Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-04-12
CfRMANY'S CHALLENGE ANSWERED
BY formal DECLARATION OF WAR

other public acts to direct the conduct
to be observed on the part of the United
States toward the aliens who become SO
liable; the manner and degree of the
restraint to which they shall be sub.
ject and in what cases and upon what
security their residence shall be per
mitted and to provide for the removal
of those who, not being permitted to re-
side within the United States, refuse or
neglect to depart therefrom and to es-
ablish any such regulations as are found
necessary in the promises for the public
safety.
Whereby sections 406s, 4o69 and
407O of the revised statutes further
provision is made relative to alien
enemies:
"Now, therefore, L, Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States of
[ America, do hereby proclaim, to all
whom it may concern, that q state of
war exists between the United States
and the imperial German government,
and / do especially 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 a state of war and / do, moreover,
earnestly appeal to all American citi-
zens that they in loyal devotion to their
country dedicated from it's 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 authorities in prosecuting
the war to successful issue and in OBJ
tanning secure and just peace.
And, acting under and by virtue OF
the authority vested in me by the con-
stitution of the United States and the
said sections of the revised statutes:
81 do hereby further proclaim and
direct that the conduct to be observed
on the part of the United States to-
wards all natives, citizens, denizens or
subjects of Germany, being male of the
age of IA years and upwards, who shall
be within the United States and not
actually naturalized, who for the pur-
pose of this proclamation and under
such sections of the revised statutes are
termed alien enemies, shall be as fol
lows:
"All alien enemies are enjoyed to
preserve the peace towards the United
States and to refrain from crime against
the public safety and from violating the
laws Of the United States and the states
and territories thereof and to refrain
from actual hostility or giving informa-
tion, aid or comfort to the enemies of
the United States and to comply strictly
with the regulafions which are hereby
or which may be from time to time pro
mulgated by the president and soalong
as they shall conduct themselves in ac-
cOrdance with law they shall be un-
disputed i'll the peaceful pursuit of their
lives and occupations and be accorded
the consideration due to all peaceful
and awabiding persons except SO far
as restrictions may be necessary for
their own protection and for the safety
of the United States and towards such
alien enemies as conduct themselves in
accordance with law, all citizens of the
United States are enjoined to preserve
the peace and to treat them with all
such friendliness as may be compatible
with loyalty and allegiance to the Unit
ed States.
And all alien enemies who fail to
conduct themselves as SO enjoined in
addition to all other penalties pre-
, scribed by law, shall be liable to re-
J straint or to give security or TO re-
+ move and depart from the United
Z States in the manner prescribed by sec
tions 1869 and 4070 of the revised
statutes and as prescribed in the reg
uuiy py thC PfOoi-
] dent.
| "And pursuant to the authority vest
g ed in me, l hereby declare and establish
e the following regulations which l find
c necessary in the premises and for public
e safety:
d "G)-An alien enemy shall not have
! in his possession at any time or any
G place ony firearms, weapons or imple-
ments of war, or component parts there
n of, ammunition, Maxim or other silen
0 GERS, arms or explosives or material
n used in the manufacture of explosives;
Ban on Wireless
e "(2)-An alien enemy shall not have
J. in his possession at any time or place
or use or operate any aircraft or wire
!. less apparatus or any form of signalling
$ device or any form of cipher code OF
t any paper, document, or book, written
t or printed in ciper or in which there
l. may be invisible writing;
"f3)-All property found in the pos
n session of any alien enemy in violation
a of the foregoing relations shall be sub
a ject to seizure by the United States.
n "4-An alien enemy shall not ap
e proaeh or be found within one-half of q
+ mile of any federal or state fort, camp
n arsenal, aircraft station, government on
naval vessel, navy yard, factory OF
workshop for the manufacture of muni
!. tions of war or any products for the use
\ of the army or navy.
u Warns Against Threats.
: "(5)-An alien enemy shall moi
- write, print or publish any attack OF
'e threat against the government or con
=: = gress of the United States or either
y branch thereof, or against the measures
!" or the policy of the United States Oh
against the persons or property of any
e. person in the military, naval or civil
ID service of the United States or of tht
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