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CRAT.FRIDAY, APRIL 20,1917.THE PRESIDENTTIONih 13vasWARNS AGAINST TREASON TALKonialrteenthectinglg toi the i ago near Mrs. true: ’.the r six was Mrs. ;reat i pa-stillrotli-war.aungNATION’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE ISSUES PROCLAMATION COM-MANDING ALL CITIZENS TO STAND LOYAL—CITES HEAVY PENALTIES FOR TREASON— RESIDENT ALIENS ARE INCLUDED—NOTHING SHORT OF TRUE ALLEGIANCE DEMANDED.LVEJHT.All persons in the United States, citizens and aliens, are warned in a proclamation issued Monday by President Wilson that treasonable acls or attempts to shield those committing such acts will be vigorously prosecuted by the government., \ ^ The proclamation defines treason, r citing statutes, provision of the con-solution and decisions of the courts # and declares that the acts described will be regarded as treasonable f whether committed within the bord-crs of the United States or else-where., u Far, leaching importance attaches to the direction of the warning to aliens and the declaration that “resident aliens as well as citizens owe J allegiance to the United States, and j therefore are equally subject to the * laws against treason and like crimes. At war the United States is in a very di tie rent position from a neu-trnl*. -Bomb plotters now may be gripped with an iron hand. Not only are conspirators themselves subject rjyp to heavy penalties, blit any one, even a German reservist, who has * BE knowledge of treasonable acts and fails to make known the facts to the RILj authorities may be sent to prison for seven years and fined $1,000 for misprision of treason. The president's proclamation follows:“Whereas, All persons in the United Slates, citizens as well as aliens, should be informed of the penalties which they will incur for any failure to bear true allegiance to theUnited Stales:“Now, Therefore, I, WoodrowWilson, president of the United States, hereby issue this proclamation to call especial attention to the following provisions of the constitution and the laws of the UnitedStates;“Section three of article III, of the constitution provides in part: “Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort/ “The criminal code of‘thc UnitedStates provides:“Section 1—Whoever, owing allegiance to tin* United Stales levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the ^United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason.“Section 2—Whoever is convictcd of treason shall sutler death; or at the discretion of the court, shall be imprisoned not less than five years and lined not less than ten thousand dollars, to be levied and collected oul of any of his properly; real and personal, of which he was the possessor of at the time of committing such treason, any sale or conveyance to the contrary notwithstanding and every person so convicted of treason shall, moreover, be incapable of holding any office under theUnited States.“Section ‘A—Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States and having knowledge of the commission of any treason against them, conceals and does not, as soon as may be, disclose and make known the case to the president or to some judge of the United States or to the governor or to some judge or justice of a particular state, is guilty of misprision* shall be imprisoned not more than seven years and fined not more than one thousand dollars.“Section (—If two or more persons in any state or territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down or to destroy bv force the government of the IJni-Athepre-lieldiprilanditivearetest-lavcicct.ocalen-ludeash,milehur-mip,lich100Ithecasedais[veilthesentkthy»easuy-*ain:8pertsh-ier-3~lid : 25.antin-rin-oibyindoliX i *lMl Slates or to levy war against them or to oppose by force the authority (hereof, or by force to proven Kent. hinder or delay the execution •ris of ;inv law of the United Slates or * %M*s’ by force to seize, take or possess urt ':iny properly of the United States at- jcontrarx !o the authority thereof,* » ^ for they shall each be lined not more idi-jihnn five thousand dollars, or unis iprisonod not tnorc than six vcars, orboth.”
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Monticello White County Democrat
Monticello, Indiana, US
Fri, Apr 20, 1917
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