Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-07
AUGUSTA POLICE TO
REGISTER ALIEN ENEMIES
Mayor Swift Receives instructions
from Attorney General Gregory at
Washington, D. c., and Will Act I'm.
nedjateIv

Acting on instructions from Attorney
General Gregory at Washington, May
or Swift has instructed the augusta
police department 10 at once commence
he WORK Of registering German alien
enemies here. The city will be gone
over thoroughly by city Marshal Tyler
and his men and a complete record
mado Of every German hcleaboutS
The communication received by
Mayor Swift follows:
Department OF Justice
Washington, d. g.. Dec 2G 1911
To Ills Honor. the Mayor
Sill. have the honor 10 inform YOU
that The President has issued a proc
lHmaticn. dated NOV. is. 1917, contain
UnS. among other regulations in reIa-
tior 10 German alien enemies, one re-
puirinS their registration. reading as
follows:
''l9. All alicn enemies are hereby
required TO register at such times and
places and in such manner as NAV be
fixed by tho attorney general OF the
I mted States, and the attorney gem
cral IS hereby authorized and directed
practice bic, for registration Of all alien
enemies and to make and declare such
rules and regulations as he NAV deem
necessary for cffecting sllch rnsistra-
'ion. and all alien enemies and all 9th
Y nersonS an" hereby requi,eed to
comply with such rules and rcsula-
mons. anu tn" attorney general in
rtfl\ ing out suCh registration is here
~ hllfholl"ed 10 utilize such aeonts
agencies. officers and departments If
me tnlteI StathS and Of the several
states. territories dependencies and
nuhicIra 'ftIe> thereof and Of the Dis
itict or Columbia as II" maN select for
The purpose, and all such agents. agcn-
cies. officers and departments arc
hereby granted fun authority for an
acts done by them IN the execution, or
lhi5 regulation when acting hy the d.
'"tflon Of N" ATTORNEY general Af,or
the 'latc fixed u. tho atto!'no, ccDorn1
tor SlIrh registration. an alien rrerny
shall MOI "e f"Inu within ,,c limi,s
or the United states IT.. territories ~.
n"<$"SSI"nS. without having his regis
alton card on hjs person"
| fN"l Ihat the registration of surh
''2r'"ns 10 Nolr ai'H ! ar, reuIircd 10
he rH:i%to"c3 ~ German 3lion cncmics
can y" most promptly ana .tIriertlv
'A'fl"d ou1 BY YOUR police d.r3Itlncut.
1h" plan cunt,ml'lar. u Is H. hoyr tLc
German "ii"u enemies lilI ont tho reg.
1s'IAtl"n atid1'Jts AZ Inc police, sta
t""~ ~ N"i1r city, r'd thorr rccci\c
r'"' >'r@t''n r'rdr. This denartmcr,
WIZ fu'n'>h ~ ncceSearv aNida,;ts
'@ru' ana other forms ana iesDc in
~'rnrtinlis fn- thc work
trust to bear at your very carly.
convenience that No11 I,ay. instructcd
Your f'"it"" tlcparincrt 10 a,I,ni,,isto,,
'hc details IT This registration untlcr
~" general >ul v vision ard di,.e,1in,,
~ ~" department of justice. Mean
ono VIII N"I rot hnNc voIlr cni,r Of
police 'mncdiatolr forward ~ IN, I-,it
ca states marsha! in Nour district aS
accurate an cs'jma'o ae pneSi,lc oc the
number nF Galmnn alien enemies il,
N"ur community"
In view of tho material u~%istarcr
"hril this work will rnn,lor - tn,
success "f III" country in Tho war. r
am relying unon y"ur 1holehcaItcd
ro-ol"ratiU'l in its porfornarrr
E"spertfr1lv.
i. W. GREGORY
Attorney General