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,T The Commoner ffl V0ft.H7, NO. 3. Bresident Wilsori's War Proclamatidn ,0000 (5 ; C '$ i I & lh tiv., ' M ws U.. :,. At tho call of President Wilson, cc-n- gross mot In extraordinary session April , . 2, two weeks in advance of the date set 'by previous proclamation. :v." On tho organization of the 65th con- gross Champ Clark was re-electedspeak- - or of tho house of representatives oy a voto of 217 to 205. 0 President Wilson addressed congress on the night of April 2. The address will ho found on another page. A reso lution declaring a state of war was im mediately Introduced and referred to the proper committees. On April 4, the declaration of war passed tho senate by a vote of 82 to 6. On April 6, the house passed the war resolution by a vote of 373 to 50. President Wilson, on April 6, sighed tho resolution of congress declaring a state of war between the United States and Germany, and then issued, a proc lamation of war to the American popple. The text of the war resolution and the President's proclamation will be found on this page. The war nroclamation issued " bv ' Presfflerit Wilson, at Washington, D. C, April 6, fol lows: "Whereas, The congress of the ; United ,Stats, ' in tho exercise of the constitutional authority vested in them, have resolved by joint, resolu tion of tho senate and house of representatives, bearing date this day, "that a state of war be tween the United States and the imperial Qer raan government, which has been thrust upon the United States, is hereby formally' declared; "Whereas, It Is provided by section. 40 6,7 of Iho revised statutes as fbllowsi ; '.' '' " "" ''''' " 'Whenever there is declared a war between tho United States and any foreign nation or government or any invasion of predatory in cursion is perpetrated, attempted or threatened against the territory of Ine TJnitect' States '.'by any foreign nation , or government, and the President makes public proclamation of the event, all natives, citizens, denizens or subjects of a hostile nation or government, being male of the age of 14 years and upward, who shall be within the United States arid;1 riot actually naturalized, shall be liable to-be-apprehended, restrained, secured and removed- as alien en emies. . . - , AUTHORITY OP PRESIDENT ." 'The President is authorized In o,ny such event by his proclamation thereof or other pub lic adts to direct the oonduct to be observed on tho part of the United StateB toward the aliens who become so liable; the manner and degrees of tho restraint to which they shall be subject and in, .what cases and upon what security 'their residence shall be permitted and tq. provide. for" the removal of those -whot not being, permitted to reside within the United States, refuse or neglect to depart therefrom; and to establish any such regulations which are found necessary in' the premises and for the public safety: . ; "Whereas, By sections 4068, 4069 and 407Q oj'tfio' revised statutes, further provision is tirade relative to alien enemies; r"Now tiierqfore, I, Woodrow Wilson, Pres ident, of the , United States of America, do here by, proclaim, to all whom it may concern, that a 'statue, qfwar exists between the United States ahjd j;he jjiiperial German government, and! o specially direct all officers, civil or military, of IhQ.pnitfid States that they exercise vigilance n&efci,,i the discharge of the" duties incident to .sucb'a 'fjtate of war, and I do, moreover, '6$rn$tl' Appeal to all American citizens that y, in'pjpil devotion to their country, dedi &te$v, from its foundation to the principle's of Ylhtrid justice, uphold the, laws of the land aW.yeundivided and willing support to thosp easures&liich may be adopted by' the cbrist'i tutionlr authorities In prcfsvecuting the War. to a successful issue and in obtaining a secure and just peace; CONDUCT OF U. S. OFFICERS "And, acting under and by virtue of the au thority vested in me by. the constitution of the United States and the said sections of the re vised statutes; "I do hereby further proclaim and direct that the conduct to be observed on the part of tho United Stat.es toward all native citizens, denizens or subjects of Germany, being male, of tho age of 14 years and upward, who shall bo within the United States and not actually na turalized, who for the purpose of this procla mation and under such sections of the revised statutes are termed alien enemies, shall be as follows: "All alien enemies are enjoined to preserve the peace toward the United States and to re frain from crime against the public safety and from1 violating the laws of the United States and of the states and territories thereof and to re frain from actual hostility or giving informa tion, aid or comfort to the enemies of the United States and to comply strictly with, the regulations which are hereby or which may be from time to time promulgated by the Presi dent and so long as they shall conduct them selves in accordance with law they shall be un disturbed in the peaceful pursuit of their liveg and occupations and be accorded the consider ation do to all peaceful and law-abiding per sons, except so far aa restrictions may be neces sary for their own protection and for the safety of the United States and toward such alien en emies as cbnduct themselves in accordance with law, all citizens of the United States are en joined to preserve the peace and to treat them with all such friendliness as may be compatible with loyalty and allegiance to the United States. "And all alien enemies ytho fail to 'conduct themselves as so enjoined in addition to all other perialttes prescribed