The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-28
ALIENS IN STATE'TO BE
 FINCER-PRINTED

aliens, 14 years of age and older, wo- men excluded will be registered and classified during the six days begin ming February 4, and the machinery of the federal government together with the police department of the ci- ties will make every effort to com plete the task with as little friction as possible. No fees are to be charged for assisting the aliens and no gratui- ties are to be accepted, according to notification from the federal authori- ties received here yesterday.
 When registration of enemy aliens ceases on February 9 it is hoped by | the federal authorities that a com-i plete record, including photographs | and fingerprints of the registrants | will be available for use at any time | during our war with Germany. So | comprehensive is the registration af- fidavit of enemy aliens that only the | cleverest of ruses will enable an enc | my alien to evade the network of | federal agents. With the aid of the | enemy aliens affidavit the depart | ment of justice in Washington will have a complete card index of the man or boy, the special agents in the various districts will know his where about always, and the local post office l Gin small towns especially and the police departments of the cities will | be able to get an alien who trans gresses.
 For instance when the enemy alien appears at police Headquarters in the cities or at the post office in the smaller towns, he will receive the affi- davit furnished by the United States marshal Beach alien must have with
 him four photographs of himself, front view, each three inches square. One photograph will be pasted on the affidavit, one goes to the department
 of justice in Washington, one remains with the police or postmaster and the
 other the alien must have in his pos
 session at all times.
 Chiefs of police in the cities and their finger print squads will look af- ! ter the finger printing of the aliens.
 United States Marshal L. c. Middle | brooks said yesterday that finger printing apparatus would be available
 in the small towns so that the post
 masters could do that part of the reg
 istration without delay. Aliens who
 are unable to write will leave an inn
 pression of their left thumb print
 where the written signature should be. There will be no escaping the vi gilance of the government.
 1 Answers to seventeen leading ques-
 tions are called for in the affidavit. Every move of the alien registrant
 from his birth to his present status
 will be revealed. One of the ques- tions, No. 15, is of interest, since it
 may throw some light on the boast
 of the German government made to former United States Ambassador
 James w.. Gerard that there were hundreds of thousands of German re-
 servists in this country ready to bear arms against the United States in a revolution. The question reads:-
 Have you since January 1, 1914, reported to or registered with con- sul or representative of any country other than the United States for mili- tary or naval or other service? If yes,
 state when and where and to whom and for what country and for what
 service"
 When the registrant completes his
 affidavit his life will be an open book
 to the uthorities. Present residence,
 place of birth, employment since Jan uary 1, 1914, date of arrival in the
 United States, names of parents, par
 ticulars of family stating number of
 children and status of wife, and whether registrant has male relatives
 in arms for or against the United
 States and her allies are the more personal questions.
 Then, if by a chance, an enemy alien has thus far been successful in
 eI ading registration for the selective ! d1 aft, he will come to grief. Question
 No. 10 states that precisely and asks where draft registration took place. , Then these questions follow:
 ''State all previous military or naval I or other government service.' "Have you ever applied for natural | ization in or taken out first papers
 of naturalization in the United States :?
 If yes, state when and where" Have you ever been naturalized, a partly or wholly, in any country other ,I than the United States? If yes, n state when and where and in what = country s "Have you ever taken an oath of f allegiance to any country, state or
 nation other than the United States? f ...... If yes, state when and where : and to what country"
 e Question 15 has already been refer : red to, and the last two questions n read:
 e Have you ever been arrested or - detained on any charger. If yes, e state when, where and what charges d ...... Are you on parole?' e Have you permit to enter for f bidden areas? ..... If yes, state
 number of permit.
 IS Along side the photograph of the d registrant will be written his physical , description The work of registration n will be completed when the register
 ing officer make an impression of the
 registrant's finger prints, first each is finger separately and then the prints e of each hand.
 DEFENSE COUNCIL