Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-08-17
CHECK ON ALIENS
LEAVING COUNTRY
TO Be ENFORCED
Plan IL TO PREVENT AGENTS
OE GERMANY QUITTING
COUNTRY AT WILL.
PRESIDENT SIGNS ORDER
Heretofore Americans Have Been
Forced To Tell Their business
Hut Others We're Not
Queried.

~ Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Aug 6-Free-
dom OF departure from this country
OF aliens by means OF which mum
ber OF dangerous enemy agents have
been able 10 escape from the authori-
ties. will not be permitted after Sep
tember 10. under proclamation
signed by President Wilson and an
executive order The proclamation
aud executive order put into effect
the alien control law passed by CON
gress last May.
Under the executive order aliens
after September 10. will be required
10 obtain permits before leaving the
United States and additional restrict
ions will bee placed on the entry of
aliens
WIN Halt Evaders.
Attempts 10 evade the draft
through leaving the country, which
officials believe viii increase with
passage OF the bill extending the
draft ages, will be rendered less
easy
Heretofore American citizens
have been required TO make applica-
tiUns Tor passports In order To 20
abroad and TO explain 10 the satisfac-
tiOn of the Department OF State the
necessity OF their trips. while aliens
have boen permitted to depart freely
without making APPLICATIONS for or ex-
planning their trips" said an eX
Llauitory statement issued by the
state department tonight THE new
law now places aliens In this respect
Un basis similar 10 that OF citizens.
German Agents.
1t Is believed that many aliens
have been leaving the United States
Bs German agents. carrying informa-
tioh .,Lrerf for the use o. the s-omv
The new law " designed To prevent
the departure of all such enemies oi
tne United states. There have been
numerous Instances of the operation
OF such German-paid agents and spie.
who have left the country bccaus,
there was no law To prevent their de.
parturc.
ln this connection, the state de.
partmcnt statement points out. m,
freedom with which such persons a.
Robert Fay. organizer of German
bomb plots. Franz Won Rinteleu am,
Fay assistant Dr. Walter x Scheel,
have been able 10 escape
The new Law, according 10 th,
state department. will operate a.
follows
Must Make Application.
Aliens desiring TO leave IN,
United states will be- required {,
make application 10 the immigran
Inspector or United States distric
attorney nearest his last place o
residence. Aliens living west of IA,
Mississippi shall make application
uut less than o. days nor more thar
= days before date of sailing. Eacl
alien must also submit a plsspor
issued. renewed or viscd within
ten days prior 10 the date of his ap
plication aud must bring with hin
a. witness an american citizen
PERMITS 20 depart will be- grant
ed only IL % shall iffrmatvely ap
pear that there o. reasonable ne
ces-ity for The Journey and tha
such departure Is deemed not 60 b
preIudicial 10 the interest of N,
United STATES Provision has beel
made under the new law for IN
travel of American citizens 90 am
Prom our insular possessions oi
Fitizen's Identity cards and simila
provision has been made for citizen
tnd aliens living on either side q
rhe Mexican border within the o.
mile limit Tor border crossing.
such cards will be- issued by immI
grant inspectors
The entry and departure of nj
seamen. both citizens and alior
piil bc controlled under the nos
ilW
Permits 10 depart. when ISSUED
Should - presented 20 the contrr
officer of The port of departure no
less than 20 hours before the Or,
posed date 10 sailing