Evening star., 1940-12-26
$1,000 Aliens
Register Here;
Dead|ine Near
Listing Is Double
Estimate; Force Busy
With Lost-Doy Rush

With upward of 5000 aliens-or
more than double advance estimates
already officially listed in Wash
ington, the City Post Offices special
force of registrars was busy today
with the final rush of persons COM
plying with the Alien Registration
Act.
Midnight is the deadline and Post
master Vincent c. Burke announced
he would take charge of the last
shift of registrars at o'clock. He
urged all aliens who have not yet
registered to do so as quickly as pos
sible in order to avoid a possible
last-hour jam.
Through yesterday, 1895 persons
had been registered here and at
least $50 more aliens were expected
to report today The local record
for a single day so far is 280, a mark
set Monday. Christmas Eve $50
were registered.
Before registration began, about
four months ago, officials of the
Bureau of immigration and Natu-
ralization estimated that there were
now about 1000 aliens in the Dis
trict. This estimate was based on
1880 census figures for proportion of
aliens to total population.
"Our unusually large registration
here" said Mr.. Burke today, shows
very clearly that Washington's popu-
= lation has increased greatly in re-
cent months, particularly in regard
to non-citizens."
Registration to Be Continued.
Registration by postal authorities
Is to be continued in the case of
alien children reaching the age of
IA and aliens entering the country
after today.
Washington's alien registration
roll includes about 125 invalids who
were registered at their residences
and nearly 600 persons in institu-
tions which were visited by special
registrars.
Earl G.. Harrison director of alien
registration, pointed out that every
non-citizen resident over Ia years
of age in the United States who
had not been counted at a regis
tration post Office would be subject
after today to heavy penalties pro-
vided by the law
Mr. Harrison's division has ar
ranged with the postal officials in
Washington and all the other large
centers to keep their offices open
until midnight in order to care for
the laSt-minute regiStrantS.
THE postmasters have assured
us" Mr.. Harrison said, that any
one who is in line at midnight will
be registered"
Warns "Deliberate Violators."
Those aliens who decided delib-
erately to violate the law and take
q chance that they will not be found
out have forfeited any claim to
Uncle Sans mercy and must suffer
all the consequences, Mr.. Harrison
said in his 11th-hour warning.
But to those who are simply care
less" he declared, Ito those who
are in doubt as to their citizenship
status and to those who are fright
7ned over any contact with official
iom, can only urge that as soon
as they read this, they hurry off to
the nearest point of registration
and comply with the law.
1T is their only protection and
will not prejudice any claim they
may have to citizenship
Chief Points In Registration.
The chief points involved in the
registration are these:
|, All non-citiZenS who are IA
years of age or over must register
in person and be flngerprinted. A
person not born in the United States
remains an alien until he takes the
oath of allegiance in a Federal or
naturalization court. Though he
may have his first or even second
papers" he is an alien until he
takes his final oath. Even those who
expect to be admitted to citizenship
within the very near future must
register.
2. All alien and refugee children
under IA must be registered by their
parent or guardian but need not ap-
pear in person; nor are they finger
printed.
3. Registration is carried on in
first and second class post Offices
and in the post Office of the county
seat of every county in the United
States.
No Fee Is Charged.
4. There is absolutely no fee con-
nected with alien registration. Any
one seeking such a fee is doing so
under false pretenses.
5. Each alien who has complied
with the law will in due course
receive a receipt card as proof of
compliance However, delay in re-
ceiving this card need be no cause
for concern 1t may be several weeks
before all such receipt cards can be
mailed out.
6. All registered aliens are re-
quired under the law to notify
the immigration and Natural
ization Service within five days
of any change in their perma-
nent residence address, on forms
available at any post Office. Besides
penalties provided, failure to do this
would be a reason for not receiving
the registration receipt card.