Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-04-13
President Calls Ma
tiOn 10 Arms.
NAVAL MILITIA CALLED
Army Of 100000 Planned;
100000 at Once.
WAR8OUHD SHIPS SEIZED

The United States is actually at wal
with Germany.
| The m.manIous declaration Wnlcr
passed the senate Wednesday and the
| house Friday was signed by President
| Wilson.
Immediately afterward the presiden,
signed a proclamation formally declar
| ing a state of war between the two ma
| tions. The proclamation calls upon
| American citizens to give support tc
all measures of the government.
With the signing of the declaration
all the naval militia and naval re-
| serves of the nation were called to the
Colors.
Later orders were issued mobMlzlne
the navy, including the regular estaD
lshment. The naval reserve, the ma
val militia and the newly organized
power boat coast patrol.
The Signature to the war resolution
of the chief executive constituted fer
NAL recognition OF the war which Ger
many has been making upon the Unit
ed States for many months.
It also announced to the world the
determination of America to take UP
! what the president characterized III
! his address to congress as Germany
challenge to al the world, her war
against humanity.
President Wilson's proclamation
calling tie nation to war follows
Whereas. The congress of the Unit
ed States in the exercise OF the const
tutional authority vested in then, NAYS
resolved, by joint resolution or tne
senate and house OF repres 5ntatlVe'
Of war between the United States al
the imperial German 'goyernmeII
which has been thrust upon the IN
ed States is hereby formally declare !
Whereas, It is provided by sect. I
1867 OF the revised statutes, as L.
lows:
"Whenever there is declared a wa.
between the United States and any
foreign nation or government or any
invasion or predatory incurslon is pei,
petrated, attempted or threatened
against the territory of the United
States by any foreign nation or gov
ernment, and the president makes pup
lie proclamation of the event, all ma,
tives, citizens, deniZens or subJeGts OF
the hostile nation or government Delng
availed Of the age of fourteen years
and upwards, who shall be Wlthln tne
United States, and not actually nalu[
allied, snail be liable to be apprenen9
ed, restrained, secured and removed
as the alien enemies.
The president is authorized In any
event, BY his proclamation thereof or
any public acts, TO direct the conQuct
to be observed on the part OF the Un l.
ed States toward the aliens Wh2 De-
come so liable. tne manner and the de,
gree OF the restraint to which -n1y
Shall be subject, and IN what IS,
and upon what security their res de4ce
shall be permitted, and to proV1ia II
the removal of those who, no. Dcllg
permitted to reside within the Cnl.2d
States, refuse or neglect to depart
therefrCm; and to establish any oLh2r
regulations which are found neces ary
in the premises and for the pubic
safety. ~ ,ooo
4070 of the revised statutes, further
provision is made relative to alien
Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States OF
America, do hereby proclaim to all
whom it may concern that a state CT
war exists between the United States
and the imperial German government;
and | do specifically direct all officers,
civil or military, Of the United States
that they exercise vigilance and zeal
in the discharge of the duties incident
to such state of war; and do, more.
over, earnestly appeal to all American
citizens that they, in. l-yal devotion
to their country, dedicated from its
foundation to the principles of liberty
and Justice, uphold the laws of the
land and give undivided and willing
support to those measures which may
be adopted by the constitutional au'
thorities in prosecuting the war to a
successful issue and in obtaining a
secure and just peace;
Rules for Conduct of Alien Enemy.
And acting under and by virtue OF
the authority invested in me by the
constitution of the United States and
tes, do hereby further proclaim and
direct that the conduct to be observed
on the part of the United States to.
ward all natives, citizens, deniZens, OF
subjects of Germany, being males CT
the age of fourteen years and upwards.
who for the purpose Of this proclama'
tion and under such sections Of the
revised statutes are Termed dllen enc
mics. shall be as follows.
Alien enemies are enjoined to pre-:
serve the peace toward the United
States and to refrain from CT me
against the public safety and from
violating the laws of the United States
and of the state and territories, there.
of, and to refrain from actual hoe Ii.
ty or giving information, aid or com;
fort to the enemies of the Un TED
States, and to comply strictly with, the
regulations which are hereby or ~h CD
may be from time to time promu t.
ed by the president, and SO long as
they shall conduct themselves ! in &c &c
cordance with law, trey sam be un,
disturbed in the peaceful pursuit o.
their lives and occupations and be &C;
corded the considoration due to all
peaceful and law-abiding persons. gx, *
necessary for their own protection and
for the safety of the United States;
and toward such alien enemies as