by law shall be liable to restraint or to give security or to remove and depart from the United States in the man ner prescribed by sections 4069 and 4,070: of the revised statutes and as prescribed in the regulations duly promulgated by the President. "And pursuant to the authority vested in pie, I hereby declare and establish tjie folloijvinjg regulations, which I Arid necessary In the prem ises and for the public safety: "1. An alien enemy shall not have in his pos session at any time or place any firearms, weap ons, or" implement of war, or component parts thereof, ammunition, Maxim or other silencer, arms, or explosives or materials used in the nian Ufacturo ofSfixplosives. "2. An alien enemy shall not have in his possession at any time or place or use. or oper ate, any aircraft or wireless, apparatus or any form of signaling device or any form of cipher code, or any paper, document or brok, written pr printed in cipher, or in which there may be invisible, writing. '"3. All property found in the possession !of an" alien enemy, in, violation of, the foregoing regulations shall be subject to seizure by the United States. US. PROPERTY RESTRICTION "4. An alien enemy shall not approach .or.be found within one-half of a mile of any federal or state fort, camp, arsenal, aircraft station; government or naval vessel, navy yard, factory or workshop for the manufacture of -munitions of war. or of any products for the Use of the army or navy. "5. An alien enemy shall not write, print or publish any attack or threat against the govern ment or congress of the United States or either branch thereof, or against the measures or pol icy, of the .United States, or against the persons or property of any person in the military, naval or civil service of the United States or of. the states or territories or of the District of Co lumbia or of tho municipal governments, therein: 6, An alien enemy shall not commit or. abet any hostile acts against the United -States or give information, aid or comfort to its enemies ;. ",. ;. 'SAN ON RESIDENCE- "'" ' ; ' ' -".!&; aeH ijiomy .snail, noV reside in" or continue to' reside in; to remdin. in' dr. en'terTy - ' THE WAR RESOLUTION A Washington dispatch dated April 6, says: The war resolution, passed w the United States senate arid the house of representatives, is as follows- "Whereas, The Imperial German KOv ernment has committed repeated acTs of war against the government and ti o people of the Unitdd States of America' therefore, be ft ' "Resolvedly the senate and house of representatives of the United States o Amer ca, in congress' assembled. Thit the state of war between the Unit wi States and the imperial German govern ment which has thus been thrust unon the United States is hereby formally dp clared; and that the President be and is hereby, authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States and tho re sources of the government to carry on war against the imperial German gov ernment, and to bring tho conflict to a successful termination, all of the re sources of "the country are hereby pledged by the congress of the United States." 00000 S locality which tho President may from timo to time designate by an executive order as a pro hibitive area in which residence by an alien shall be found by him to constitute a danger to the public peace and safety of the United States except by permit from tho President and except under such limitations or restrictions as tho President may pr ,ibe. "8. An alien enemy whom the President shall have, reasonable en - to believe to bo aiding or about to aid the r ly or to be at large to the danger o the pu; . peace or, safety of the V&Mjpd States or to have vipjated or to bo about to violate any of. tl'sso regulations shall remove to any location designated by tho President by executive order and shall not removo therefrom without permit, or shall depart from the United States if so required by the President. DEPARTURE PERMITS "9. No alien enemy shall depart from the United States until he shall have received such permit as the President shall prescribe or ex cept under order of a court, judge or justice, under sections 4069 and 4070 of tho revised statutes. "10. No alien enemy shall' land in or enter the' United States except under such restrictions atid at such places as the President may pre scribe.' "11. If necessary, to prevent violation of the regulations, all ali'en enemies will be obliged to register. "12. An alien enemy whom there may be reasonable cause to believe to be aiding or about to aid.. the enemy, or, who be at large to the, danger of the public peace or safety, or who violates or who attempts to violate or of whom there is reasonable grounds to believe that he is about, to violate any regulation to be promul gated by the President or any criminal law of the United States, or of the states or territories thereof, -will be subject to summary arrest by the United States marshal or his deputy or such other officers as the President shall designate and, confined in such. penitentiary, prison, jail, military camp or other place of detention as may, be directed by the President. "Tliis; proclamation and the regulations here in contained' shall extend and apply to all lanu and water,TVontihental or insular, in any way tfithin the 'jurisdiction of the United States. ' Nobody ever heard of a brewer or distiller pursuing a course of conduct, that would meai the shortening of his" business career, yet in Anti-SaWn League, whichepmes m roc the im t'efest criticism at the hands of the, wet groups everywhere; ,jfo 'always working itself out of .a Jqb7:hatd'uj2brtV cf- ?ii of menS , r. - ija- u
