The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-21
A TEUTONIC
TANGLE IN D. G.
Capital All Mixed Up by the
Latest Anti-Alien
Proclamation
ALL GERMAN MALES
OVER IA MUST LEAVE
Does Not Affect the Women,
Turks or Austrians in
Washington

Washington, Nov. Enforcement
officials will be unable for several days tc
clear up the confused situation created
by the presidents proclamation barring
alien enemies from points of military
Importance. The proclamation was pre-
cipitated by the publication in New York,
Sunday, of story describing the course
the government planned to pursue with
respect to alien enemies, which forced
the presidents announcement before the
regulations necessary to carry 1t out
were ready for PRONUNCIATION. Attorney
General Gregory left Washington yester-
day to remain several days and John
Lord O'Brien, the attorney of the depart
ment of Justice in charge of war matters,
will be unable therefore, to publish the
regulations and establish the machinery
whereby persons affected by the presi
dents order will be able to conform to
the governments requirements. 1t is un-
derstood, in a general way, that Ger
mans who have taken out their first ma
turalization papers will be classed as
alien enemies and that no exceptions will
be made in enforcing the law.
The order falls with particular severi-
ty upon the District of Columbia, where
no alien enemy will be permitted to re-
side or enter after Dec. 10. The depart
ment of justice is already in receipt of
many requests by persons employing
Germans, notably restaurant keepers, for
permission to retain the mems service
under parole, but the parole system has
not worked well and will not be adopted
here
The action of the government is singu-
larly ineffective, for it does not apply to
German women or to Austrians, Hun
garians or Turks. II is denied at the de |
partment of justice that certain Germans |
now in the employ of the United States !
government will be permitted to remain /
n Washington, but no steps can be taken /
against enemies of other nationaities |
resident here Congress is being criti- I
Used bitterly for failure to make the
aw broad enough TO include women
1t is intimated that steps will be tax
N to clear the District of Columbia of
Austrians and men of other nations with
whom the entente allies are at war, but
whether this can be accomplished with
nut declaration of war by the United
states against Austria, Bulgaria and
turkey remains TO be seen.
A popularity of the situation is that
he bulk of the uniforms contracted for
" the United States government are be-
ne made by Germans. Austrians and
employed in the clothing
hops of the great cities. The contracts
or these garments have been held very
losely within certain racial trade lines
v officials Of the clothing committee of
he council of national defense, while
oneerns owned by and employing Amer d
ans chiefly have been refused contracts .
he anomaly is thus presented of the !
oyernments barring German aliens from .
he vicinity of government work of all !
inds, yet indirectly employing them in "
le making of uniforms for the army
Until the attorneys of the department :
justice can frame their regulations |
nd get them approved by the attorney
neral, German residents will be put to
me embarrassment, in many cases, TO !;
now what moves TO make.
The proclamation is in effect, but the u
achinery for carrying it out is not or
Inized Persons who must change their :
sidence in consequence of ii will be I'M .
Ne to register themselves formally with
e United States marshal until the pre- J
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