Show s UPON IUN ALIES f EASED f HY BY r f S I f N I I 1 J Christmas p Present Made 7 1 a d c to t toJ J Half Million of German p Non citizens in U. U S. S but hul butI I Internment Is Unaffected j 1 TOX Dec 23 All All re- re re rev re-I re rW v on German enemy Sens except those applying to entry I I 0 io and md departure from the United t es arid and those tho c affecting the power jf internment were ordered c removed lt today day 3 by Attorney General Gregory effective T Christinas day clay a This action taken on cabled instructions from fron Wilson Vilson and will affect ut at German men an and omen Tamen It t was explained that tho the depart depart- tnt ent of ot Justice would continue continuo to ex- ex I ex-I of ot Internment ln nt of ot dan dan- an- an S tho tito power 1 Serous German enemy Aliens aBens and that itil U br order er would woul not affect such aliens 1 already idy r ld t Il ThIs statement was Issued Issue at lt tho d de- de a. a of ot Justice IrOn IfOn On the tho recommendation o of ot the atme at- at has directed dl- dl general the President me uey eded that on and anil after ater Christmas day toi attorney general en- en tore ment of ot all regulations affecting 4 t of male and female German Flea ri enemies enemies' f c except ce t those restrictions apply Co 0 o entry Into and departure m tho the country countr and ln those affecting he nr etower power of ot internment iI Pant mRs System Abolished boll Ih ThIs means that on Christmas day daylie ay lie permit nn and 1 pass s systems effective I I these aliens will bo be abolished cr Ho tho the country countr and ami that all aU pro- pro areas and restricted zones will willo II o out of ot existence All re registration will likewise cease an and it VIii no longer be necessary for German I P. P Pen n enemies to 10 obtain permits for forIr Ir binge anle of residence re In In the they will nm l h b freed of all aU restrictions affecting laces JaCes of ot residence ond of ot employment I rho attorney general however will to exercise as heretofore tho tim ewer Xer to Intern all dam dangerous erous German ten lien enemies The action of or tho the Pres- Pres Id nt does not affect In an any way the lUtus tius of ot men already Interned or the tho thol functions an and obligations hereto heretofore tore l' l D on alien enemies now on pa- pa 1 Die lc n I Any violation of ot parole will be lie a as heretofore it 6 Not ot I Lord special assistant to to 0 tho attorney general explaining why Au were vere not mentioned in the theder theder der said 31 that the ani only regulations ner J r applied d to them thoo with to entry and departure and md nd Internment nt The he effect of ot today's ac- ac lJ ls Is to place Germans and Austrians I g n the same sarno footing Approximately Germans would j H 3 relieved from Crom ruin tim the necessity of ot car- car I r V permits for Cor en entry tr I Into n to restricted I reu while the prohibited areas from front ItAh they were excluded absolutely td ld again be bo open to then them These ere r lii the tha l District of at Columbia tho the Pan Pan- PanI Panis' Panis is' is canal zone zono an and all water fronts I Internment Continued Internment IS la continuing Mr Ir L ld df ten Germans having been Interned 3 Saturday and six more today It was as unofficially at nt tho the department that between 1000 arid d mans is have hayo been Interned since the tho f a het States entered tho thu war w there thero were twenty sets sots I f r restrictions affecting German enemy Jen which had hOld been put Into effect I ough presidential proclamation and 1 mlle zone rone from rom rota which such euch aliens te fr barred barre was established around all at engaged In direct or Indirect war wart t arsenals and anil all military and na- na Jl and water fronts Cronl 4 The number of or Germans registered In jt e Principal cities wore vere Now ew York Tork ao including l nearby Mar Now Jersey points point toO G Philadelphia Boston Doston rand 7 o sEt SL St Louis Chicago San art an Francisco co |