The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-07
American Wives OF
Alien Enemi $ May
BE Finger Printed
Prominent Women of Hawaii
Face Possibility Of Having To
Submit To Same Regulation As
Those Of German or Austrian
Birth

Prominent so, lrty women of II"nolu
In, Kauai Amui ana nawnij, who are
the wives of men Of German citizenship,
but who by birth are Of some other
race, may hc compelled soon to submit
to having their finger prints taken the
sam" as the wives of alien enemy sea
men or sugar plantation laborers.
forecast Of this probability is con.
tanned in circular reaching the fed
oral officials Yesterday which SAYS that
in the coming registration OF female
alien enemies the women will have
their finger prints taken the same as in
he registration Of the German and
AUSTRIAN men.
However, until the registration in.
strurtlOns reach Honolulu il will not
he definitely known whether or not
women who are classed ms alien enemies
nder the law bPrausP Of their mar
riage to Germans or Austrians will be
equired TO submit to the same regula.
ions as do the women who arc of Ger.
nan or Austrian birth.
If such is true. as now assumed, il
is known that there are women in the
Islands who have sons. brothers. and
other relatives in the service of the
AliPE f unUuestiOnpd LOYALTY, Of hiph
social standing and who are active in
war work who will have to obey the
var rules, the came as do the women
gainst whom the regulations are d.
'ct"d for the safety of the Nation.
While June II has been set as the
late for tn" mainland registration of
lien enemy women, the date in Ha-
vail cannot be fixed until full instruc.
ions are received. Marshal Smiddy
as been asked by cable to notify the
Washington officials of n convenient
late of the Island registration, which
he will set when the registration in
,s tructiOBs arrive.
Finger Print Registration
Regarding the finger print registra-
ion, the circular received yest erday
y the United States marshal and dis
riot attorney says:
"IR general, the plan of the rcgist ra-
ion of German alien females is the
'ame as that followed in the registra-
ion last February Of the German alien
@nemies.
Each person who must register will
ae required to register her finger prints
Fhe finger printing is not to be taken
rs an imputati0n that the registrant
$ not u law-abiding person. 1t is a
method Of Identification simply. This
nethod is observed in the military and
naval service Of the United States and
IS, as web. IN general use for Identified,
ion. purposes,
Other information contained in the
ircular is given below:
1.-The general rules and regulations
or the registration of German alien
CmaTes have been prescribed and is,
ued by the attorney general of the
nitrd tSates under the authority of the
resident 5 proclamation dated April
0, 1918, issued after the amendment.
" act Of congress approved April l6,
H'S Of section 4067 of the Revised
statutes concerning alien enemies, so
b TO neluac omen.
''Thr registration throughout the con.
mental United States will begin on
kOndaN, June II, 1918, aud continue
- each day thereafter, excluding sun
,ay, June %, 1918, up to and includ
ng Wednesday, June %, 1918
N Charge Of Wor-Work Division
1.-THE registration will be made un
er the direction of the war work divi
ION of the department of justi.c, aud
i'll he conducted for the drur,mrnt
n cities or municipalities having It
lopulntion of 5000 or over 10y the fed
raj census of 1910, by the police o..
icials, and in communities ha> ing
population of less than 5000 by the
uule census (Which communities are
crmed in the regulations nonurbau
areas ~, by the postmasters. In such
i;ies or municipalities the rrSlstrR
ion will take place in the police sta
ions in the various police precincts
md in such ponurban areas or com
nunities the registration will take place
in the pOstoffices.
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