The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-01-29
All Enemy Aliens
Must Appear
For Registration

Attorney General Francis Biddfu
today announced new regulations
affecting the conduct of German
Italian and Japanese nationals
throughout continental United
States.
The new regulations, issued un-
der authority of the Presidential
proclamation of January IA, 1912,
relating to alien enemies, require
all German, Italian and Japanese
aliens to apply at the nearest first
or second class, or county seat, post
office for a Certificate of Identifi-
cation The requirement applies to
all enemy nationals IA years of
! age or over who have not yet taken
the oath of allegiance before Fed
leral Judge. the final step in acquir-
ing American citizenship.
The Identification program, which
will affect approximately 100000
German, Italian and Japanese non
citizens. will be directed by Mr..
Earl G. Harrison, former Director
! of Alien Registration and now a
special assistant to the attorney
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The regulations provide for two
separate periods for the submitting
of applications for identity certifi-
Gates, as follows.
I /. All German, Italian and jap
anese nationals residing in the states
of California, Oregon. Washington,
Nevada. Arizona, Montana Utah
and Idaho are required to- file APP
plications at the nearest first or
second class, or county seat, post
office between February 2~and Feb
ruary 7, 1912, inclusive.
2. All German, Italian and Japan
ese nationals residing elsewhere in
continental United States are re
quired to file applications at the
nearest first or second class, OF
county seat post office between
/ Febsuary 8 and February %, 1912
inclusive
q Failure to comply with the new
regulations may be punished by Sc.
we're penalties, including possible
Y inteFnment OF the enemy alien fol
the duration Of the war.
The regulations require enemy
aliens, in applying for identification
certificates, to provide a photo
graph of themselves Ito be attached
to the identity card) and to answer
a number of questions concerning
their current activities. Printed di-
rections for the filing Of .applica
tons will shortly be available a
post offices.
The regulations provide that af
ter careful check has been made
of each application, the applican
will be provided with Certificat,
of Identification bearing his pho
tograph, index fingerprint and sig
nature. He will thereafter be re
quired to carry the certificate will
: him at all times.
In announcing the new regula
tons, the Attorney General said.
1.-THE objective of the Department
lof Justice in issuing identification
certificates to aliens Of enemy ma
!, tionalities is the dual one Q
strengthening our internal safet,
{ and protecting the loyal alien, eve
if he has become technically a
, alien enemy The plan for issuin
these certificates was worked on
after consultation with Lieutenan
General j. L. Dewitt, commando
of the Ninth Corps Area.
Il want to make it clear that i
: no sense will our issuance of ider
LITIGATION certificates be re-regis
tration of a portion Of the allie
population We are entirely salts
}. fled with the results Of the 1874
national registration Of aliens, an
this new procedure will not dupl
cate it. We deem It essential, how
ever, for the protection Of loyi
alien enemies as well as for OF
: own national safety, to obtain sur
! Elementary information Of all Gel
: man, Italian and japanese non-ci
G liens and provide them with ident
8 fication certificates bearing the
i photographs. "