Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
ON ENEMY
ALIENS ARE REMOVED
Barred Zones Abolished, Effective
Christmas Day, on Presi-
dents Order.
STILL HOLD INTERNED ALIENS
Department Of Justice Will Continue
to Exercise Power OF Intcrnmcnt
Against Such Persons us Are
Deemed dangerous to America.
INV Assoc.ated Press. l

WASHINGTON, December 23-Au
restrictions on German enemy aliens.
except those applying TO entry into
and departure from the United States
and those affecting the power of in
tcrnmcnt, were ordered removed to-day
by Attorney General Gregory. effective
Christmas Day. This action was taken
on cabled instructions from President
Wilson. and will affect about $780, 900
German men and women.
1t was explained that the Department
of Justice would continue to exercise
the power of internment of danger
GUS German enemy aliens. and that the
order would not affect such aliens al
ready intcrned.
This statement was issued at the
Department of Justice:
ION the recommendation of the At
torncy General, the President has di-
the Attorney General discontinue en-
forcement Of all regulations affecting
the conduct OF male and female German
alien enemies. except those restric-
tlons which apply to entry into and
departure from the country. and those
affecting the power of internment.
This means that on Christmas Day
the permit and pass systems effective
against these aliens will he abolished
all over the country, and that all pro-
hibited areas and restricted zones will
regulations Will likewise cease, and it
will no longer bc necessary for Ger
man alien enemies to obtain permits
for change of residence. In short, they
will bc freed Of all restrictions affect
ing places of residence and OF employ
mcnt.
WILL. STILL. EXERCISE
POWER OF INTERNMENT
The Attorney General. however will
continue TO exercise as heretofore the
power to intern nll dangerous German
alien enemies. This action OF the Pres
idcnt does not affect in any way the
status of men already interncd OF. the
restrictions and obligations herctofor.
imposed on alien enemies now on
parole. Any violation of parole will be
punished as heretofore"
John Lord O'Brian. special assistant
to the Attorney General. explaining
why Anstrians were not mentioned in
the order. said that the only regulations
ever applied to them were those with
internment. The effect OF to-dav's ac-
tion is to place Germans and Aus
trians on the s,nmc footing.
a'onroXimatc'y 100000 Germans would
ne relieved from the necessity Of carry
ing permits for entry into restricted
areas. while the prohibited areas from
Which they were excluded absolutely
would again be oven to them, These
'""rc in ~" District of C'olurbio thc
banana Canal Zone and all water
fronts.
htTNtEN iGOH AND 1000
GERMANS ARE INTER NED
Interim "nt Is continuing. Mr. O'Brjan
said, ten Germans haying been interned
on saturday and six more to- day II
was learned rnof'icialIv at the Depart
ment or Justice that between 1000 ana
5000 Germans have hcen intarned since
the United States entered the war.
the number of Germans registered
IN IN" principal cities were: New York
including nearby New Jersey points.
$4,000: Philadelphia. 10000: BOSTON. -