities fixed in
such regulations"