Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-24
GERMAN SUBJECTS
RE[|EVED0F BAN
Attorney General AboIishes
Restrictions on All Except
the Dangerous Aliens.
APPROVED BY PRESIDENT

AS the result Of an order issued
by Attorney General Gregory remov-
ing practically all restrictions on
German enemy aliens. effective to-
morrow, those German subjects who
were compelled to leave Washington
may return here tomorrow If Aey
desire.
All restrictions, except those ap-
plying to entry and departure from
the country, and internment, are lift
ed by the order, issued upon cabled
instructions from President Wilson.
About 100000 German men and wom-
en- are affected.
The order lifted tomorrow was
especially rigorous in it's effect. upon
enemy aliens in the District OF
Columbia, for while in other places
these citizens merely had to reslster
and keep out of certain barred zones:
here the order was that they snoudo
leave the city. A large influx is not
expected as the result of the removal
of restrictions, since many OF those
who went away were unmarried
large number were walters, ana most
of them are believed to have 1ouno
Dangerous Aliens Not Released.
The Department of Justice will con-
tinue to exercise power of internment
of dangerous German enemy aliens.
The order does not release enemy
aliens who are now interned.
The Department Of Justice state
ment reads: A.
"On the recommendation OF the At
torney General the President has d.
rected that on and after Christmas
day the Attorney General discontinue
enforcement of all regulations aHec!-
ing the conduct Of male and renale
German alien enemies, except those
restrictions which apply to entry INTO
and departure from the country and
those affecting the power OF INTERIM
ment.
"This means that on Christmas day
the permit and pass systems enectlVe
against these aliens will be abo!1shed
ali over the country and that all pro,
hibited areas and restricted zones Will
go out Of existence. All reglstration
repulations likewise will cease, and 1t
will no longer be necessary Tor Ger
for change of residence. In short.
thew will be freed of all restrictions
affectine places of residence and OF
employment.
One Exception Noted.
"1vhe Attorney General, however,
will continue to exercise as hereto-
fore the power to intern all dan
eerous German alien enemies. Ihe
action of the President does not ar
feet in any way the status OF men al
ready interned or the restrictions and
obligations heretofore imposed on
alien enemies now on parole. Any vio-
latfon of parole will be punished as
heretofore"
John Lord O'Brian. special assistant
TO the Attorney General. explaining
whv Austrians were not mentioned In
the order, said that the only regula-
tions ever applied to them were those
with reference to entry and departure
and internment The effect of today
action is to place Germans and Aus
trians on the same footing.
Approximately 100000 Germans
would be relieved from the necessity
of carrying permits for entry into
restricted areas, while the prohibited
areas from which they were excluded
absolutely would again be open to
them.
These were the District Of Colum-
bia, the Panama Canal Zone and all
water fronts.
Internment Continues.
Internment is continuing. Mr.. O'Brien
said, ten Germans having been in
termed on Saturday and six more to-