The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
Attorney General Makes Fl
nal Interpretation of
the Law
NEXT WEEK IN
WHICH TO REGISTER
All Male Subjects of the German Empire
IA Years Old and Upward Are Re
uuired to Enroll Women Are Exempt
Under the Law.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE regis
tration of German alien enemies in the
United States begins today and will
continue throughout the week. There
will be no exemptions and no exceptions
made. In anticipation of the registra
tion Attorney General Gregory has au
thorized this statement:
"Details incident to the registration
of German alien enemies as prescribed
by the president s proclamation of Nov.
l6 have been completed and assurances
of cooperation have been obtained from
all of the various agencies which have
been requested to aid in the work. The
registration will begin on Feb. / and
be continued through Feb, 9.
Article !, Paragraph l, Of the reg
ulations prepared by the department of
justice, STIMULATING those who will be
! required to register, reads:
80 All natives, citizens, denizens, or
! subjects of the German Empire or of
/ the Imperial German government, be
] III y AiditH VI int d2t u 1t NCdlS anu
! upward who are within the United
/ States and not actually naturalized as
/ American citizens, are required TO reg
lister as alien enemies.
The definition of alien enemy as
! given in Article > of the regulations is:
=" The term "alien enemy as at
present defined by statute Ct. s. Rev.
Stat. 4067) includes all natives, eiti-
zens, denizens, or subjects of a foreign
nation or government with which war
has been declared, being males of the
age of "A wears and upward who shall
be within the United States and moi
actually naturali2ed as American citi-
z2ns.
/ THE following applications Of this
definition have been made by the de
partment Of justice:
81. Females are not alien enemie.
i within the qrfseqt atat4tory dettfR}iti}95pa
80. \ male, irrespective Of tie EFT
zenship OF his parents, born or natur.
allied in the United States and subject
to the jurisdiction thereof, is not al
alien enemy unless
" A Such a male. born in thl
United States has become uaturalizeJ
| "a VI tdhtH an ttli VI Aitt ISttl'8 Rs
any foreign country against which wa
has been declared,
e (BJ \ male so uaturalized has
subsequent to his naturalization in tn,
United States, become naturalized in o
sworn allegiance to a country agains
which war has been declared.
3. a male native. citizen. deuizen
or subject of n foreign nation or GOV
eminent with which war has been de
clared is an alien enemy, even though
he has declared his intention 10 becom
a citizen Of the United States by takin,
out first papers of naturalization, or ha
been partly or completely naturalize'
in any country other than the Unite,
States.
81. Naturalization of alien encmie
cannot be completed during the perio
of the war c.. S. Rev. Stat, 2l7l)
. unless possibly where, Courts here dit
, fering), application for second or fina
: papers for naturalization was made q
accepted prior to the declaration @
10 war. (Note.-Proclamatio Of wa
I against Germany, April 6. 1910
>. \ male child born in a coutr
" against which war has been declared
! | of a father who was at the time 0
such child $ birth a native, citizen, del
= izen, or subject Of such hostile uatio
= or government, is not an alien enem
j. if his father was naturalized as a
American citizen while such child W.
y a minor, provided that such minor chill
e began permanently to reside within I'll
United States before reaching his m
iority.
''6. A male child born in a counti
against wlich war has been declare
Z Of father who was at the time Of sue
Re child : birth an American citizen an
t. there temporarily residing, is not 9
t. alien enemy.
81. The marriage of an alien wido