Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-21
RID BARRED ZONES
OF ALIEN ENEMIES
Department of Justice Promptly
Begins Strict Enforce
rnent of Law.
PERMITS NO PERSECUTION
Property Rights Respected, but
Exceptions to Proclamations'
Terms Are Denied.
BY ID. VI. EDWARDS.


WASHINGToN. November 2o-six
hundred thousand alien enemies OF the
United States have been driven from
The barred zones throughout the coun-
,ry up TO midnight tonight.
President Wilson's proclamation is
being enforced 10 the letter by the De-
partmcnt OF Justice and all correlated
organizations. From this moment no
alien enemy will be allowed to enter
or remain in the following restricted
places:
l. ricrp along the ocean front or
water front where a 5oc-ton vessel may
anchor.
. on board any ship at sea within
threc miles OF land.
3. In the Panama Canal Xone.
{ IN the District OF Columbia
This means just what President Will
sons proclamation rcads-that no man
or youth over fourteen years of age
who is not a naturalizcd American will
be permitted to live in these restricted
areas. First naturalization, papers viii
not do; second papers must have been
taken on, before u forciEu-b born person
is safe.
40 Exceptions MADE
TO LAWS ENFORCEMENT
There will he no exceptions TO this
ultimate enforcement OF the rcsula-
lions which now arc being drawn up
by Attorncy-Gcneral Gregory. Even
alien enemy clerks, experts, skilled ar
,hitccty. craftsmen or what not,
mcnt Offices. viii not be allowed TO re-
main.
There is only ono scmblance Of cx
ccption That rcfc-s 10 the District oil
columbia Many eases we're submitted
to tho Department Of Justice to-day OF
persons who had lived here for twenty
and thirty years and had been in the
employment Of the government. but
who had no, taken out their citizens
papers They appealed To stay The
nswor WAS "A refusal However. they
viii 'lYr allowed until December 10 to
make their change. They then cannot
again enter this restricted area.
Tho most active cenicrs in ;hc coun
,ry where alien enemies were rounded
up were New YORK. Chicago -. Louis
aud san Francisco II was reported
10 Tho Department to-day that New
York had already cleared her barred
districts before noon. Chicago and
san Francisco reported that they would
have practically all the aliens out by
niEhtfall But there viii be no pcrsc-
,ution: no undue violence Or rough en-
forccmcnt OF the provisions OF the
proclamation.
ENEitY PRECAtrION
WITHOUT PERSECUTION
As John Lord o Brian, special as
siStant attorney general in charge OF
tho alien work. expressed IL: The pre-
else orders will be carried out exactly
to the letter But there viii nc no
persecution, no vindctivcness. Every
prccaution will be taken to protect
the property rights and personal rights
of the people who are compelled to
move. Everything will he done with
due regard to law. But the proclama
tion will be enforced fully"
As the proclamation. by its terms,
excludes women. an aliens Family
will have plenty OF time to make a
change of address. or they may re-
main in the restricted zones them
selves.
The precise order Of rounding up
alien enemies and keeping track of
them has not yet been completed by
the Department OF Justice. The Office
expects TO have the regulations ready
in few days. The AttorncY-Gene-al
is empowered 10 enforce the procla
nation as lie secs fit Police. in:ell-
gencc branches OF the navy and army
and the postal authorities may all be
called upon. 1t is possible that all
aliens may be compelled TO report
regularly their movements. They, of
course will not be interned but it
may he necessary to require them to
report to the marshal in their dis
trict when they leave home and re-
turn