Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-24
GERMAN ALLEN ENEMY RESTRICTIONS HAVE
 BEEN DISCONTINUED
But Right of lnternmcnt Of Dangerous
 Aliens Still EXerciSed: None Can Enter or Depart From |. s.

1 Washington Dec. 23.--All ro- , strictions on Germany enemy aliens
 except those applying to entry and de-
 partlre from the United States and those affecting the power of intern | ment, were ordered removed today by Attorney General Gregory. effective Christmas day. This action was takn
 on cabled instructions from President Wilson and will affect about !00,o00 i German men and women.
 l It was explained that the depart ment of Justice would continue to eX-
 ercise the power of internment of dangerous German enemy aliens and that the order would not affect such l aliens already interned.
 ] This statement was issned at the de- partment of justice: 1 "On the recommendation of the At torney General, the president has dir ected that on and after Christmas day the Attorney General discontinue en- fol cement of all regulations effecting | the conduct of male and female of German aliens enemies, except those l restrictions which apply to entry into | and departure from the country and those affecting the power of intern ment.
 l "This means that on Christmas day. the permit and pass systems effective abainst these aliens will be abolished 1 all over the country, and that all pro- hibited areas and restricted zones will go out of existence. All registration regulations will likewise cease and it
 will not longer be necessary for Ger man alien enemies to obtain permits :; for change of residence. In short, they vii be freed of all restrictions affect ! ing places of residence and employ i ment.
 f "The attorney general, however, will continue to exercise as heretofore
 the power to intern all dangerous Ger
 man alien enemies. The action of the
 President does not affect in any way the status of men already interned O" the restrictions and obligations here
 on parole Any violation of parole will be punished as heretofore.
 John Lord O'Bryan, special assist
 ant to the Attorney General explaining why Austrians were not mentioned in
 the order, said that the only depart ure and internment. The effect of to-
 days actions is to place Germans and Austrians on the same footing.
 Approximately 250,000 Germans
 would be relieved from the necessity of carrying permits for entry into re-
 strictcd areas, while the prohibited areas from which they were excluded
 absolutely, would again be open to them. These were the District of Col umbia, the Panama Canal Zone and all water fronts.
 i Internment is continuing, Nr. O'Bryan said, ten Germans interned
 on Saturday and six more today. It
 was learned unofficially at the de- partment of justice that between four and five thousand Germans have been interned since the United States enter , ed the war.
 1 Altogether, there were twenty sets of restrictions affecting German aliens
 which had been put into effect through
 Presidential proclamation and thru half mile zone from which aliens were
 barred, was established around all
 plants engaged in direct or indirect
 war work, arsenals and all military and naval establishments and water fronts.